Tuesday, January 13
East Lansing, Mich.
7 PM
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Photo by: Matthew Mitchell Photography
Fears Scores Career-Best 23 Points to Lead Four in Double Figures as No. 12 Michigan State Beats Indiana, 81-60
1/13/2026 9:38:00 PM | Men's Basketball
EAST LANSING, Mich. – Redshirt sophomore guard Jeremy Fears Jr. scored a career-high 23 points and added 10 assists as No. 12 Michigan State used a 20-0 run in the second half and beat Indiana, 81-60, on Tuesday night at the Breslin Center.
Fears scored 19 of his career-best 23 points in the first half and had his fourth double-double of the season to lead four players in double figures.
Senior forward Jaxon Kohler had his 10th double-double of the season with 16 points and 10 rebounds, sophomore guard Kur Teng added 11 points and freshman forward Jordan Scott scored a career-high 11 points, with three rebounds, two assists and two steals.
Records
Michigan State improves to 15-2 overall and 5-1 in the Big Ten Conference, while Indiana falls to 12-5 overall and 3-3 in league play.
Recap
Michigan State hits the road for a West Coast, traveling to play at Washington on Saturday, Jan. 17. The game tips off at 6 p.m. (ET) on BTN, with Aaron Goldsmith and Don McLean on the call.
Fears scored 19 of his career-best 23 points in the first half and had his fourth double-double of the season to lead four players in double figures.
Senior forward Jaxon Kohler had his 10th double-double of the season with 16 points and 10 rebounds, sophomore guard Kur Teng added 11 points and freshman forward Jordan Scott scored a career-high 11 points, with three rebounds, two assists and two steals.
Records
Michigan State improves to 15-2 overall and 5-1 in the Big Ten Conference, while Indiana falls to 12-5 overall and 3-3 in league play.
Recap
- Michigan State trailed for more than 10 minutes in the first half but used a pair of runs to go in to the break with a 39-32 lead.
- Indiana opened the second half with a 3-pointer from Lamar Wilkerson and slowly whittled the MSU lead away, pulling to within 49-48 on an alley-oop to Reed Bailey and tying the game at 51-all on a jumper from Wilkerson at 13:11.
- Sophomore guard Divine Ugochukwu scored on a layup to give MSU a 53-51 lead but it was short-lived after a dunk from Wilkerson at 11:19, tying the game at 53-all.
- Freshman forward Jordan Scott followed with a jumper to give MSU a 55-53 lead and triggered a 19-0 run over 5:38 as the Spartans took a 72-53 lead following free throws from senior center Carson Cooper with 7:34 left to play. Scott and classmate Cam Ward scored eight of the team's first 10 points during the run.
- Indiana would not get closer than 17 points (72-55) the rest of the way and Michigan State took its biggest lead, 81-55, with 2:35 left when Fears fed Cooper for an alley-oop, his 10th assist of the game.
- The Spartans went into the half with a 39-32 lead after a 19-point first half from Fears.
- MSU had an early 8-6 lead on a layup from Fears (15:06), but the Hoosiers used an 11-2 run and took a 17-10 lead on a 3-pointer from Wilkerson with 11:08 on the clock.
- Indiana led 20-15 before MSU used a 9-2 run, taking a 24-22 lead on a 3-pointer from Scott at 5:18.
- The Spartans lead was 26-25 after a three-point play from IU's Tayton Conerway and MSU responded with a 10-2 run and took a 36-27 lead on a layup from Kohler with 2:28 to play.
- A 3-pointer from sophomore guard Kur Teng with 1:02 to play gave MSU the seven-point lead (39-32
- Michigan State shot 50.9 percent from the floor (27-of-53), including 57.7 percent in the second half (15-of-26).
- The Spartans had a 37-19 advantage in rebounding and out-scored Indiana, 32-22, in the paint, including 20-12 in the second half.
- MSU scored 25 points on the fast break.
- The Spartans held Indiana to a season-low 60 points.
- MSU received 27 points from its bench.
- Michigan State trails the all-time series with Indiana, 74-60, and ended a two-game losing streak to the Hoosiers.
- The Spartans are 42-24 all-time at home against IU, including a 23-4 record at the Breslin Center.
- MSU Head Coach Tom Izzo is now 30-20 all-time vs. Indiana.
- Izzo's career record is now 752-304 in his 31st year at the helm of the MSU program.
- The Spartans have an all-time record of 172-43 under Izzo in December, including a 120-16 record at the Breslin Center.
- Michigan State now has an all-time record of 497-77 (.866) since the Breslin Center opened in 1989.
- MSU is 10-1 at home this year.
- The Spartans are 12-1 when leading at the half.
- Michigan State scored 81 points, the eighth time this season with at least 80 points.
- The Spartans 8-0 when scoring at least 80 and 14-0 when scoring at least 70 points.
- MSU held Indiana to 60 points, the sixth time holding an opponent to less than 60 points.
- The Spartans are 6-1 when holding opponents below 60 and 12-2 when holding opponents below 70 points.
- Michigan State shot 50.9 percent from the floor (27-of-53), the eighth time this season hitting at least 50 percent.
- Indiana shot 42.9 percent from the floor (21-of-49), just the fifth team to shoot above 40 percent against MSU.
- The Spartans out-shot IU (50.9 to 42.9) and MSU is 15-2 when out-shooting their opponent.
- MSU is 15-2 when holding opponents to below 50 percent from the floor.
- MSU controlled the battle of the boards (37-19) for the 15th time this season.
- The Spartans are 15-1 when outrebounding their opponent.
- The Spartans collected 13 offensive rebounds, the 16th game with at least 10 on the offensive glass.
- Jeremy Fears Jr. scored a career-high 23 points and handed out a game-high 10 assists.
- This was his fourth double-double of the season and fifth of his career.
- He has scored in double figures 11 times this year and 23 for his career.
- This was his second career game with at least 20 points.
- Fears has seven games this year with at least 10 assists, nine for his career.
- He has led the team in assists 16 times this year and 38 for his career.
- This was his fourth time leading the team in scoring, the fifth of his career.
- He had a streak of 21-straight free throws made end in the first half.
- Senior forward Jaxon Kohler added 16 points and grabbed a game-high 10 rebounds.
- This was his 10th double-double of the season and the 19th of his career.
- He has scored in double figures 17 times this year and 29 for his career.
- Kohler has grabbed at least 10 rebounds 10 time this year and 22 for his career.
- This was the 10th time leading the team in rebounding this season and the 30th of his career.
- Freshman forward Jordan Scott scored a career-high 11 points and played a Big Ten career-best 21 minutes.
- Sophomore guard Kur Teng scored 11 points, his seventh game in double figures this season and the fifth time in the last seven games.
Michigan State hits the road for a West Coast, traveling to play at Washington on Saturday, Jan. 17. The game tips off at 6 p.m. (ET) on BTN, with Aaron Goldsmith and Don McLean on the call.
Team Stats
IND
MSU
FG%
.429
.509
3FG%
.323
.308
FT%
.727
.792
RB
19
37
TO
14
15
STL
8
8
Game Leaders
Pts
23
FGM
8
3FGM
1
FTM
6
Pts
16
FGM
5
3FGM
1
FTM
5
Pts
11
FGM
4
3FGM
3
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
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