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11/21 19:54 CST No. 17 Michigan State stays unbeaten with 84-56 win over
Detroit Mercy
No. 17 Michigan State stays unbeaten with 84-56 win over Detroit Mercy
By LARRY LAGE
AP Sports Writer
EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) --- Coen Carr scored 11 points in the opening seven
minutes and finished with 13, and Jeremy Fears had 18 points and 11 assists to
lead No. 17 Michigan State to an 84-56 win over Detroit Mercy on Friday night.
The Spartans (5-0) followed up their 83-66 victory over No. 12 Kentucky in New
York City with a rout at home against an overmatched team led by former
Michigan State point guard and assistant coach Mark Montgomery.
Michigan State, which beat then- No. 14 Arkansas two weeks ago, will likely
play a third game against an AP Top 25 team when it faces No. 18 North Carolina
on Thanksgiving in Florida.
Carson Cooper scored 10 of his 12 points in the second half and Jaxon Kohler
had nine of his 13 points after halftime, helping the Spartans coast to the
lopsided win after getting off to a strong start.
The Titans (1-5) started 0 of 10 from the field and missed 16 of their first 18
shots before improving their shooting.
It was too late.
The Spartans led 17-4 midway through the first half and 41-25 at halftime.
Michigan State maintained a comfortable cushion, keeping fresh players on the
court as coach Tom Izzo used an 11-man rotation before going even deeper down
the bench late in the game.
One of the loudest cheers of the night came when Nick Sanders, son of Pro
Football Hall of Famer Barry Sanders, made a 3-pointer with 1:10 left.
Detroit Mercy's Orlando Lovejoy had 14 points. Ayden Carter and TJ Nadeau each
scored 10.
Up next
Detroit Mercy plays at DePaul on Sunday night.
Michigan State plays East Carolina on Tuesday.
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