Nebraska Cornhuskers at Michigan State Spartans
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Akins and Michigan St. subs combine to ruin Nebraska's Big Ten opener with 89-52 win
Michigan State (8-2, 2-0 Big Ten) reserves Jase Richardson scored 16 points and Xavier Booker scored 11 and the two combined to finish 9-for-13 shooting. Each played 15 minutes.
The Spartans shot 51.8% (29 of 56) and 95.7% (22 of 23) from the foul line.
Reserve Andrew Morgan scored 14 points and Brice Williams 11 in Nebraska's (6-2, 0-1 Big Ten) conference opener.
The Spartans built a 7-0 lead before Nebraska scored seven straight to tie it. The Cornhuskers' Williams made a pair of free throws to again tie it, this time at 11, but the Spartans outscored Nebraska 13-2 in a span of a little more than 5 1/2 minutes and were up 24-13 with 7:36 left before halftime.
Nebraska rallied to get within 26-21 on Andrew Morgan's jump shot with 6:01 left. The Spartans countered with a Coen Carr dunk plus a 3-pointer and two free throws from Richardson and Michigan State led by double digits for the remainder. The lead reached 20 (53-33) on an Akins jumper with 14:26 left and 30 (65-34) with a Tre Holloman 3-pointer with 10:48 remaining.
It was the Spartans’ first home game at the Breslin Center in 18 days. Michigan State now leads the all-time series 24-10.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 52 - 89 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 52 - 89 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Michigan State Turnover. | 52 - 89 |
| 2nd 0:19 | Carson Cooper Defensive Rebound. | 52 - 89 |
| 2nd 0:22 | Cale Jacobsen missed Three Point Jumper. | 52 - 89 |
Statistics
 NEB |
 MSU |
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|---|---|---|
| 18-54 | FG | 29-56 |
| 33 | Field Goal % | 52 |
| 4-22 | 3PT | 9-23 |
| 18 | Three Point % | 39 |
| 12-18 | FT | 22-23 |
| 67 | Free Throw % | 96 |
| 19 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 4 | Offensive Rebounds | 12 |
| 15 | Defensive Rebounds | 36 |
| 8 | Assists | 20 |
| 8 | Steals | 4 |
| 0 | Blocks | 5 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 3 |
| 11 | Total Turnovers | 17 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 14 | Points Off Turnovers | 19 |
| 7 | Fast Break Points | 18 |
| 24 | Points in Paint | 32 |
| 20 | Fouls | 17 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 42 |
Game Information
Location: East Lansing, MI
Attendance: 14,797 | Capacity:
2025-26 Big Ten Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 19-1 | - | 35-3 |
| Nebraska | 15-5 | 4 | 28-7 |
| Illinois | 15-5 | 4 | 28-8 |
| Michigan State | 15-5 | 4 | 27-8 |
| Wisconsin | 14-6 | 5 | 24-11 |
| Purdue | 13-7 | 6 | 30-9 |
| UCLA | 13-7 | 6 | 24-12 |
| Ohio State | 12-8 | 7 | 21-13 |
| Iowa | 10-10 | 9 | 24-13 |
| Indiana | 9-11 | 10 | 18-14 |
| Minnesota | 8-12 | 11 | 15-17 |
| USC | 7-13 | 12 | 18-14 |
| Washington | 7-13 | 12 | 16-17 |
| Rutgers | 6-14 | 13 | 14-19 |
| Northwestern | 5-15 | 14 | 15-19 |
| Oregon | 5-15 | 14 | 12-20 |
| Maryland | 4-16 | 15 | 12-21 |
| Penn State | 3-17 | 16 | 12-20 |