No. 17 Michigan State stays unbeaten with 84-56 win over Detroit Mercy
AP
Nov 21, 2025
EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) Coen Carr scored 11 points in the opening seven minutes and finished with 13, and Jeremy Fears had 18 points and 11 assists to lead No. 17 Michigan State to an 84-56 win over Detroit Titans Mercy on Friday night.
The Spartans (5-0) followed up their 83-66 victory over No. 12 Kentucky in New York City with a rout at home against an overmatched team led by former Michigan State point guard and assistant coach Mark Montgomery.
Michigan State, which beat then- No. 14 Arkansas two weeks ago, will likely play a third game against an AP Top 25 team when it faces No. 18 North Carolina on Thanksgiving in Florida.
Carson Cooper scored 10 of his 12 points in the second half and Jaxon Kohler had nine of his 13 points after halftime, helping the Spartans coast to the lopsided win after getting off to a strong start.
The Titans (1-5) started 0 of 10 from the field and missed 16 of their first 18 shots before improving their shooting.
It was too late.
The Spartans led 17-4 midway through the first half and 41-25 at halftime.
Michigan State maintained a comfortable cushion, keeping fresh players on the court as coach Tom Izzo used an 11-man rotation before going even deeper down the bench late in the game.
One of the loudest cheers of the night came when Nick Sanders, son of Pro Football Hall of Famer Barry Sanders, made a 3-pointer with 1:10 left.
Detroit Mercy's Orlando Lovejoy had 14 points. Ayden Carter and TJ Nadeau each scored 10.
Detroit Mercy plays at DePaul on Sunday night.
Michigan State plays East Carolina on Tuesday.
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1st Half
DET
Titans
25
MIST
Spartans
41
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
(Spartans gains possession)
19:48
Trey Fort misses three point jump shot
19:46
Titans defensive rebound
19:24
Trey Fort blocks TJ Nadeau's two point jump shot
19:22
Coen Carr defensive rebound
19:17
+2
Jeremy Fears Jr. makes two point jump shot
0-2
18:50
Legend Geeter turnover (bad pass) (Carson Cooper steals)
18:39
Trey Fort turnover (bad pass)
18:16
Legend Geeter misses two point jump shot
18:14
Legend Geeter offensive rebound
18:11
Orlando Lovejoy misses two point jump shot
18:09
Titans offensive rebound
17:58
Ayden Carter misses two point jump shot
17:56
Coen Carr defensive rebound
17:44
+2
Coen Carr makes two point layup
0-4
17:44
TJ Nadeau shooting foul (Coen Carr draws the foul)
17:44
+1
Coen Carr makes regular free throw 1 of 1
0-5
17:33
Keshawn Fisher misses two point jump shot
17:31
Titans offensive rebound
17:31
Carson Cooper personal foul
17:26
Legend Geeter misses two point layup
17:24
Kur Teng defensive rebound
17:00
Kur Teng turnover (lost ball) (Keshawn Fisher steals)
16:54
Keshawn Fisher misses two point layup
16:52
Carson Cooper defensive rebound
16:47
+2
Kur Teng makes two point layup (Jeremy Fears Jr. assists)
0-7
16:47
Titans 30 second timeout
16:32
Keshawn Fisher misses three point jump shot
16:30
Ryan Kalambay offensive rebound
16:26
Lance Stone misses three point jump shot
16:24
Coen Carr defensive rebound
16:11
+3
Coen Carr makes three point jump shot (Jeremy Fears Jr. assists)
0-10
15:46
Carson Cooper personal foul
15:46
TV timeout
15:41
Keshawn Fisher misses three point jump shot
15:39
Jeremy Fears Jr. defensive rebound
15:36
Nate Johnson blocks Jeremy Fears Jr.'s two point layup
15:34
Nate Johnson defensive rebound
15:28
+2
Nate Johnson makes two point jump shot
2-10
15:15
Jaxon Kohler misses three point jump shot
15:13
Lance Stone defensive rebound
15:08
Keshawn Fisher misses two point jump shot
15:06
Cam Ward defensive rebound
15:05
Ryan Kalambay personal foul
14:51
Jeremy Fears Jr. misses three point jump shot
14:49
Nate Johnson defensive rebound
14:37
Jesse McCulloch personal foul
14:36
Tyler Spratt misses two point jump shot
14:34
Cam Ward defensive rebound
14:30
Nate Johnson personal foul (Coen Carr draws the foul)
14:30
+1
Coen Carr makes regular free throw 1 of 2
2-11
14:30
+1
Coen Carr makes regular free throw 2 of 2
2-12
14:16
London Maiden misses two point hook shot
14:14
Tyler Spratt offensive rebound
13:56
+2
Lance Stone makes two point layup
4-12
13:49
Jeremy Fears Jr. misses two point jump shot
13:47
Ryan Kalambay defensive rebound
13:24
Tyler Spratt misses three point jump shot
13:22
Cam Ward defensive rebound
13:12
+3
Coen Carr makes three point jump shot (Jeremy Fears Jr. assists)
4-15
12:40
Lance Stone misses three point jump shot
12:38
Jesse McCulloch defensive rebound
12:33
Jeremy Fears Jr. misses two point jump shot
12:31
Jesse McCulloch offensive rebound
12:30
Ryan Kalambay shooting foul (Jesse McCulloch draws the foul)
12:30
+1
Jesse McCulloch makes regular free throw 1 of 2
4-16
12:30
+1
Jesse McCulloch makes regular free throw 2 of 2
4-17
12:21
Lance Stone turnover (bad pass) (Divine Ugochukwu steals)
12:16
Divine Ugochukwu misses two point layup
12:14
Lance Stone defensive rebound
12:09
Jump ball. (Titans gains possession)
11:53
Legend Geeter offensive foul
11:53
Legend Geeter turnover (offensive foul)
11:53
TV timeout
11:47
Jordan Scott misses two point jump shot
11:45
Legend Geeter defensive rebound
11:33
Jesse McCulloch blocks Ayden Carter's two point layup
11:31
Titans offensive rebound
11:11
+2
Xavier Istomin-Monroe makes two point hook shot (Jared Lary assists)
6-17
10:53
+2
Cam Ward makes two point dunk (Divine Ugochukwu assists)
6-19
10:36
+2
Orlando Lovejoy makes two point jump shot
8-19
10:15
Xavier Istomin-Monroe blocks Cam Ward's two point layup
10:13
Legend Geeter defensive rebound
10:06
+3
Ayden Carter makes three point jump shot (Orlando Lovejoy assists)
11-19
9:53
Cam Ward offensive foul
9:53
Cam Ward turnover (offensive foul)
9:39
Orlando Lovejoy misses two point jump shot
9:37
Coen Carr defensive rebound
9:23
+2
Jesse McCulloch makes two point jump shot
11-21
9:05
+2
Orlando Lovejoy makes two point jump shot
13-21
9:04
Jesse McCulloch personal foul
8:55
Jeremy Fears Jr. personal foul (Orlando Lovejoy draws the foul)
8:43
Legend Geeter misses three point jump shot
8:41
Trey Fort defensive rebound
8:34
+2
Jeremy Fears Jr. makes two point layup (Trey Fort assists)
13-23
8:19
Ayden Carter turnover (double dribble)
7:59
+2
Carson Cooper makes two point dunk (Jeremy Fears Jr. assists)
13-25
7:30
London Maiden offensive foul
7:30
London Maiden turnover (offensive foul)
7:30
TV timeout
7:23
+2
Jaxon Kohler makes two point jump shot (Jeremy Fears Jr. assists)
13-27
7:04
+2
Ayden Carter makes two point jump shot (London Maiden assists)