National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Michigan St. 73, Minnesota 51
When: 8:00 PM ET, Tuesday, January 28, 2025
Where: Jack Breslin Student Events Center, East Lansing, Michigan
Officials: # Paul Szelc, # Deldre Carr, # Kelly Pfeifer
Attendance: 14797

Tre Holloman scored 12 points, all on 4-of-7 shooting from 3-point range, and No. 7 Michigan State cruised to a 73-51 win over Minnesota in a Big Ten Conference matchup Tuesday night in East Lansing, Mich.

Jaden Akins and Xavier Booker added 10 points each for Michigan State (18-2, 9-0 Big Ten), which won its 13th consecutive game. Carson Cooper scored nine points and grabbed 11 rebounds, and Jaxon Kohler finished with eight points and seven boards.

Dawson Garcia scored 21 points on 9-for-16 shooting to lead Minnesota (11-10, 3-7), which had a three-game winning streak end. Mike Mitchell Jr., Isaac Asuma and Lu'Cye Patterson finished with eight points apiece for the Golden Gophers, who fell short in their bid to knock off a ranked opponent for the third time in the past four games.

Michigan State posted a 40-22 advantage on the glass. The Spartans also dominated in second-chance points (13-4) and points in the paint (30-20).

Minnesota pulled within 56-43 with 6:53 to go when Garcia drew a foul on Kohler and made a pair of free throws.

The Spartans responded with an 8-0 run to increase their advantage to 64-43 with 5:16 remaining. Coen Carr punctuated the run with a dunk and a free throw.

Michigan State surged to a 36-16 lead at the half.

The Spartans sprinted to an 11-3 lead in the first nine minutes and never looked back. Szymon Zapala scored on a layup, Akins made a jump shot and Booker sank another jump shot to mark the first six points of the game.

A 3-pointer by Kohler pushed the Spartans' lead to 21-8 with 5:39 left in the half.

Holloman drained three consecutive 3-pointers as part of an 11-0 run that put Michigan State on top 32-12 with 1:26 remaining in the half.

Minnesota never led. The Spartans had the lead for 38:54, and the remaining 1:06 was as the teams were tied at 0-0.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Minnesota   Michigan St.
Dawson Garcia 21 Scoring Tre Holloman 12
Femi Odukale 5 Assists Jase Richardson 8
Dawson Garcia 5 Rebounds Carson Cooper 11
Dawson Garcia 2 Free Throws Made Xavier Booker 4
Isaac Asuma 2 Steals Coen Carr 3
Femi Odukale 2 Blocks Carson Cooper 3
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Minnesota 51 41.2 6-17 3-5 15 20 5 6 12
Michigan St. 73 44.6 8-25 15-20 20 40 6 7 9