Overview
- Michigan State defeated Detroit Mercy 84-56 on Friday night at the Breslin Center.
- Jeremy Fears Jr. posted 18 points and 11 assists for his second double-double, entering the night as the national leader in assists per game.
- The Titans fell to 1-5 under head coach Mark Montgomery, a former Michigan State player and two-time Izzo assistant, in his return to East Lansing.
- Coen Carr added 13 points and seven rebounds, with Jaxon Kohler scoring 13 and Carson Cooper 12 as MSU shot 45.9% and won the boards 42-31.
- The win follows an 83-66 rout of No. 12 Kentucky and an earlier victory over then-No. 14 Arkansas, giving MSU its best opening run in five years ahead of the Fort Myers Tip-Off against East Carolina and No. 18 North Carolina.