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Jeremy Fears Jr. scored a career-high 21 points and added 11 assists for No. 9 Michigan State as the Spartans overcame a sluggish start to beat Cornell 114-97 on Monday night.
Coen Carr had 19 points and six rebounds, and Trey Fort scored 14 points. Divine Ugochukwu added 12 points and Jaxon Kohler had 11 points and 10 rebounds.
Fears’ previous high was 19 points against North Carolina on Nov. 27.
Michigan State (12-1) tied a season-high in points and also allowed a season-high in its final non-conference game. Its final total was the highest production since Dec. 13, 2008, when the Spartans had 118 against Alcorn State.
The Spartans hadn’t given up more than 72 points in any game this season. Their highest score last season was 92 points against Toledo on December 16th.
Cooper Noard led Cornell (6-6) with 19 points. Adam Hinton and Jake Fiegen each added 15 points.
The schools had not faced each other since November 24, 2000.
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Cornell: Hosts Alfred State Friday night.
Michigan State: At Nebraska Friday night.
Report from the Associated Press.
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