Wednesday, January 15
East Lansing, Mich.
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Fidler Scores 18 Points, Helps Lead No. 12 Michigan State Past Penn State, 90-85
1/15/2025 10:49:00 PM | Men's Basketball
EAST LANSING, Mich. – Senior forward Frankie Fidler scored 14 of his team-high 18 points in the second half to lead the players in double figures as No. 12 Michigan State held on to beat Penn State, 90-85, at the Breslin Center Wednesday night.
Fidler hit 8-of-13 shots from the floor for an MSU-career best 18 points, adding 7 rebounds, 4 steals and 2 assists in the process.
Senior guard Jaden Akins scored 16 points, grabbed six rebounds and had three assists and junior guard Tre Holloman finished with 10 points and six assists. Redshirt freshman guard Jeremy Fears Jr. added eight points and seven assists.
Records
Michigan State, winners of 10-straight games, improves to 15-2 overall and 6-0 in the Big Ten Conference, while Penn State falls to 12-6 overall and 2-5 in league play.
Recap
Michigan State closes out a two-game homestand on Sunday, Jan. 19, hosting No. 19 Illinois at the Breslin Center. Tipoff is slated for noon on CBS Spero Dedes and Clark Kellogg calling all of the action.
Fidler hit 8-of-13 shots from the floor for an MSU-career best 18 points, adding 7 rebounds, 4 steals and 2 assists in the process.
Senior guard Jaden Akins scored 16 points, grabbed six rebounds and had three assists and junior guard Tre Holloman finished with 10 points and six assists. Redshirt freshman guard Jeremy Fears Jr. added eight points and seven assists.
Records
Michigan State, winners of 10-straight games, improves to 15-2 overall and 6-0 in the Big Ten Conference, while Penn State falls to 12-6 overall and 2-5 in league play.
Recap
- Michigan State led by 10 points with 5:04 left after a steal and layup from Jaden Akins, but Penn State pulled to within three points, 79-76, after a pair of 3-pointers from Zach Hicks, the latter with 3:11 to play.
- Fidler responded with a conventional three-point play and then scored on a tip-in, pushing the Spartans lead back to eight points, 84-76, with 2:04 left.
- Hicks hit another trey to make it 84-79, but Akins converted a three-point play with 29 seconds left and junior guard Tre Holloman hit pair of free throws with 20 seconds to seal the win.
- MSU led by 10 points (46-36) at the break but Penn State opened the half with an 8-0 run, pulling to within 46-44 on a 3-pointer from D'Marco Dunn (17:13).
- The Spartans pushed the lead back to nine points, 64-55, on a layup from junior forward Jaxon Kohler with 12:36 left before a free throw from Nick Kern Jr. pulled Penn State to within 66-62.
- MSU responded with a 6-0 run and pushed the lead back to 10 points, 72-62, on a 3-pointer from senior guard Jaden Akins with 8:00 on the clock.
- Penn State narrowed the gap to 72-66 before Akins delivered a
- The Spartans went 3:30 without a basket before freshman guard Jase Richardson hit a layup at 16:57 to make it 48-44.
- The Spartans went into the break with a 46-36 lead following a jumper from Holloman with 26 seconds left.
- Michigan State led from the start, with a 3-pointer from Holloman just over a minute into the game giving the Spartans the early lead.
- A second-chance layup from Fidler gave MSU a 23-13 lead at the 11:52 mark and a fast break layup from Akins at 8:17, forcing Penn State to call a timeout, extended the lead to 31-20.
- Back-to-back 3-pointers from Penn State, the latter from Ace Baldwin Jr., cut the MSU lead to 31-26.
- Leading 33-29, the Spartans used a 7-0 run and matched their biggest lead of the half on a jumper from sophomore forward Xavier Booker, taking a 40-29 lead at 3:35.
- MSU took its biggest lead of the half, 44-32, on a layup from Carr with 2;25 left before going into the break ahead by 10 points.
- Michigan State shot 47.1 percent from the floor (32-of-68), including 50.0 percent in the second half (16-of-32).
- The Spartans connected on 83.3 percent of their free throws (20-of-24).
- MSU out-rebounded Penn State, 36-32, collected 15 offensive rebounds and scored 23 second-chance points.
- The Spartans out-scored Penn State, 20-14, on the fast break.
- Michigan State forced 14 turnovers and out-scored Penn State, 27-13, in points off turnovers.
- Penn State shot 65.2 percent from the floor in the second half (15-of-23), including 66.7 percent from 3-point land (6-of-9).
- Michigan State leads the all-time series with State, 46-10, and has won the last four meetings between the teams.
- MSU is 27-2 all-time at home against Penn State, including a 23-2 record at the Breslin Center.
- Head Coach Tom Izzo's career record improved to 722-297.
- Izzo's career Big Ten record improved to 349-170 and he needs five more wins to pass former Indiana coach Bob Knight (353) for the all-time lead in conference wins by a head coach.
- The 10-game win streak for the Spartans is the longest since winning 13-straight in 2018-19.
- The 6-0 start in Big Ten Conference play is the first time MSU has started at least 6-0 since winning its first nine conference games in 2018-19.
- Michigan State is 9-0 at home this season, 3-0 in the Big Ten.
- Michigan State scored 90 points, the fourth time this season with at least 90 points.
- MSU is 11-0 when scoring at least 80 points.
- Michigan State is 14-0 when leading at the half this season.
- Penn State was just the second team to shoot above 50.0 percent from the field against the Spartans this season (North Carolina).
- The Spartans are 2-0 when their opponent out-shoots them.
- Michigan State had a 36-32 edge in rebounding and is 14-1 when controlling the battle of the boards.
- Michigan State hit 83.3 percent of its free throws (20-of-24), the 12th time this season hitting at least 80.0 percent of its free throws.
- The Spartans received 45 points from the bench, the seventh time this season with at least 40 points and the 16th time in 17 games with at least 25 points.
- Michigan State handed out 24 assists on 32 made field goals (75.0% assist rate).
- The 24 were tied for the second-most in a game this season.
- It was the 10th time this season with at least 20 assists.
- MSU scored 20 points on the fast break, the ninth time this season with at least 20 points.
- Frankie Fidler scored a team-high 18 points, his second time leading the team in scoring.
- The 18 points were the most he's scored at Michigan State in a game.
- He has scored in double figures eight time this season and 83 for his career.
- Fidler also grabbed a game-high seven rebounds, leading the Spartans in rebounds for the first time this season.
- Jaden Akins scored a team-high 16 points, his 14th time in double figures this year and the 48th of his career.
- Akins now has 1,020 career points, passing Joey Hauser for 56th place on the all-time scoring list … He needs six more points to pass Gary Harris for 55th place.
- Tre Holloman finished with 10 points and six assists.
- This was his fifth game in double figures and the 10th of his career.
- This was his fifth game with at least five assists.
- Jeremy Fears Jr. scored 8 points and handed out a team-high 7 assists.
- This was 12th game leading the team in assists and the 14th with at least five.
Michigan State closes out a two-game homestand on Sunday, Jan. 19, hosting No. 19 Illinois at the Breslin Center. Tipoff is slated for noon on CBS Spero Dedes and Clark Kellogg calling all of the action.
Team Stats
PSU
MSU
FG%
.528
.471
3FG%
.417
.261
FT%
.760
.833
RB
32
36
TO
14
10
STL
4
8
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Pts
18
FGM
8
3FGM
1
FTM
1
Pts
16
FGM
6
3FGM
3
FTM
1
Pts
10
FGM
3
3FGM
1
FTM
3
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