Jaden Akins scored a game-high 18 points to lead host Michigan State to an 89-52 win over Nebraska in East Lansing on Saturday in a Big Ten contest. Akins went 4 of 8 from 3-point range to help lead the attack for the Spartans (8-2, 2-0 Big Ten), who have won three straight and six of their last seven. Jase Richardson came off of the bench and scored 16 points on 5-of-7 shooting from the field. Xavier Booker scored 11 points and Jaxon Kohler added eight points and 12 rebounds to flank Akins for Michigan State. The Spartans shot 51.
Huge second half powers Michigan State past Nebraska
