Jaden Akins scored 14 points, including six free throws in the final 34 seconds, and Jase Richardson added 13 points as No. 16 Michigan State earned its ninth straight win with a 78-68 Big Ten victory over Northwestern on Sunday at Evanston, Ill.
Jeremy Fears Jr. contributed 12 points and eight assists for the Spartans (14-2, 5-0), who seized a 47-28 halftime lead and went on to remain one of two Big Ten teams undefeated in league play.
Nick Martinelli paced the Wildcats (10-6, 1-4) with 27 points and Jalen Leach added 17. Brooks Barnhizer, Northwestern's No.