Overview
- Michigan State surged to a 33-17 halftime lead while holding USC to 6-for-28 shooting and 1-for-7 from three in the opening half.
- Coen Carr led with 18 points as Jaxon Kohler added 16 on 6-for-6 shooting with eight rebounds, and Jeremy Fears Jr. posted 15 points with seven assists.
- Divine Ugochukwu returned to the starting lineup and steadied the offense during a 13-2 first-half run that put the Spartans in control.
- The Spartans improved to 13-2 overall and 3-1 in Big Ten play as Izzo recorded career win No. 750.
- Next up is Northwestern at the Breslin Center on Thursday at 6:30 p.m. ET on Big Ten Network.