Akins has 13 points, 12 rebounds 6 assists; Michigan St. uses 17-0 run to beat Bowling Green 86-72
AP
Nov 16, 2024
LANSING, Mich. (AP) Jaden Akins had 13 points, 12 rebounds and six assists to lead seven Michigan State players scoring in double figures Saturday night and the Spartans scored the final 17 points to beat Bowling Green Falcons 86-72.
Frankie Fiddler, who went 1 of 6 from the field but made 10 of 10 from the free-throw line, and Carson Cooper scored 12 points apiece for the Spartans. Tre Holloman and Coen Carr each added 11 points and Jeremy Fears Jr. and Jaxon Kohler scored 10 points apiece.
Michigan State (3-1) rebounded from a 77-69 loss to No. 1 Kansas on Tuesday at the State Farm Champions Classic in Atlanta.
Bowling Green used a 14-2 run to take an eight-point lead with about 11 minutes to play and Marcus Johnson made a jumper and a layup before Javontae Campbell added a layup and made two free throws as the Falcons used an 8-2 spurt to take a 72-68 lead with 7:11 to play. Cooper responded with a dunk before Carr made 1 of 2 from the free-throw line, scored in the paint and then threw down a put-back dunk off a miss by Akins spark a 17-0 closing run.
Akins sandwiched a 3-pointer and two foul shots around a layup by Fears before Fiddler made 4 of 4 from the free-throw line in the final minute to cap the scoring.
Bowling Green (1-3), which was coming off a 103-47 win over NAIA-member Taylor, is winless against NCAA-affiliated programs this season.
Johnson led the Falcons with 23 points but made just 1 of 11 from 3-point range. Campbell scored 14 and Youssef Khayat 13.
BGSU went 0 for 9 from the field, 0 for 1 from the free-throw line and committed four turnovers in the final 7 minutes.
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1st Half
BGSU
Falcons
43
MIST
Spartans
43
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
Sam Towns vs. Szymon Zapala (Spartans gains possession)
19:43
+2
Szymon Zapala makes two point dunk (Jeremy Fears Jr. assists)
0-2
19:17
+2
Marcus Johnson makes two point jump shot (Trey Thomas assists)
2-2
19:02
Jeremy Fears Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Youssef Khayat steals)
18:44
+2
Marcus Johnson makes two point layup
4-2
18:21
Jaden Akins misses two point layup
18:19
Sam Towns defensive rebound
18:12
+2
Javontae Campbell makes two point layup (Sam Towns assists)
6-2
17:47
+2
Jaden Akins makes two point jump shot (Szymon Zapala assists)
6-4
17:24
+3
Marcus Johnson makes three point jump shot (Youssef Khayat assists)
9-4
17:08
Trey Thomas personal foul (Jeremy Fears Jr. draws the foul)
17:01
+2
Jaden Akins makes two point jump shot (Szymon Zapala assists)
9-6
16:47
+3
Trey Thomas makes three point jump shot
12-6
16:25
Jeremy Fears Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Trey Thomas steals)
16:12
Frankie Fidler shooting foul (Youssef Khayat draws the foul)
16:12
+1
Youssef Khayat makes regular free throw 1 of 3
13-6
16:12
+1
Youssef Khayat makes regular free throw 2 of 3
14-6
16:12
+1
Youssef Khayat makes regular free throw 3 of 3
15-6
15:59
+3
Tre Holloman makes three point jump shot (Xavier Booker assists)
15-9
15:48
Marcus Johnson misses three point jump shot
15:46
Derrick Butler offensive rebound
15:42
+2
Youssef Khayat makes two point jump shot (Derrick Butler assists)
17-9
15:32
Derrick Butler personal foul (Jase Richardson draws the foul)
15:32
TV timeout
15:26
+3
Xavier Booker makes three point jump shot (Tre Holloman assists)
17-12
15:07
Xavier Booker blocks Marcus Johnson's two point layup
15:05
Falcons offensive rebound
14:51
+2
Marcus Johnson makes two point jump shot
19-12
14:41
Derrick Butler personal foul
14:30
+2
Tre Holloman makes two point jump shot
19-14
14:26
Marcus Johnson turnover (bad pass)
14:14
+2
Tre Holloman makes two point jump shot
19-16
13:53
Jump ball. (Falcons gains possession)
13:49
Trey Thomas misses three point jump shot
13:47
Tre Holloman defensive rebound
13:40
Coen Carr misses two point jump shot
13:38
Sam Towns defensive rebound
13:31
+3
Trey Thomas makes three point jump shot (Youssef Khayat assists)
22-16
13:21
Sam Towns personal foul
13:19
Xavier Booker misses three point jump shot
13:17
Jamai Felt defensive rebound
12:55
+2
Jamai Felt makes two point layup (Braelon Green assists)
24-16
12:39
+2
Tre Holloman makes two point layup
24-18
12:24
Sam Towns turnover (bad pass)
12:09
+2
Carson Cooper makes two point jump shot (Jaden Akins assists)
24-20
11:53
Trey Thomas turnover (bad pass) (Jaden Akins steals)
11:47
Braelon Green personal foul
11:47
TV timeout
11:35
Frankie Fidler misses three point jump shot
11:33
Falcons defensive rebound
11:19
Jeremy Fears Jr. personal foul (Trey Thomas draws the foul)
11:08
+2
Marcus Johnson makes two point hook shot
26-20
11:03
Jeremy Fears Jr. turnover (bad pass)
10:41
+2
Marcus Johnson makes two point jump shot
28-20
10:24
Sam Towns shooting foul (Coen Carr draws the foul)
10:24
Coen Carr misses regular free throw 1 of 2
10:24
Coen Carr misses regular free throw 2 of 2
10:24
Marcus Johnson defensive rebound
10:18
Braelon Green turnover (lost ball)
10:04
+2
Szymon Zapala makes two point layup (Jaden Akins assists)
28-22
9:52
Marcus Johnson misses three point jump shot
9:50
Jaden Akins defensive rebound
9:45
Frankie Fidler misses three point jump shot
9:43
Szymon Zapala offensive rebound
9:35
Frankie Fidler misses three point jump shot
9:33
Javontae Campbell defensive rebound
9:18
+2
Braelon Green makes two point layup (Marcus Johnson assists)
30-22
9:03
Jeremy Fears Jr. misses two point jump shot
9:01
Frankie Fidler offensive rebound
8:55
Jaden Akins misses three point jump shot
8:53
Trey Thomas defensive rebound
8:44
+2
Trey Thomas makes two point layup
32-22
8:30
Braelon Green shooting foul (Frankie Fidler draws the foul)
8:30
+1
Frankie Fidler makes regular free throw 1 of 2
32-23
8:30
+1
Frankie Fidler makes regular free throw 2 of 2
32-24
8:21
Jaxon Kohler personal foul
8:17
Trey Thomas misses three point jump shot
8:15
Coen Carr defensive rebound
8:00
Jamai Felt blocks Jaden Akins's two point layup
7:58
Jaden Akins offensive rebound
7:57
Jamai Felt blocks Jaden Akins's two point layup
7:57
Spartans offensive rebound
7:57
TV timeout
7:44
+2
Jaden Akins makes two point jump shot
32-26
7:28
+2
Javontae Campbell makes two point layup
34-26
7:05
+2
Jaxon Kohler makes two point hook shot
34-28
6:46
+2
Javontae Campbell makes two point layup
36-28
6:24
Jaxon Kohler misses two point hook shot
6:22
Javontae Campbell defensive rebound
5:57
Marcus Johnson misses three point jump shot
5:55
Jase Richardson defensive rebound
5:45
Tre Holloman misses two point layup
5:43
Marcus Johnson defensive rebound
5:39
+2
Javontae Campbell makes two point layup (Marcus Johnson assists)
38-28
5:13
Jaden Akins turnover (lost ball) (Marcus Johnson steals)
5:07
Tre Holloman blocks Javontae Campbell's two point layup
5:05
Falcons offensive rebound
5:05
Marcus Johnson misses three point jump shot
5:03
Jeremy Fears Jr. defensive rebound
4:35
Jeremy Fears Jr. misses two point jump shot
4:33
Szymon Zapala offensive rebound
4:30
Jump ball. (Spartans gains possession)
4:28
Kur Teng misses three point jump shot
4:26
Marcus Johnson defensive rebound
4:06
+2
Youssef Khayat makes two point jump shot
40-28
3:51
Trey Thomas personal foul (Jeremy Fears Jr. draws the foul)
3:51
TV timeout
3:51
+1
Jeremy Fears Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2
40-29
3:51
+1
Jeremy Fears Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2
40-30
3:33
Carson Cooper blocks Braelon Green's two point layup
3:31
Carson Cooper defensive rebound
3:24
Kur Teng misses three point jump shot
3:22
Xavier Booker offensive rebound
3:18
Braelon Green shooting foul (Jeremy Fears Jr. draws the foul)
3:18
Jeremy Fears Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:18
+1
Jeremy Fears Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2
40-31
3:03
Javontae Campbell turnover (traveling)
2:51
Javontae Campbell personal foul (Jeremy Fears Jr. draws the foul)
2:51
+1
Jeremy Fears Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2
40-32
2:51
+1
Jeremy Fears Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2
40-33
2:41
Xavier Booker shooting foul (Youssef Khayat draws the foul)
2:41
+1
Youssef Khayat makes regular free throw 1 of 3
41-33
2:41
+1
Youssef Khayat makes regular free throw 2 of 2
42-33
2:41
+1
Youssef Khayat makes regular free throw 3 of 3
43-33
2:29
Jaden Akins misses two point jump shot
2:27
Spartans offensive rebound
2:22
+2
Jaden Akins makes two point jump shot (Jeremy Fears Jr. assists)
43-35
2:11
Jeremy Fears Jr. personal foul
2:07
Tre Holloman blocks Javontae Campbell's two point layup
2:05
Javontae Campbell offensive rebound
2:00
Derrick Butler misses three point jump shot
1:58
Jaden Akins defensive rebound
1:52
+2
Carson Cooper makes two point layup (Jaden Akins assists)
43-37
1:37
Marcus Johnson misses three point jump shot
1:35
Xavier Booker defensive rebound
1:30
Marcus Johnson personal foul (Carson Cooper draws the foul)
1:30
+1
Carson Cooper makes regular free throw 1 of 2
43-38
1:30
+1
Carson Cooper makes regular free throw 2 of 2
43-39
1:03
DaJion Humphrey misses three point jump shot
1:01
Jaden Akins defensive rebound
0:54
+2
Coen Carr makes two point dunk (Jaden Akins assists)
43-41
0:34
Falcons 30 second timeout
0:25
Javontae Campbell misses three point jump shot
0:23
Jaden Akins defensive rebound
0:10
Spartans 30 second timeout
0:03
+2
Tre Holloman makes two point layup
43-43
0:01
Trey Thomas turnover (bad pass) (Coen Carr steals)
0:00
End of period
2nd Half
BGSU
Falcons
29
MIST
Spartans
43
Time
Team
Play
Score
19:43
Jaxon Kohler shooting foul (Marcus Johnson draws the foul)
19:43
+1
Marcus Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2
44-43
19:43
+1
Marcus Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2
45-43
19:27
Frankie Fidler misses three point jump shot
19:25
Szymon Zapala offensive rebound
19:19
Szymon Zapala turnover (bad pass)
18:59
Marcus Johnson misses two point jump shot
18:57
Szymon Zapala defensive rebound
18:49
+2
Jaxon Kohler makes two point layup (Jaden Akins assists)
45-45
18:27
Marcus Johnson offensive foul
18:27
Marcus Johnson turnover (offensive foul)
18:17
Jaden Akins misses two point jump shot
18:15
Youssef Khayat defensive rebound
18:09
Youssef Khayat misses two point jump shot
18:07
Szymon Zapala defensive rebound
17:55
+3
Jeremy Fears Jr. makes three point jump shot (Jaxon Kohler assists)
45-48
17:34
Marcus Johnson turnover (lost ball) (Szymon Zapala steals)
17:28
Trey Thomas personal foul (Frankie Fidler draws the foul)
17:20
Sam Towns shooting foul (Frankie Fidler draws the foul)
17:20
+1
Frankie Fidler makes regular free throw 1 of 2
45-49
17:20
+1
Frankie Fidler makes regular free throw 2 of 2
45-50
16:54
+2
Javontae Campbell makes two point layup
47-50
16:42
Braelon Green personal foul (Jeremy Fears Jr. draws the foul)
16:32
+2
Carson Cooper makes two point layup (Jaden Akins assists)
47-52
16:22
+3
Sam Towns makes three point jump shot (Javontae Campbell assists)
