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EAST LANSING, MI, Dec. 22, 2023 ~ The Michigan State Spartans dominated the Stony Brook Seawolves 99-55 at the Breslin Center Thursday evening in East Lansing.
Michigan State got out to a big lead early. They led by 22 points halfway through the first half. Spartans’ Tyson Walker and Jaden Akins led Michigan State to their lead in the first half with 13 points each. Both players outscored the Seawolves in the first half, Stony Brook finished the half with 12 points. They trailed the Spartans by 36.
The Spartans continued their domination with more scoring from Akins, who was the leading scorer for the game with 22, setting a new career high. Michigan State’s Xavier Booker had a season-high 12 points, tying Akins as the leading scorer in the second half with 9. Spartans’ A.J. Hoggard and Jermey Fears Jr. both had 10 assists, as Hoggard achieved his first double-double of the season with 12 points.
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(CONTINUED) Stony Brook shot nearly 43% in the second half, which was much better than their 13.5% in the first half. The Seawolves’ Keenan Fitzmorris was the only player on Stony Brook to finish with double digit points.
Michigan State Head Coach Tom Izzo offered post-game comments on the Spartans’ shooting improvements:
“Today they came with some vigor, that was a really encouraging part because that shows maturity…we’ve been through hell now. It’s been a tough run when you shoot as poorly as we shot in those starts and now we’ve corrected some of that. Like people say, you got to go though some hard times it makes the good times better so well see if that’s true.”
Michigan State is on Christmas break until Dec. 30 when they face–off against Indiana State inside the Breslin Center. Coverage starts at 1 p.m. on 760 WJR.
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