No. 6 Michigan State wasted little time taking control Thursday night, turning an early stumble into a lopsided 91-61 win over Toledo at the Breslin Center.
The Spartans shook off the Rockets’ opening basket and answered with a 17-0 burst, then kept pouring it on from there. By halftime, Michigan State had built a 48-25 cushion and never let Toledo back into the picture.
Freshman guard Jasiah Jervis led the way with a career-high 16 points, going 5-of-9 from the floor and 4-of-7 from 3-point range while adding five rebounds. Redshirt junior guard Jeremy Fears Jr. finished with 12 points and a game-high nine assists, sophomore forward Jordan Scott posted 12 points, nine rebounds and four assists, and senior forward Coen Carr chipped in 10 points and five boards.
Michigan State improved to 2-0, while Toledo dropped to 0-2.
Jervis was especially sharp in the first half, helping fuel the Spartans’ early separation. Carr scored five points during the opening run, while Jervis added six, including a 3-pointer off a pass from Scott that pushed the lead to 17-2 with 15:44 left in the half.
The margin kept growing from there. Freshman center Ethan Taylor knocked down a jumper, and Fears added a free throw to stretch the lead to 29-9 with 6:45 remaining before halftime. Michigan State’s biggest first-half advantage came on Jervis’ 3-pointer with 55 seconds left, making it 48-22 before Sean Jones closed the half with three free throws for Toledo.
The Rockets never got closer than 25 points after the break, and the Spartans’ largest lead came at 88-55 on another Jervis 3-pointer with 2:11 to play. Freshman guard Carlos Medlock Jr. finished things off with a late 3-pointer to seal the 30-point win.
Michigan State shot 50.9 percent overall, finishing 29-of-57 from the field, and was even better in the first half at 56.0 percent. The Spartans also connected on 10-of-24 from deep, outrebounded Toledo 52-27, grabbed 16 offensive boards and turned those into 27 second-chance points. MSU handed out 22 assists on its 29 made baskets.
The free throw line was the one place the Spartans didn’t have it all figured out, as they hit just 23-of-38.
The win carried plenty of milestones. Michigan State now leads the all-time series with Toledo, 8-3, and has won four straight in the matchup. The Spartans are 6-2 all-time at home against the Rockets, including 5-1 at the Breslin Center.
Tom Izzo’s career record moved to 766-310 in his 32nd season, and the victory was Michigan State’s 504th all-time at the Breslin Center. The Spartans are now 504-78 at home since the arena opened in 1989, including 430-63 under Izzo. Michigan State is also 169-47 all-time in November games, with a 110-4 mark at home in the month, while Izzo is 88-1 at home in November and 135-43 overall for the month.
Jervis wasn’t the only Spartan to reach a personal best. Anton Bonke scored 11 points and pulled down a game-high 13 rebounds for his first double-double as a Spartan.
It was the ninth double-double of his career after eight last season at Charlotte. Kur Teng added 11 points and three assists, and Kaleb Glenn scored 11 points in 12 minutes in his first game as a Spartan.
Glenn hadn’t played since March 19, 2025, when he was at Florida Atlantic.
Fears’ nine assists pushed his career total to 584, moving him past Drew Neitzel for seventh place on Michigan State’s all-time list. He needs 16 more to pass Eric Snow for sixth. He has now scored in double figures 42 times in his career, and his 12 points brought his career total to 856.
Carr reached double figures for the 39th time in his career and now has 852 career points. Scott’s line marked his ninth career game in double figures, and it was the first time he led the team in rebounds.
Michigan State heads to Chicago next week for a matchup with No. 2 Duke in the Champions Classic at the United Center.
Tipoff is set for 7 p.m. ET on ESPN.
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