DETROIT. (WILX) – Junior forward Coen Carr scored a career-high 22 points, including 16 in the second half, as No. 9 Michigan State held off Oakland, 79-70, in front of 15,789 at Little Caesars Arena in downtown Detroit on Saturday afternoon.
Junior forward Coen Carr scored a career-high 22 points, including 16 in the second half, as No. 9 Michigan State held off Oakland, 79-70.
Carr his 8-of-13 shots from the floor and 5-of-7 from the free throw line, while grabbing seven rebounds, adding two assists and two blocked shots.Senior forward Jaxon Kohler had seventh double-double of the season, and third-straight, with 13 points and a game-high 13 rebounds, senior center Carson Cooper added 15 points, five rebounds and three blocked shots and sophomore guard Kur Teng added 10 points and five assists.
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Michigan State improves to 11-1 overall, while Oakland falls to 6-7.
Michigan State takes a break for the Christmas holiday and returns to the Breslin Center on Monday, Dec. 29, hosting Cornell at the Breslin Center (7 p.m., FS1).
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