NCAAB

Monmouth Hawks at Michigan State Spartans

· NCAA Men's Basketball
0-1, 0-1 Away
Final
57 - 81

Jaden Akins scores 23 points, Michigan State opens with 81-57 victory over Monmouth

Jaden Akins throws down a massive alley-oop for Michigan State

Akins also had nine rebounds and five assists.

On a night when 10 Michigan State players logged at least 10 minutes on the court, Jase Richardson with 10 points was the only other Spartan in double figures.

The Spartans scored the first nine points and their largest lead of the first half was 15 points on three occasions. Monmouth's first five points were at the free-throw line and the Hawks' first field goal was a 3-pointer by Abdi Bashir Jr. that made it 19-8 with about 11 minutes left in the half.

Michigan State led 38-27 at the break.

Monmouth scored the first five points of the second half to get within six points but Michigan State stretched its lead to 17 on back-to-back dunks by Coen Carr and Akins near the 10-minute mark.

Kur Teng hit a jumper and a 3-pointer to give the Spartans their largest lead, 81-57 with about a minute remaining.

Bashir led Monmouth with 20 points and Madison Durr and Justin Ray scored 12 each. Cornelius Robinson Jr. grabbed 10 rebounds.

The Spartans finished sixth in the Big Ten last season but advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the 26th consecutive time, officially the longest active streak. They have seven returning letterwinners but lost four of their regular starters.

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Matchup Prediction

Michigan State: 95.8%
Monmouth: 4.2%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Statistics

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17-61 FG 30-61
27.9 Field Goal % 49.2
8-27 3PT 3-18
29.6 Three Point % 16.7
15-16 FT 18-27
93.8 Free Throw % 66.7
31 Rebounds 48
11 Offensive Rebounds 15
20 Defensive Rebounds 33
9 Assists 23
7 Steals 6
2 Blocks 8
15 Turnovers 13
1 Team Turnovers 0
15 Total Turnovers 13
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
10 Points Off Turnovers 17
15 Fast Break Points 25
8 Points in Paint 48
23 Fouls 15
0 Largest Lead 24

Game Information

Breslin Center

Location: East Lansing, MI
Attendance: 14,797 | Capacity:

2024-25 Coastal Athletic Association Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Hofstra 0-0 - 3-0
Charleston 0-0 - 2-0
UNC Wilmington 0-0 - 2-0
Delaware 0-0 - 2-1
Drexel 0-0 - 2-1
Northeastern 0-0 - 2-1
William & Mary 0-0 - 2-1
Campbell 0-0 - 2-2
Elon 0-0 - 1-1
Hampton 0-0 - 1-2
North Carolina A&T 0-0 - 1-2
Stony Brook 0-0 - 1-2
Towson 0-0 - 1-2
Monmouth 0-0 - 0-3

2024-25 Big Ten Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Illinois 0-0 - 3-0
Iowa 0-0 - 3-0
Maryland 0-0 - 3-0
Nebraska 0-0 - 3-0
Oregon 0-0 - 3-0
Penn State 0-0 - 3-0
Purdue 0-0 - 3-0
USC 0-0 - 3-0
Wisconsin 0-0 - 3-0
Indiana 0-0 - 2-0
Ohio State 0-0 - 2-0
Rutgers 0-0 - 2-0
Michigan State 0-0 - 2-1
Minnesota 0-0 - 2-1
Northwestern 0-0 - 2-1
UCLA 0-0 - 2-1
Washington 0-0 - 2-1
Michigan 0-0 - 1-1
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