Holloman Scores Career-High 20 Points to Lead Three in Double Figures as No. 8 Michigan State Beats Michigan, 79-62

EAST LANSING, Mich. – Junior guard Tre Holloman scored a career-high 20 points and No. 8 Michigan State opened up a 22-point lead at the half en route to a 79-62 win over No. 17 Michigan to close out the 2024-25 regular season on Sunday afternoon at the Breslin Center.

Holloman scored 11 of his 20 points in the opening half as MSU opened up a 50-28 lead and then hit key baskets down the stretch as the Spartans pulled away.

Freshman guard Jase Richardson finished with 18 points, five rebounds and three assists, while senior guard Jaden Akins added 11 points, five rebounds, three assists and two steals.

Records
Michigan State improves to 26-5 overall and 17-3 in the Big Ten Conference, while Michigan falls to 22-9 overall and 14-6 in league play.

Recap

Michigan State led by as many as 25 points (61-36) early in the second half before the Wolverines pulled to within 11 points, 61-50, with 9:23 left in the game on free throws from Vlad Goldin.
Richardson immediately followed with a 3-pointer from the wing, giving MSU a 64-50 lead with 8:56 left to play.
Holloman followed with a pair of jumpers, the second with 5:40 left, giving the Spartans a 69-54 lead and Michigan got no closer the rest of the way.
Akins hit a jumper with 1:20 left to push the lead back to 17 points, 77-60, and senior center Szymon Zapala put back a layup to give the Spartans a 79-60 lead with 40 seconds left.
In the final minute, senior forward Frankie Fidler, Zapala and Akins, with 37 seconds left, were subbed out to continue the tradition of kissing the Spartan at mid-court on their last home game.
The Spartans went into the break with a 22-point lead (50-28) and extended it to 24 points, 55-31, on a 3-pointer from junior forward Jaxon Kohler at the 17:04 mark.
Michigan responded with a 12-6 run over 4:04 and pulled to within 18 points, 61-43, on a layup from Danny Wolf at the 11:53 mark.
The Spartans came out on fire to start the game, opening up an early 15-6 lead on a 3-pointer from Holloman at 14:10 and extending it to 20-6 on a jumper from the junior guard at 12:21.
The lead was trimmed to 10 points, 23-13, before MSU responded with a 10-2 run over 1:31 and took a 33-15 lead on a 3-pointer from Richardson with 6:38 to play before the break.
MSU took a 20-point lead on a baseline dunk from Richardson with 1:48 left and a 3-pointer from Holloman at the 1-minute mark gave the Spartans their biggest lead, 50-26.

Key Stats

Michigan State scored 50 points in the first half, connecting on 47.1 percent of their field goals, hitting seven 3-pointers.
The Spartans scored 18 points in the first half off 11 Michigan turnovers.
The Spartans limited Michigan to 36.5 percent shooting from the floor (19-of-52), including 12.5 percent (3-of-24) from 3-point land.
MSU had a 39-30 edge in rebounding, collected 12 offensive rebounds and scored 12 second-chance points.
The Spartans hit 83.3 percent of their free throws (20-of-24), including 11-of-12 in the first half.

Notes

Michigan State trails in the head-to-head series with Michigan, 92-104.
- The Spartans have won the last four games between the teams.
- MSU is 56-38 all-time at home against Michigan, including a 25-8 record at the Breslin Center.
Michigan State Head Coach Tom Izzo is 36-21 all-time against Michigan.
Izzo's career record is now 733-300.
Izzo is now 360-173 all-time in the Big Ten, extending his lead among Big Ten coaches all-time for conference wins.
Michigan State has won 11 Big Ten Regular Season titles under Izzo, tied for the most in Big Ten Conference history.
The team's 26 regular season wins are the most sine the 2017-18 team won 28 games.
MSU's 17 Big Ten wins since the league expanded the conference season to 20 games.
Michigan State closed out the regular season with a 15-1 record at home, including a 9-1 mark in Big Ten play.
- The 9 conference home wins are the most since the 2018-19 team won nine games.
The Spartans have an 18-0 record when leading at home.
Michigan State scored 50 points in the first half, the most against an opponent in the first half of a game this season.
Michigan State finished the game shooting 44.6 percent from the floor (25-of-56), 26th time this season shooting at least 40.0 percent.
Michigan State out-shot Michigan (44.6% to 36.5%) and is 25-1 when shooting better than its opponent.
Michigan State out-rebounded its opponent for the 28th time this season and has a 24-4 record in those situations.
Michigan State is 24-0 when scoring at least 70 points.
The Spartans are 17-1 when holding opponents to 69 points or fewer.
The Spartans received 32 points from the bench, the 23rd time in 30 games with at least 30 points.
Tre Holloman scored a career-high 20 points to lead the Spartans.
- It was his 12th game in double figures this year and the 18th of his career.
- He has led the team in scoring four times this year and five in his career.
Jase Richardson scored 18 points, grabbed five rebounds and handed out three assists.
- This was his 18th game scoring in double figures and his ninth-straight game with at least 10 points.
Jaden Akins finished with 11 points, five rebounds, three assists and two steals.
- This was his 25th game scoring in double figures this season and the 59th of his career.
- Akins now has 1,179 career points, passing Lee Lafayette (1966-69) for 41st place and he needs five points to pass Shannon Brown (2003-06) for 40th place.
Jaxon Kohler scored 15 points and grabbed a team-high six rebounds.
- He has scored in double figures nine times this season and 11 for his career.
- It was his 16th time leading the team in rebounds this year and the 19th of his career.
Jeremy Fears Jr. finished with seven points and a game-high six assists.
- He has led the team in assists 16 times this year and 17 for his career.
Carson Cooper scored four points and grabbed a team-high eight rebounds.
- He has led the team in rebounds five times this year and 12 for his career.

Up Next
Michigan State, the No. 1 seed in next week's Big Ten Tournament, plays next on Friday, March 14 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.

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