Overview
- Michigan State seized control with a 27-6 first-half burst and kept the margin at 20-plus for most of the second half.
- Jaxon Kohler went 6-for-6 from the field with three 3-pointers and eight rebounds in a highly efficient outing.
- Coen Carr scored 18 points with six rebounds, and Jeremy Fears Jr. added 15 points and seven assists to drive the offense.
- The Spartans shot 50% and limited USC to 33% while posting a 25-5 advantage in fast-break points.
- Former center Paul Davis was ejected in the second half, and Tom Izzo said his comments to an official were “150 percent wrong.”