Cornell Big Red at Michigan State Spartans
· NCAA Men's BasketballJeremy Fears Jr. has career-high 21 points in No. 9 Michigan State's 114-97 win over Cornell
Coen Carr had 19 points and six rebounds, and Trey Fort scored 14 points. Divine Ugochukwu added 12 points, and Jaxon Kohler had 11 points and 10 rebounds.
Fears’ previous high was 19 points against North Carolina on Nov. 27.
Michigan State (12-1) reached a season high for points and also allowed a season high in its final nonconference game. Its final total was the highest output since Dec. 13, 2008, when the Spartans had 118 against Alcorn State.
The Spartans hadn't given up more than 72 points in any game this season. Their previous season high score was 92 points against Toledo on Dec. 16.
Cooper Noard led Cornell (6-6) with 19 points. Adam Hinton and Jake Fiegen added 15 points apiece.
The schools hadn't faced each other since Nov. 24, 2000.
Michigan State: At Nebraska on Friday night.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 97 - 114 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 97 - 114 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Ian Imegwu makes 28-foot three point jumper (DaMaryon Fishburn assists) | 97 - 114 |
| 2nd 0:14 | Nick Sanders makes 25-foot three point jumper (Denham Wojcik assists) | 94 - 114 |
| 2nd 0:29 | Mateen Rafiq makes 16-foot jumper | 94 - 111 |
Statistics
COR |
MSU |
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|---|---|---|
| 32-70 | FG | 36-65 |
| 46 | Field Goal % | 55 |
| 15-44 | 3PT | 13-28 |
| 34 | Three Point % | 46 |
| 18-23 | FT | 29-43 |
| 78 | Free Throw % | 67 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 15 |
| 24 | Defensive Rebounds | 30 |
| 19 | Assists | 30 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 1 | Blocks | 2 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 12 | Points Off Turnovers | 14 |
| 15 | Fast Break Points | 33 |
| 32 | Points in Paint | 42 |
| 35 | Fouls | 20 |
| 11 | Largest Lead | 26 |
| 7 | Lead Changes | 7 |
| 38 | Percent Led | 54 |
Game Information
Location: East Lansing, MI
Attendance: 14,797 | Capacity:
2025-26 Big Ten Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nebraska | 9-0 | - | 20-0 |
| Michigan | 8-1 | 1 | 18-1 |
| Michigan State | 8-1 | 1 | 18-2 |
| Illinois | 8-1 | 1 | 17-3 |
| Purdue | 7-2 | 2 | 17-3 |
| Wisconsin | 6-3 | 3 | 14-6 |
| UCLA | 6-3 | 3 | 14-6 |
| Ohio State | 5-4 | 4 | 13-6 |
| Iowa | 4-4 | 4.5 | 14-5 |
| USC | 4-5 | 5 | 15-5 |
| Indiana | 4-5 | 5 | 13-7 |
| Washington | 3-6 | 6 | 11-9 |
| Minnesota | 3-6 | 6 | 10-10 |
| Rutgers | 2-7 | 7 | 9-11 |
| Northwestern | 1-8 | 8 | 9-11 |
| Oregon | 1-8 | 8 | 8-12 |
| Maryland | 1-8 | 8 | 8-12 |
| Penn State | 0-8 | 8.5 | 9-10 |


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