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Xavier Booker scores career-high 18, No. 20 Michigan State beats Oakland 77-58 for 4th straight win

AP
Dec 17, 2024

DETROIT (AP) Xavier Booker scored a career-high 18 points, Jaden Akins had 16 and Jaxon Kohler added 14 to lead No. 20 Michigan State in a 77-58 win over Oakland on Tuesday night.

The Spartans (9-2) have won four straight and seven of their last eight games.

The Golden Grizzlies (3-6) trailed by one point after a closely contested first half that included four ties and two lead changes.

Michigan State pulled away after halftime as Booker and Akins scored in double digits in the second half.

The Spartans held Oakland to 27.8% shooting.

DQ Cole scored 15 of his 17 points in the first half and Malcolm Christie finished with 15 points for the Golden Grizzlies.

Michigan State coach Tom Izzo and Oakland coach Greg Kampe wore matching, green Grinch sweaters.

Faces in the crowd included Mateen Cleaves and Morris Peterson, who led the Spartans to the 2000 national championship, and Jack Gohlke, who made 10 3-pointers to help the Oakland stun third-seeded Kentucky in the NCAA Tournament nine months ago.

Michigan State: Booker is starting to play up to his potential. The sophomore had his best game offensively, surpassing the 12 points he had in last month's win over then- No. 12 North Carolina.

Oakland: Kampe's teams shoot a lot of 3-pointers and if his current team gets hot beyond the arc, it could pull off some upsets.

Akins made a reverse layup to put the Spartans ahead by 12 midway through the second half and Oakland called a timeout, but could not slow them down.

Michigan State blocked a season-high 11 shots after averaging 4.2 blocks.

Michigan State hosts Florida Atlantic on Saturday. Oakland plays at Cleveland State on Thursday.

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1st Half
OAK
Golden Grizzlies
30
MIST
Spartans
31

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Golden Grizzlies gains possession)
19:39		DQ Cole misses two point jump shot
19:37		Isaiah Jones offensive rebound
19:32		Jaxon Kohler blocks Isaiah Jones's two point layup
19:30		Jaden Akins defensive rebound
19:14	+2	Jaxon Kohler makes two point jump shot (Jaden Akins assists)	0-2
18:48		Jaxon Kohler blocks Allen Mukeba's two point jump shot
18:46		Jeremy Fears Jr. defensive rebound
18:31	+2	Szymon Zapala makes two point layup (Jaxon Kohler assists)	0-4
18:04		Jayson Woodrich misses three point jump shot
18:02		Isaiah Jones offensive rebound
17:55		Jeremy Fears Jr. blocks DQ Cole's three point jump shot
17:53		DQ Cole offensive rebound
17:46		DQ Cole misses two point jump shot
17:44		DQ Cole offensive rebound
17:44		DQ Cole misses two point layup
17:44		Spartans defensive rebound
17:32		Tre Holloman misses three point jump shot
17:30		Isaiah Jones defensive rebound
17:16		Jayson Woodrich misses three point jump shot
17:14		Deng Majak offensive rebound
17:11		Deng Majak turnover (out of bounds)
17:02		Tre Holloman misses two point jump shot
17:00		Spartans offensive rebound
17:00		Cooper Craggs personal foul
16:50		Jaxon Kohler misses two point jump shot
16:48		Golden Grizzlies defensive rebound
16:26	+3	DQ Cole makes three point jump shot	3-4
16:16		Allen Mukeba personal foul
16:08		Jaden Akins turnover (bad pass) (Cooper Craggs steals)
15:56		Xavier Booker blocks Jaylen Jones's two point layup
15:54		Carson Cooper defensive rebound
15:48		Jase Richardson misses two point jump shot
15:46		Xavier Booker offensive rebound
15:40	+3	Jaden Akins makes three point jump shot (Xavier Booker assists)	3-7
15:15	+2	Allen Mukeba makes two point layup	5-7
15:00	+3	Jaden Akins makes three point jump shot (Carson Cooper assists)	5-10
14:40	+2	Allen Mukeba makes two point layup	7-10
14:31		Xavier Booker misses three point jump shot
14:29		Coen Carr offensive rebound
14:26		Jase Richardson turnover (bad pass) (Isaiah Jones steals)
14:22		Jase Richardson shooting foul (Jaylen Jones draws the foul)
14:22		TV timeout
14:22	+1	Jaylen Jones makes regular free throw 1 of 2	8-10
14:22	+1	Jaylen Jones makes regular free throw 2 of 2	9-10
13:55	+2	Jase Richardson makes two point layup	9-12
13:38		Xavier Booker shooting foul (Allen Mukeba draws the foul)
13:38		Allen Mukeba misses regular free throw 1 of 2
13:38	+1	Allen Mukeba makes regular free throw 2 of 2	10-12
13:09		Jaylen Jones personal foul
12:57		Allen Mukeba blocks Coen Carr's two point layup
12:55		Spartans offensive rebound
12:50		Frankie Fidler turnover (traveling)
12:23		Allen Mukeba misses two point jump shot
12:21		Jaxon Kohler defensive rebound
12:16		Jaden Akins misses three point jump shot
12:14		Cooper Craggs defensive rebound
11:47		Jaylen Jones misses two point layup
11:45		Coen Carr defensive rebound
11:36		Jeremy Fears Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Jaylen Jones steals)
11:20		Allen Mukeba misses two point jump shot
11:18		Jaxon Kohler defensive rebound
11:14		Jaden Akins misses three point jump shot
11:12		Jaxon Kohler offensive rebound
11:11		Nassim Mashhour personal foul (Jaxon Kohler draws the foul)
11:11		TV timeout
11:10		Szymon Zapala turnover (traveling)
10:47		Cooper Craggs misses three point jump shot
10:45		Szymon Zapala defensive rebound
10:28		Jayson Woodrich shooting foul (Jeremy Fears Jr. draws the foul)
10:28	+1	Jeremy Fears Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	10-13
10:28	+1	Jeremy Fears Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	10-14
10:08		Szymon Zapala blocks Allen Mukeba's two point layup
10:06		Szymon Zapala defensive rebound
10:00		Frankie Fidler misses three point jump shot
9:58		Jaxon Kohler offensive rebound
9:58		DQ Cole shooting foul (Jaxon Kohler draws the foul)
9:58	+1	Jaxon Kohler makes regular free throw 1 of 2	10-15
9:58	+1	Jaxon Kohler makes regular free throw 2 of 2	10-16
9:43	+2	Malcolm Christie makes two point jump shot (DQ Cole assists)	12-16
9:35		Jaxon Kohler misses three point jump shot
9:33		Isaiah Jones defensive rebound
9:28	+3	DQ Cole makes three point jump shot (Jaylen Jones assists)	15-16
9:15		Jaxon Kohler turnover (bad pass)
8:51		Isaiah Jones misses two point jump shot
8:49		Jaxon Kohler defensive rebound
8:35		Jaden Akins misses three point jump shot
8:33		DQ Cole defensive rebound
8:13	+3	DQ Cole makes three point jump shot (Allen Mukeba assists)	18-16
7:50	+2	Jaxon Kohler makes two point layup (Szymon Zapala assists)	18-18
7:30		Jaden Akins shooting foul (Malcolm Christie draws the foul)
7:30		TV timeout
7:30	+1	Malcolm Christie makes regular free throw 1 of 3	19-18
7:30		Malcolm Christie misses regular free throw 2 of 3
7:30		Malcolm Christie misses regular free throw 3 of 3
7:30		Jase Richardson defensive rebound
6:59		Tre Holloman misses two point jump shot
6:57		Frankie Fidler offensive rebound
6:52		Jase Richardson misses three point jump shot
6:50		DQ Cole defensive rebound
6:32		Szymon Zapala blocks Isaiah Jones's two point layup
6:30		Jaylen Jones offensive rebound
6:25		DQ Cole misses three point jump shot
6:23		Szymon Zapala defensive rebound
6:19		Szymon Zapala turnover (Isaiah Jones steals)
6:15		Szymon Zapala blocks Jaylen Jones's two point jump shot
6:13		Frankie Fidler defensive rebound
6:11		Coen Carr misses two point layup
6:10		Coen Carr offensive rebound
5:53	+2	Szymon Zapala makes two point layup	19-20
5:50		Coen Carr personal foul
5:30		Allen Mukeba misses two point jump shot
5:28		Xavier Booker defensive rebound
5:21	+3	Xavier Booker makes three point jump shot (Tre Holloman assists)	19-23
4:56		DQ Cole misses two point jump shot
4:54		Xavier Booker defensive rebound
4:45		Allen Mukeba blocks Carson Cooper's two point layup
4:43		DQ Cole defensive rebound
4:19	+3	DQ Cole makes three point jump shot	22-23
3:55	+2	Frankie Fidler makes two point jump shot	22-25
3:26	+3	DQ Cole makes three point jump shot (Allen Mukeba assists)	25-25
3:16	+3	Xavier Booker makes three point jump shot (Tre Holloman assists)	25-28
2:46		Cooper Craggs misses three point jump shot
2:44		Jase Richardson defensive rebound
2:29		Xavier Booker turnover (bad pass)
2:29		TV timeout
2:14	+3	Malcolm Christie makes three point jump shot (Cooper Craggs assists)	28-28
1:56	+2	Jaxon Kohler makes two point layup	28-30
1:37		Malcolm Christie misses three point jump shot
1:35		Malcolm Christie offensive rebound
1:26		Malcolm Christie misses three point jump shot
1:24		Nassim Mashhour offensive rebound
1:20	+2	Nassim Mashhour makes two point layup	30-30
1:12		Jaden Akins misses two point jump shot
1:10		DQ Cole defensive rebound
1:02		DQ Cole misses three point jump shot
1:00		Nassim Mashhour offensive rebound
0:43		Nassim Mashhour misses three point jump shot
0:41		Spartans defensive rebound
0:36		Spartans 30 second timeout
0:36		TV timeout
0:12		Cooper Craggs shooting foul (Xavier Booker draws the foul)
0:12	+1	Xavier Booker makes regular free throw 1 of 2	30-31
0:12		Xavier Booker misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:12		Isaiah Jones defensive rebound
0:07		Golden Grizzlies 30 second timeout
0:02		Tre Holloman personal foul (DQ Cole draws the foul)
0:01		DQ Cole misses three point jump shot
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
OAK
Golden Grizzlies
28
MIST
Spartans
46

Time		Play	Score
19:45		Jaxon Kohler misses two point jump shot
19:43		Isaiah Jones defensive rebound
19:15		DQ Cole misses two point jump shot
19:13		Szymon Zapala defensive rebound
19:04		DQ Cole shooting foul (Szymon Zapala draws the foul)
19:04		Szymon Zapala misses regular free throw 1 of 2
19:04	+1	Szymon Zapala makes regular free throw 2 of 2	30-32
19:04		Szymon Zapala blocks Isaiah Jones's two point jump shot
19:02		Allen Mukeba offensive rebound
18:30		Jayson Woodrich misses three point jump shot
18:30		Jeremy Fears Jr. defensive rebound
18:30	+2	Tre Holloman makes two point layup	30-34
18:00		Szymon Zapala shooting foul (Isaiah Jones draws the foul)
18:00		Isaiah Jones misses regular free throw 1 of 2
18:00	+1	Isaiah Jones makes regular free throw 2 of 2	31-34
17:50	+2	Jaxon Kohler makes two point layup (Jeremy Fears Jr. assists)	31-36
17:34		Tre Holloman personal foul
17:30		Cooper Craggs misses two point layup
17:28		DQ Cole offensive rebound
17:26		Szymon Zapala blocks DQ Cole's two point layup
17:24		Jeremy Fears Jr. defensive rebound
17:21		Cooper Craggs blocks Jeremy Fears Jr.'s two point layup
17:19		Spartans offensive rebound
17:12		Allen Mukeba shooting foul (Jaden Akins draws the foul)
17:12	+1	Jaden Akins makes regular free throw 1 of 2	31-37
17:12	+1	Jaden Akins makes regular free throw 2 of 2	31-38
16:56		Allen Mukeba turnover (bad pass)
16:40		Jeremy Fears Jr. misses two point jump shot
16:38		DQ Cole defensive rebound
16:26		Isaiah Jones turnover (traveling)
16:19		Jaden Akins misses two point jump shot
16:17		Szymon Zapala offensive rebound
16:14		Jaylen Jones personal foul (Jeremy Fears Jr. draws the foul)
15:59	+3	Jase Richardson makes three point jump shot (Jeremy Fears Jr. assists)	31-41
15:40	+3	Malcolm Christie makes three point jump shot (Jaylen Jones assists)	34-41
15:30		Allen Mukeba personal foul (Szymon Zapala draws the foul)
15:30		TV timeout
15:11		Deng Majak shooting foul (Xavier Booker draws the foul)
15:11	+1	Xavier Booker makes regular free throw 1 of 2	34-42
15:11	+1	Xavier Booker makes regular free throw 2 of 2	34-43
14:53	+3	Malcolm Christie makes three point jump shot (Jaylen Jones assists)	37-43
14:32		Carson Cooper misses two point jump shot
14:30		Deng Majak defensive rebound
14:09	+2	Jaylen Jones makes two point layup	39-43
13:32		Frankie Fidler turnover (bad pass) (Malcolm Christie steals)
13:32		Jeremy Fears Jr. personal foul (Jaylen Jones draws the foul)
13:13		Jase Richardson shooting foul (Jaylen Jones draws the foul)
13:13	+1	Jaylen Jones makes regular free throw 1 of 2	40-43
13:13		Jaylen Jones misses regular free throw 2 of 2
13:13		Carson Cooper defensive rebound
12:54		Carson Cooper turnover (3-second violation)
12:30		DQ Cole misses three point jump shot
12:28		Tre Holloman defensive rebound
12:25		Jaden Akins misses three point jump shot
12:23		Coen Carr offensive rebound
12:15	+2	Jaden Akins makes two point layup	40-45
11:53		Jaylen Jones turnover (bad pass)
11:53		TV timeout
11:41		Malcolm Christie shooting foul (Jaden Akins draws the foul)
11:41		Jaden Akins misses regular free throw 1 of 3
11:41	+1	Jaden Akins makes regular free throw 2 of 3	40-46
11:41	+1	Jaden Akins makes regular free throw 3 of 3	40-47
11:29		DQ Cole turnover (lost ball) (Tre Holloman steals)
11:19		Cooper Craggs shooting foul (Jaden Akins draws the foul)
11:19	+1	Tre Holloman makes regular free throw 1 of 2	40-48
11:19		Tre Holloman misses regular free throw 2 of 2
11:19		Jaxon Kohler offensive rebound
11:19	+2	Jaxon Kohler makes two point layup	40-50
11:00		Malcolm Christie misses three point jump shot
10:58		Jaxon Kohler defensive rebound
10:50		Tre Holloman turnover (bad pass) (Jaylen Jones steals)
10:44		Jaxon Kohler personal foul
10:39		DQ Cole misses three point jump shot
10:37		Jaxon Kohler defensive rebound
10:25		Allen Mukeba blocks Coen Carr's two point layup
10:23		Jaden Akins offensive rebound
10:20		Jaxon Kohler misses two point jump shot
10:18		Jaylen Jones defensive rebound
10:00	+2	Allen Mukeba makes two point layup (Jaylen Jones assists)	42-50
9:50	+2	Jaxon Kohler makes two point layup (Szymon Zapala assists)	42-52
9:25		Szymon Zapala blocks DQ Cole's two point layup
9:23		Coen Carr defensive rebound
9:10	+2	Jaden Akins makes two point layup	42-54
9:07		Golden Grizzlies 30 second timeout
8:55		Jaylen Jones misses three point jump shot
8:53		Isaiah Jones offensive rebound
8:50	+3	Malcolm Christie makes three point jump shot (Isaiah Jones assists)	45-54
8:30		Coen Carr misses two point layup
8:28		Szymon Zapala offensive rebound
8:28		Szymon Zapala misses two point layup
8:26		Malcolm Christie defensive rebound
8:08		Malcolm Christie misses three point jump shot
8:06		Frankie Fidler defensive rebound
7:58		DQ Cole shooting foul (Coen Carr draws the foul)
7:58		TV timeout
7:58	+1	Coen Carr makes regular free throw 1 of 2	45-55
7:58	+1	Coen Carr makes regular free throw 2 of 2	45-56
7:42		Malcolm Christie misses three point jump shot
7:40		Szymon Zapala defensive rebound
7:34		Jeremy Fears Jr. misses two point layup
7:32		Xavier Booker offensive rebound
7:32		Xavier Booker misses two point layup
7:30		Xavier Booker offensive rebound
7:28		Allen Mukeba shooting foul (Xavier Booker draws the foul)
7:28	+1	Xavier Booker makes regular free throw 1 of 2	45-57
7:28	+1	Xavier Booker makes regular free throw 2 of 2	45-58
7:13	+3	Isaiah Jones makes three point jump shot (Jayson Woodrich assists)	48-58
6:50		Xavier Booker misses two point jump shot
6:48		Szymon Zapala offensive rebound
6:45		Szymon Zapala misses two point layup
6:43		Xavier Booker offensive rebound
6:42	+2	Xavier Booker makes two point layup	48-60
6:30	+3	Isaiah Jones makes three point jump shot (Jaylen Jones assists)	51-60
6:10		Xavier Booker misses three point jump shot
6:08		Spartans offensive rebound
5:50	+3	Xavier Booker makes three point jump shot (Szymon Zapala assists)	51-63
5:31		Allen Mukeba turnover (bad pass)
5:22	+2	Xavier Booker makes two point dunk (Jeremy Fears Jr. assists)	51-65
5:00		Allen Mukeba misses two point jump shot
4:58		Jaxon Kohler defensive rebound
4:52	+2	Jeremy Fears Jr. makes two point layup	51-67
4:36		Malcolm Christie turnover (lost ball) (Jeremy Fears Jr. steals)
4:29		Jaylen Jones shooting foul (Jase Richardson draws the foul)
4:29	+1	Jase Richardson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	51-68
4:29	+1	Jase Richardson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	51-69
4:15	+2	DQ Cole makes two point jump shot	53-69
3:54		Jaxon Kohler turnover (3-second violation)
3:54		TV timeout
3:41		Allen Mukeba misses two point layup
3:39		Isaiah Jones offensive rebound
3:20		Jayson Woodrich misses three point jump shot
3:18		Tre Holloman defensive rebound
3:05		Jaxon Kohler misses two point jump shot
3:03		Golden Grizzlies defensive rebound
2:47		Jeremiah Bembry turnover (bad pass) (Jase Richardson steals)
2:43	+2	Jaden Akins makes two point dunk (Jase Richardson assists)	53-71
2:18		Jaxon Kohler blocks Isaiah Jones's two point layup
2:16		Jaxon Kohler defensive rebound
2:09	+2	Tre Holloman makes two point layup	53-73
1:44		Jump ball. Deng Majak vs. Kur Teng (Golden Grizzlies gains possession)
1:42	+2	Zavier Banks makes two point layup (DQ Cole assists)	55-73
1:42		Kur Teng shooting foul (Zavier Banks draws the foul)
1:42	+1	Zavier Banks makes regular free throw 1 of 1	56-73
1:24	+2	Carson Cooper makes two point jump shot	56-75
1:05		DQ Cole misses three point jump shot
1:03		Zavier Banks offensive rebound
1:01		Carson Cooper shooting foul (Zavier Banks draws the foul)
1:01	+1	Zavier Banks makes regular free throw 1 of 2	57-75
1:01	+1	Zavier Banks makes regular free throw 2 of 2	58-75
0:52		Nick Sanders misses three point jump shot
0:50		Zavier Banks defensive rebound
0:43		Carson Cooper personal foul (Deng Majak draws the foul)
0:43		Deng Majak misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:43		Kur Teng defensive rebound
0:28		Deng Majak blocks Carson Cooper's two point layup
0:26		Spartans offensive rebound
0:18	+2	Nick Sanders makes two point jump shot (Jeremy Fears Jr. assists)	58-77
0:04		Carson Cooper shooting foul (Jeremiah Bembry draws the foul)
0:04		Jeremiah Bembry misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:04		Jeremiah Bembry misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:04		Zavier Banks offensive rebound
0:02		Zavier Banks misses two point layup
0:00		End of period

Zavier Banks misses two point layup