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No. 17 Michigan State Thumps Detroit Mercy to Reach 5-0 Behind Fears’ Double-Double

Jeremy Fears Jr. delivered 18 points with 11 assists, highlighting the pass-first pulse ahead of next week’s Fort Myers Tip-Off.

Overview

  • The Spartans beat the Titans 84-56 at Breslin Center, leading wire-to-wire after a 17-4 start and taking a 41-25 edge into halftime.
  • Jeremy Fears Jr. posted 18 points and 11 assists to pace an unselfish offense that produced 11 different scorers.
  • Coen Carr added 13 points and seven rebounds, with Jaxon Kohler scoring 13 and Carson Cooper 12 as Michigan State won the boards 42-31.
  • The win marked MSU’s first 5-0 start in five years and followed an 83-66 defeat of No. 12 Kentucky after an earlier victory over then-No. 14 Arkansas.
  • Tom Izzo used an 11-man rotation and praised his core while urging consistency, with East Carolina up Tuesday and a likely Top 25 test against North Carolina later in Fort Myers.