Fears Records Double-Double with Profession-Excessive 17 Assists as No. 10 Michigan State Beats Maryland, 91-48

Fears scored a game-high 17 factors and picked up his fifth double-double of the season along with his personal-best 17 assists, tied for the second-most in a single sport in program historical past with Gary Ganakas, who handed out 17 on Dec. 29, 1971 (the varsity report is 20 by Mateen Cleaves on March 4, 2000 in opposition to Michigan).

Four gamers scored in double figures for the Spartans, as senior middle Carson Cooper added 14 factors, eight rebounds and three steals, junior ahead Coen Carr completed with 14 factors and three rebounds and senior ahead Jaxon Kohler chipped in 11 factors and eight rebounds.

Records

Michigan State, winners of six-straight video games, improves to 18-2 general and 8-1 within the Big Ten Conference, whereas Maryland falls to 8-12 general and 1-8 in league play.

Recap

• Michigan State led from begin to end, opening a 23-point lead at halftime (46-23).
• The Spartans opened a 20-point lead simply over eight minutes into the sport, taking a 24-4 lead on a 3-pointer from freshman ahead Jordan Scott on the 11:54 mark.
• MSU held the Terrapins scoreless for greater than six minutes (6:03) throughout that stretch).
• Maryland used a 14-6 run and pulled to inside 10 factors, 28-18, on a 3-pointer from Elijah Saunders with 7:14 to play within the half however the Spartans responded with an 11-0 run, taking a 39-18 lead on a layup from Scott at 3:45.
• The Spartans held the Terps scoreless for 4:03 earlier than a basket from Darius Adams made it 39-20, however the lead swelled to 23 factors, 43-20, after back-to-back dunks from freshman ahead Cam Ward and Cooper with 2:07 left.
• Maryland scored the primary two baskets of the second half to tug inside 19 factors, 46-27, and had been down 20 factors, 50-30, after a 3-pointer from Isaiah Watts earlier than MSU used a 14-4 burst to take a 64-34 lead on a jumper from Fears with 14:25 to play.
• Ward took a feed from Fears, his fifteenth help of the sport, to push the lead previous 40 factors, 80-39, with 7:31 to play.
• A working jumper from graduate guard Denham Wojcik with 23 seconds to play gave MSU its greatest lead of the sport, 43 factors, at 91-48.

Key Stats

• Michigan State shot 60.7 p.c from the ground (34-of-56), together with 65.4 p.c within the second half, connecting on 17-of-26 area objectives.
• The Spartans held a 35-24 benefit in rebounding, scoring 38 factors within the paint.
• MSU grabbed solely 9 offensive rebounds however scored 17 second-chance factors.
• Led by Fears, Michigan State handed out 25 assists on 34 made area objectives (73.5% help fee).
• MSU out-scored Maryland, 31-0, in quick break factors.

Notes

• Michigan State leads the all-time collection with Maryland, 18-8, and has gained the final eight video games within the collection.
  • MSU is 7-2 at residence in opposition to the Terps.
  • MSU Head Coach Tom Izzo is now 17-8 all-time in opposition to Maryland.

• Izzo’s profession report is now 755-304 in his thirty first yr on the helm of the MSU program.
• MSU has an all-time report of 455-210 within the month of December.
  • The Spartans have an all-time report of 174-42 underneath Izzo in December, together with 120-16 at residence.

• MSU now has an all-time report of 497-77 on the Breslin Center, together with a 265-60 mark in Big Ten video games.
  • Izzo has a 423-62 report on the Breslin Center, together with a 224-47 convention report.

• MSU is 11-1 at residence this yr.
• The 43-point margin of victory for the Spartans (91-48) is the second-largest for MSU in opposition to a convention opponent in program historical past.
• The Spartans are 14-1 when main on the half.
• MSU’s 91 factors had been the workforce’s third-most by the workforce this season.
  • It was the third time this season MSU scored no less than 90 factors.
  • The Spartans are 10-0 when scoring no less than 80 factors.

• Michigan State shot a season-high 60.7 p.c from the ground (34-of-56).
  • This was the primary time MSU had shot no less than 60.0 p.c since taking pictures 63.3 p.c in opposition to Baylor (31-of-49)
  • The Spartans are 10-0 when taking pictures no less than 50 p.c from the ground.
  • MSU related on 65.4 p.c (17-of-26) of its second half area objectives, the very best in a half this season and the third time taking pictures no less than 60.0 p.c

• The Spartans out-shot their opponent (60.7 p.c to 33.3 p.c) for the 18th time this season and are 17-1 in these conditions.
  • MSU is 18-2 when holding opponents to beneath 50 p.c from the ground.

• MSU held Oregon to 48 factors, the eighth time holding an opponent to lower than 60 factors.
  • The Spartans are 7-1 when an opponent scores lower than 60 factors and 15-2 when holding opponents beneath 70 factors.
  • The final time MSU held a Big Ten opponent beneath 50 factors was on March 6, 2024 in a 53-49 win over Northwestern.

• MSU managed the battle of the boards (35-24) for the nineteenth time this season.
  • The Spartans are 18-1 when outrebounding their opponent.

• The Spartans scored 31 factors on the quick break, the third time this season with no less than 30 and the third-most in
• Jeremy Fears Jr. scored a game-high 17 factors and handed out a career-best 17 assists.
  • While his 17 assists had been a career-high, that quantity additionally ranks tied for the second-most in a single sport in program historical past, matching the 17 handed out by Gary Ganakas on Dec. 29, 1972 in opposition to Rochester.
  • He has scored in double figures 14 occasions this yr and 26 for his profession.
  • This was his fifth double-double of the season and the sixth of his profession.
  • He has led the workforce in assists 20 occasions this yr and 42 for his profession.
  • He led the workforce in scoring for the sixth time this season.

• Carson Cooper scored 14 factors and grabbed eight rebounds, whereas including three steals.
  • This was his twelfth sport in double figures this yr and the sixteenth of his profession.
  • He led the workforce in rebounding for the sixth time this season and the twenty second of his profession.
  • Cooper additionally hit his first profession shot from 3-point land.

• Jaxon Kohler completed with 11 factors and eight rebounds.
  • He has scored in double figures in 18 video games this yr and 29 for his profession.
  • This was the twelfth time he is led the workforce in rebounding this yr and the thirty third of his profession.

• Coen Carr scored 14 factors and grabbed three rebounds.
  • This was his tenth sport in double figures this season and twenty fourth of his profession.

Up Next
Michigan State hits the highway for a Big Ten Conference sport on Tuesday, Jan. 27, visiting Rutgers. Tipoff at The RAC is slated for six:30 p.m. and the sport will air on FS1, with Jason Benetti and Bill Raftery on the decision.