WISC

MICHST

Jaden Akins scores 19, No. 8 Michigan State beats No. 11 Wisconsin 71-62 for 5th straight victory

AP
Mar 02, 2025

EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) Jaden Akins scored 19 points and Jaxon Kohler had 10 pounds and a career-high 16 rebounds to lead No. 8 Michigan State to a 71-62 win over No. 11 Wisconsin Badgers on Sunday.

The Spartans (24-5, 15-3 Big Ten) have won five straight, putting them in position to contend for the conference championship with a week left in the regular season.

The Badgers (22-7, 12-6) had won six of seven.

Michigan State freshman Jase Richardson overcame foul trouble in the first half to finish with 11 points, six assists and five rebounds.

Wisconsin's John Blackwell had 19 points and John Tonje scored 11 in a starting lineup that was without injured guard Max Klesmit.

The Badgers led by nine points early in the game and were ahead 34-32 at halftime. Richardson's all-around game helped the Spartans take control early in the second half.

Wisconsin: Tonje was 3 of 13 and was held to 11 points in the second half, keeping the Big Ten Player of the Year candidate well below his scoring average of 19.5 points.

Michigan State: Coen Carr scored just four points, but his highlight-reel dunks in the first and second half provided needed sparks for the Spartans.

In a 17-second stretch, Richardson had two assists and a steal to help Michigan State take a nine-point lead with 1:26 left.

After entering the game shooting a Big Ten-best 38% on 3-pointers and making nearly 11 a game, the Badgers were 5 of 32 beyond the arc.

Michigan State plays Thursday night at Iowa and wraps up the regular season at home Sunday against rival and 15th ranked Michigan, likely with Big Ten title ramifications. Wisconsin plays Wednesday night at Minnesota and ends the regular season Saturday against Penn State at home.

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1st Half
WISC
Badgers
34
MIST
Spartans
32

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Badgers gains possession)
19:44	+3	John Tonje makes three point jump shot (Steven Crowl assists)	3-0
19:16		Szymon Zapala turnover (traveling)
18:56	+2	Steven Crowl makes two point hook shot	5-0
18:45		Jaden Akins misses two point layup
18:43		Nolan Winter defensive rebound
18:27		John Blackwell misses three point jump shot
18:25		Jaden Akins defensive rebound
18:12		Jaxon Kohler misses two point hook shot
18:10		Nolan Winter defensive rebound
18:02		Nolan Winter misses three point jump shot
18:00		Jaden Akins defensive rebound
17:39	+3	Jase Richardson makes three point jump shot (Jaden Akins assists)	5-3
17:20		John Tonje misses three point jump shot
17:18		Steven Crowl offensive rebound
17:13	+2	Steven Crowl makes two point hook shot	7-3
16:59		Jaden Akins misses two point jump shot
16:57		John Blackwell defensive rebound
16:51		John Blackwell offensive foul
16:51		John Blackwell turnover (offensive foul)
16:34		Jase Richardson misses two point layup
16:32		Jaxon Kohler offensive rebound
16:31		Carter Gilmore shooting foul (Jaxon Kohler draws the foul)
16:31		Jaxon Kohler misses regular free throw 1 of 2
16:31	+1	Jaxon Kohler makes regular free throw 2 of 2	7-4
16:19		Kamari McGee turnover (out of bounds)
16:06		Carson Cooper misses two point hook shot
16:04		John Tonje defensive rebound
15:42	+3	Steven Crowl makes three point jump shot (Carter Gilmore assists)	10-4
15:24		Coen Carr offensive foul
15:24		Coen Carr turnover (offensive foul)
15:24		TV timeout
15:09	+2	Jack Janicki makes two point layup	12-4
15:09		Jase Richardson shooting foul (Jack Janicki draws the foul)
15:09	+1	Jack Janicki makes regular free throw 1 of 1	13-4
14:43		Jase Richardson misses three point jump shot
14:41		Jack Janicki defensive rebound
14:38		Jase Richardson personal foul (John Tonje draws the foul)
14:32		John Tonje misses two point jump shot
14:30		Jaxon Kohler defensive rebound
14:27	+2	Coen Carr makes two point hook shot (Tre Holloman assists)	13-6
14:10		Xavier Amos misses three point jump shot
14:05		Tre Holloman defensive rebound
13:46		Jaden Akins misses three point jump shot
13:44		Jaxon Kohler offensive rebound
13:32		Tre Holloman misses three point jump shot
13:30		Jaxon Kohler offensive rebound
13:28	+3	Jaden Akins makes three point jump shot (Jaxon Kohler assists)	13-9
13:19	+2	John Blackwell makes two point layup	15-9
13:08	+3	Jaden Akins makes three point jump shot	15-12
12:55		Coen Carr blocks John Blackwell's two point layup
12:53		Carson Cooper defensive rebound
12:48	+2	Tre Holloman makes two point layup	15-14
12:38		Tre Holloman shooting foul (Nolan Winter draws the foul)
12:38	+1	Nolan Winter makes regular free throw 1 of 2	16-14
12:38	+1	Nolan Winter makes regular free throw 2 of 2	17-14
12:20	+3	Jaden Akins makes three point jump shot (Frankie Fidler assists)	17-17
11:59		John Blackwell misses three point jump shot
11:57		Frankie Fidler defensive rebound
11:53		Jaden Akins misses three point jump shot
11:51		Jaden Akins offensive rebound
11:48	+2	Jaden Akins makes two point jump shot	17-19
11:40		Jaden Akins personal foul
11:40		TV timeout
11:39	+2	Carter Gilmore makes two point layup (Kamari McGee assists)	19-19
11:39		Xavier Booker shooting foul (Carter Gilmore draws the foul)
11:39		Carter Gilmore misses regular free throw 1 of 1
11:39		Szymon Zapala defensive rebound
11:20		Szymon Zapala misses two point hook shot
11:18		Steven Crowl defensive rebound
11:05		John Tonje misses three point jump shot
11:03		Szymon Zapala defensive rebound
10:52		Xavier Booker turnover (John Tonje steals)
10:47	+2	John Tonje makes two point dunk	21-19
10:16		Frankie Fidler misses two point layup
10:14		John Tonje defensive rebound
10:09		Xavier Booker blocks John Blackwell's two point layup
10:07		Frankie Fidler defensive rebound
9:50	+3	Xavier Booker makes three point jump shot (Jeremy Fears Jr. assists)	21-22
9:37	+2	John Tonje makes two point layup	23-22
9:28	+2	Frankie Fidler makes two point jump shot (Jeremy Fears Jr. assists)	23-24
9:14		Steven Crowl turnover (Szymon Zapala steals)
8:55		Jeremy Fears Jr. misses two point jump shot
8:53		John Tonje defensive rebound
8:46		Steven Crowl misses three point jump shot
8:44		Jaden Akins defensive rebound
8:29		Xavier Booker misses three point jump shot
8:27		John Blackwell defensive rebound
8:11		Kamari McGee misses three point jump shot
8:09		Frankie Fidler defensive rebound
8:03		Frankie Fidler misses three point jump shot
8:01		Kamari McGee defensive rebound
7:53		Szymon Zapala shooting foul (Kamari McGee draws the foul)
7:53		TV timeout
7:53	+1	Kamari McGee makes regular free throw 1 of 2	24-24
7:53		Kamari McGee misses regular free throw 2 of 2
7:53		Jaxon Kohler defensive rebound
7:29		Tre Holloman misses three point jump shot
7:27		Jaxon Kohler offensive rebound
7:25		Jaxon Kohler misses two point layup
7:23		Nolan Winter defensive rebound
6:57	+2	John Blackwell makes two point jump shot	26-24
6:48		Tre Holloman misses three point jump shot
6:46		Coen Carr offensive rebound
6:39		Jaden Akins misses two point jump shot
6:37		Badgers defensive rebound
6:37		Coen Carr personal foul
6:37	+1	John Tonje makes regular free throw 1 of 2	27-24
6:37	+1	John Tonje makes regular free throw 2 of 2	28-24
6:23		John Tonje personal foul (Frankie Fidler draws the foul)
6:22		Carson Cooper offensive foul
6:22		Carson Cooper turnover (offensive foul)
6:09		Jaxon Kohler blocks John Tonje's two point layup
6:07		Jaxon Kohler defensive rebound
6:01		Tre Holloman misses three point jump shot
5:59		John Blackwell defensive rebound
5:42		Carter Gilmore misses three point jump shot
5:40		Frankie Fidler defensive rebound
5:34		Jack Janicki personal foul (Frankie Fidler draws the foul)
5:29		Kamari McGee personal foul
5:19		Jeremy Fears Jr. misses two point jump shot
5:17		Steven Crowl defensive rebound
5:08		John Blackwell misses three point jump shot
5:06		Frankie Fidler defensive rebound
5:00		Carter Gilmore shooting foul (Jeremy Fears Jr. draws the foul)
5:00	+1	Jeremy Fears Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	28-25
5:00		Jeremy Fears Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2
5:00		Nolan Winter defensive rebound
4:37		Jaxon Kohler personal foul (Nolan Winter draws the foul)
4:37	+1	Nolan Winter makes regular free throw 1 of 2	29-25
4:37	+1	Nolan Winter makes regular free throw 2 of 2	30-25
4:24	+2	Carson Cooper makes two point dunk (Jeremy Fears Jr. assists)	30-27
4:02		Nolan Winter misses three point jump shot
4:00		Nolan Winter offensive rebound
3:59		Nolan Winter turnover (traveling)
3:59		TV timeout
3:43		Jaxon Kohler misses two point jump shot
3:41		John Tonje defensive rebound
3:21		Nolan Winter misses three point jump shot
3:19		Carson Cooper defensive rebound
3:14	+2	Jaxon Kohler makes two point layup (Jeremy Fears Jr. assists)	30-29
2:57		Steven Crowl misses two point hook shot
2:55		Jaxon Kohler defensive rebound
2:42		Jaxon Kohler misses three point jump shot
2:40		Nolan Winter defensive rebound
2:25		Kamari McGee misses three point jump shot
2:23		Jaxon Kohler defensive rebound
1:59	+3	Jaden Akins makes three point jump shot (Jaxon Kohler assists)	30-32
1:36		John Tonje misses three point jump shot
1:34		Carson Cooper defensive rebound
1:25		Spartans 30 second timeout
1:11		Jaxon Kohler misses three point jump shot
1:09		Jaden Akins offensive rebound
1:06		Jaden Akins misses two point layup
1:04		John Blackwell defensive rebound
0:57		Kamari McGee misses two point layup
0:55		John Blackwell offensive rebound
0:54	+2	John Blackwell makes two point layup	32-32
0:38		Jaden Akins misses three point jump shot
0:36		Kamari McGee defensive rebound
0:20		Badgers 30 second timeout
0:12	+2	John Blackwell makes two point jump shot	34-32
0:02		Jaden Akins misses three point jump shot
0:00		Badgers defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
WISC
Badgers
28
MIST
Spartans
39

Time		Play	Score
19:49	+2	John Blackwell makes two point layup (Steven Crowl assists)	36-32
19:28		Jaden Akins misses two point layup
19:26		Jaxon Kohler offensive rebound
19:22	+2	Jaxon Kohler makes two point layup	36-34
19:06		John Tonje misses two point jump shot
19:04		Szymon Zapala defensive rebound
18:51	+2	Szymon Zapala makes two point hook shot (Jase Richardson assists)	36-36
18:28		John Blackwell misses three point jump shot
18:26		Jase Richardson defensive rebound
18:15		Jaden Akins misses two point jump shot
18:13		John Tonje defensive rebound
18:08		Szymon Zapala blocks John Blackwell's two point layup
18:08		Badgers offensive rebound
17:59		Kamari McGee misses three point jump shot
17:57		Szymon Zapala defensive rebound
17:52	+3	Jase Richardson makes three point jump shot (Jeremy Fears Jr. assists)	36-39
17:33		Kamari McGee misses three point jump shot
17:31		Jase Richardson defensive rebound
17:17		John Tonje blocks Jeremy Fears Jr.'s two point layup
17:15		Nolan Winter defensive rebound
17:09		Steven Crowl misses two point layup
17:07		Szymon Zapala defensive rebound
17:00		Jaden Akins misses three point jump shot
16:58		Jaxon Kohler offensive rebound
16:55		Steven Crowl shooting foul (Jaden Akins draws the foul)
16:55		Jaden Akins misses regular free throw 1 of 2
16:55	+1	Jaden Akins makes regular free throw 2 of 2	36-40
16:38	+3	Nolan Winter makes three point jump shot (John Blackwell assists)	39-40
16:23	+2	Frankie Fidler makes two point layup (Carson Cooper assists)	39-42
16:04	+2	John Blackwell makes two point layup	41-42
15:46		TV timeout
15:39		Carter Gilmore blocks Jeremy Fears Jr.'s two point dunk
15:37		Nolan Winter defensive rebound
15:29		Jeremy Fears Jr. personal foul (John Blackwell draws the foul)
15:23		Carson Cooper shooting foul (John Blackwell draws the foul)
15:23	+1	John Blackwell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	42-42
15:23	+1	John Blackwell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	43-42
15:00	+3	Jase Richardson makes three point jump shot	43-45
15:00		Jack Janicki shooting foul (Jase Richardson draws the foul)
15:00		Jase Richardson misses regular free throw 1 of 1
15:00		John Tonje defensive rebound
14:43		Carter Gilmore misses two point layup
14:41		Jaxon Kohler defensive rebound
14:38		Jaxon Kohler turnover (Carter Gilmore steals)
14:34		John Blackwell misses three point jump shot
14:32		Nolan Winter offensive rebound
14:29	+2	Carter Gilmore makes two point layup (Nolan Winter assists)	45-45
14:23		Nolan Winter blocks Jaxon Kohler's two point layup
14:20		Spartans offensive rebound
14:11		Frankie Fidler misses two point jump shot
14:09		Carter Gilmore defensive rebound
13:58		Kamari McGee misses two point layup
13:56		Frankie Fidler defensive rebound
13:49	+3	Frankie Fidler makes three point jump shot (Coen Carr assists)	45-48
13:32		John Tonje misses three point jump shot
13:30		Tre Holloman defensive rebound
13:12	+2	Frankie Fidler makes two point layup (Coen Carr assists)	45-50
13:01	+2	Steven Crowl makes two point hook shot (Kamari McGee assists)	47-50
12:26	+2	Tre Holloman makes two point layup	47-52
12:09	+3	Markus Ilver makes three point jump shot (Steven Crowl assists)	50-52
11:47	+2	Jase Richardson makes two point jump shot	50-54
11:36		Markus Ilver misses three point jump shot
11:34		Jaxon Kohler defensive rebound
11:28		Jase Richardson turnover (out of bounds)
11:28		TV timeout
11:09		Carson Cooper blocks Nolan Winter's two point layup
11:02		Jase Richardson defensive rebound
10:48		John Blackwell personal foul
10:36		Tre Holloman misses three point jump shot
10:34		Nolan Winter defensive rebound
10:33		Szymon Zapala personal foul
10:18		Carter Gilmore turnover (Szymon Zapala steals)
10:14	+2	Jaden Akins makes two point dunk (Jase Richardson assists)	50-56
9:53		John Blackwell misses three point jump shot
9:51		Jase Richardson defensive rebound
9:34		Szymon Zapala offensive foul
9:34		Szymon Zapala turnover (offensive foul)
9:13		John Tonje misses three point jump shot
9:12		Badgers offensive rebound
8:57		John Tonje misses three point jump shot
8:55		Jase Richardson defensive rebound
8:40	+2	Carson Cooper makes two point dunk (Jase Richardson assists)	50-58
8:33		Badgers 30 second timeout
8:33		TV timeout
8:26	+2	John Blackwell makes two point layup	52-58
8:18		Jack Janicki personal foul
8:08		Jack Janicki blocks Carson Cooper's two point layup
8:06		Spartans offensive rebound
8:05		Frankie Fidler misses two point jump shot
8:03		Nolan Winter defensive rebound
7:39		Jase Richardson personal foul
7:39		TV timeout
7:32		Frankie Fidler shooting foul (John Tonje draws the foul)
7:32	+1	John Tonje makes regular free throw 1 of 2	53-58
7:32	+1	John Tonje makes regular free throw 2 of 2	54-58
7:17		Jase Richardson misses three point jump shot
7:15		Kamari McGee defensive rebound
6:56	+3	John Blackwell makes three point jump shot (Kamari McGee assists)	57-58
6:32		Jump ball. (Spartans gains possession)
6:21		Tre Holloman misses two point jump shot
6:19		Nolan Winter defensive rebound
6:10		John Tonje turnover (lost ball)
5:51		Jaden Akins misses two point jump shot
5:49		Jaden Akins offensive rebound
5:35		Szymon Zapala misses two point jump shot
5:33		John Blackwell defensive rebound
5:24		John Tonje turnover (Coen Carr steals)
5:17	+2	Coen Carr makes two point dunk	57-60
4:56		Nolan Winter misses three point jump shot
4:54		Steven Crowl offensive rebound
4:54		Szymon Zapala shooting foul (Steven Crowl draws the foul)
4:54	+1	Steven Crowl makes regular free throw 1 of 2	58-60
4:54		Steven Crowl misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:54		Carson Cooper defensive rebound
4:33	+2	Carson Cooper makes two point dunk (Tre Holloman assists)	58-62
4:21		Steven Crowl misses two point layup
4:19		Tre Holloman defensive rebound
4:17		Tre Holloman turnover (Kamari McGee steals)
4:10	+2	Kamari McGee makes two point jump shot	60-62
3:36		Tre Holloman misses three point jump shot
3:32		Spartans offensive rebound
3:32		Kamari McGee personal foul
3:32		TV timeout
3:14	+2	Jaxon Kohler makes two point layup (Jase Richardson assists)	60-64
3:14		John Blackwell shooting foul (Jaxon Kohler draws the foul)
3:14	+1	Jaxon Kohler makes regular free throw 1 of 1	60-65
3:04		John Blackwell turnover (bad pass)
2:44		Jase Richardson misses two point jump shot
2:42		Jaxon Kohler offensive rebound
2:23		Jase Richardson misses three point jump shot
2:21		Nolan Winter defensive rebound
2:06		Steven Crowl misses three point jump shot
2:04		Jaxon Kohler defensive rebound
1:43	+2	Carson Cooper makes two point dunk (Jase Richardson assists)	60-67
1:29		Kamari McGee turnover (Jase Richardson steals)
1:24	+2	Jaxon Kohler makes two point layup (Jase Richardson assists)	60-69
1:10		John Blackwell misses two point layup
1:08		Jaden Akins defensive rebound
1:06		Spartans 30 second timeout
0:48		John Tonje personal foul
0:48	+1	Jaden Akins makes regular free throw 1 of 2	60-70
0:48		Jaden Akins misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:48		Nolan Winter defensive rebound
0:41		Carson Cooper blocks John Blackwell's two point layup
0:39		Nolan Winter offensive rebound
0:39	+2	Nolan Winter makes two point layup	62-70
0:39		Badgers 30 second timeout
0:34		Spartans 30 second timeout
0:32		Kamari McGee personal foul (Tre Holloman draws the foul)
0:32		Tre Holloman misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:32		Nolan Winter defensive rebound
0:29		Kamari McGee misses three point jump shot
0:27		Jaden Akins defensive rebound
0:21		John Tonje personal foul (Jaden Akins draws the foul)
0:21	+1	Jaden Akins makes regular free throw 1 of 2	62-71
0:21		Jaden Akins misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:21		Nolan Winter defensive rebound
0:13		John Blackwell misses two point layup
0:11		Jaxon Kohler defensive rebound
0:11		Jaxon Kohler turnover (traveling)
0:09		John Tonje misses three point jump shot
0:07		Jeremy Fears Jr. defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Jeremy Fears Jr. defensive rebound