Michigan State 86-74 Oregon (8th February 2025) Game Recap

East Lansing, Mich .– Jase Richardson scored 18 of his career highs 29 points in the second half and lifted No. 9 Michigan State For a comeback 86-74 win over Oregon on Saturday, giving coach Tom Izzo 353 Big Ten wins to tie Bob Knight’s record.

The Spartans (19-5, 10-2) pulled with 14 points at the break and took over the game early in the second half with Richardson, who was a leader at both ends of the court.

The ducks (16-8, 5-8) lost Five straight matches for the first time since the 2013-2014 season.

Richardson’s father, former Michigan State Star and NBA player Jason Richardson, participated in the game as part of a reunion of the national masters in 2000.

Michigan State’s Jaxon Kholer had 14 points and 12 rebounds, three Holloman scored 13 and Jaden Akins added 10 points.

Oregon’s Jackson Shelstad scored 18 of his 22 points in the first half and helped his team lead 50-36 at the break, but didn’t get much help. Kwame Evans was the only other Ducks player in double figures and scored 10 points.

Takeaways

Oregon: Ducks showed their potential in the first half, looked like the team, who won its first nine games and started 13-1 with victories against Alabama and Texas A&M before playing as a falling team.

Michigan State: Richardson made the most of his first opportunity to start and fill for Jeremy Fear who was out with an illness. He approached the Michigan State Freshman record set by Miles Bridges in 2017 (33 points).

Keying moment

Richardson made back-to-back 3-pointers in the first half.

Key State

Richardson was 9 of 13 in an effective performance.

Up next

Michigan State hosts Indiana and Oregon hosts Northwestern on Tuesday night. Knight, who died in 2023, led Hoosiers from 1971 to 2000.

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