Ucla Men Are No Match For Michigan State

EAST LANSING, Mich. — Jeremy Fears Jr. had 16 points and 10 assists, starring No. 15 Michigan State to an 82-59 victory complete UCLA connected Tuesday night.

The Spartans (21-5, 11-4 Big Ten) bounced backmost pinch a beardown capacity aft losing 3 of 4 games and falling 5 spots successful nan Associated Press Top 25 this week. Fears scored 11 successful nan first half to thief MSU build a 20-point advantage.

The Bruins (17-9, 9-6) person mislaid 2 consecutive games aft winning 5 of six.

UCLA guardant Tyler Bilodeau scored 22 points but didn’t person overmuch help. None of his teammates were successful double figures until Skyy Clark made immoderate precocious shots to decorativeness pinch 12 points.

Fears made 3 three-pointers successful nan first half and Michigan State took a 43-23 lead into nan break. He vanished pinch 4 threes, a profession high.

The Spartans were 8 of 14 from beyond nan arc successful nan first half and vanished pinch a season-high 14 three-pointers connected 27 attempts.

Coen Carr scored 16 points for Michigan State, Carson Cooper had 12 and freshman Jordan Scott added 11. Jaxon Kohler provided 9 points and 10 rebounds.

The Bruins were outscored by 28 points successful nan 2nd half Saturday astatine No. 1 Michigan and mislaid by 30. Then they were routed again Tuesday successful nan aforesaid state.

UCLA halfway Steven Jamerson, a erstwhile Michigan State student, was called for a flagrant foul precocious successful nan crippled for fouling Cooper from down connected a dunk attempt. Bruins coach Mick Cronin past sent Jamerson to nan locker room.

Bruins halfway Xavier Booker, who transferred from Michigan State past April, had 2 points and 2 rebounds successful 25 minutes.