New Mexico Lobos vs. Michigan State Spartans

Mar 23, 2025

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
UNM	31	32	63
MSU	29	42	71

Game Recap

Michigan State reaches 16th Sweet 16 under Tom Izzo with 71-63 March Madness win over New Mexico. Jaden Akins scored 16 points, including a 3-pointer that put Michigan State ahead to stay, and coach Tom Izzo took the Spartans to the Sweet 16 for the 16th time with a 71-63 victory over New Mexico on Sunday night.

Player Stats

NEW MEXICO	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
8Filip Borovicanin	28	1-4	1-2	1-2	7	0	0	0	2	3	4
22Mustapha Amzil	35	6-8	2-3	0-0	4	0	1	0	1	3	14
23Nelly Junior Joseph	29	7-9	0-0	2-4	7	1	2	0	1	5	16
2Donovan Dent	38	7-18	0-0	0-0	2	6	0	0	4	1	14
3Tru Washington	35	3-11	0-5	2-4	3	0	1	1	0	3	8
24Jovan Milicevic	7	1-1	1-1	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	2	3
6Atiki Ally Atiki	9	1-1	0-0	0-0	3	0	0	0	1	2	2
1Braden Appelhans	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
0CJ Noland	17	1-4	0-2	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	3	2
TOTAL	-	27-5648.2%	4-1330.8%	5-1050.0%	28	7	5	1	9	22	63

MICHIGAN STATE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
0Jaxon Kohler	17	2-3	0-0	0-0	2	1	0	0	1	1	4
10Szymon Zapala	11	2-3	0-0	0-0	5	0	0	1	1	2	4
11Jase Richardson	30	1-10	0-5	4-4	4	4	2	0	1	2	6
1Jeremy Fears Jr.	27	0-2	0-0	5-8	3	2	1	1	1	1	5
3Jaden Akins	30	7-11	2-4	0-0	1	1	0	1	2	0	16
8Frankie Fidler	18	4-7	0-1	2-5	1	1	0	1	0	2	10
55Coen Carr	25	2-3	0-0	4-4	6	1	0	1	1	0	8
15Carson Cooper	17	1-2	0-0	2-3	8	0	0	1	2	3	4
5Tre Holloman	25	5-13	2-5	2-4	1	4	3	1	0	0	14
TOTAL	-	24-5444.4%	4-1526.7%	19-2867.9%	31	14	6	7	9	11	71

Play-by-Play

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1st halfUNMMSU

(20:00) Start game.
(19:57) Jump Ball won by New Mexico.
(19:57) Jump Ball lost by Michigan State.
(19:42) Foul on Szymon Zapala.
+2 (19:26) Mustapha Amzil made Jumper.
20
(19:08) Szymon Zapala Turnover.
+2 (18:59) Nelly Junior Joseph made Jumper. Assisted by Donovan Dent.
40
(18:30) Jaden Akins missed Jumper.
(18:27) Filip Borovicanin Defensive Rebound.
+3 (18:14) Filip Borovicanin made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Donovan Dent.
70
(18:01) Foul on Tru Washington.
(17:40) Jaden Akins missed Three Point Jumper.
(17:37) Carson Cooper Offensive Rebound.
(17:33) Jase Richardson missed Three Point Jumper.
(17:30) Filip Borovicanin Defensive Rebound.
(17:09) Tru Washington missed Three Point Jumper.
(17:04) Jase Richardson Defensive Rebound.
+2 (17:02) Jaxon Kohler made Layup. Assisted by Jase Richardson.
72
(16:46) Nelly Junior Joseph Turnover.
(16:22) Jaxon Kohler missed Layup.
(16:20) Tru Washington Defensive Rebound.
(15:59) Tru Washington missed Jumper.
(15:59) Tre Holloman Block.
(15:58) Mustapha Amzil Offensive Rebound.
+3 (15:57) Mustapha Amzil made Three Point Jumper.
102
+3 (15:24) Tre Holloman made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jase Richardson.
105
(15:07) Donovan Dent missed Layup.
(15:05) Carson Cooper Defensive Rebound.
+2 (15:01) Jaden Akins made Layup. Assisted by Tre Holloman.
107
+2 (14:43) Nelly Junior Joseph made Layup.
127
+2 (14:36) Carson Cooper made Layup. Assisted by Jaden Akins.
129
+2 (14:08) Mustapha Amzil made Layup.
149
+2 (13:46) Tre Holloman made Layup.
1411
+2 (13:23) Mustapha Amzil made Layup.
1611
(13:17) Foul on Filip Borovicanin.
(13:08) Carson Cooper Turnover.
(12:49) Donovan Dent missed Jumper.
(12:48) Michigan State Deadball Team Rebound.
(12:48) Foul on Nelly Junior Joseph.
(12:21) Tre Holloman missed Layup.
(12:19) Nelly Junior Joseph Defensive Rebound.
(12:07) Nelly Junior Joseph missed Jumper.
(12:04) Jeremy Fears Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(11:54) Foul on CJ Noland.
+1 (11:54) Frankie Fidler made Free Throw.
1612
+1 (11:54) Frankie Fidler made Free Throw.
1613
+2 (11:30) Donovan Dent made Jumper.
1813
(11:21) Tre Holloman missed Three Point Jumper.
(11:19) Filip Borovicanin Defensive Rebound.
+2 (11:03) CJ Noland made Layup.
2013
(10:44) Foul on Mustapha Amzil.
(10:44) Tre Holloman missed Free Throw.
(10:44) Michigan State Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (10:44) Tre Holloman made Free Throw.
2014
(10:31) Nelly Junior Joseph missed Layup.
(10:27) Coen Carr Defensive Rebound.
(10:25) Coen Carr Turnover.
(10:09) CJ Noland missed Three Point Jumper.
(10:06) Jaxon Kohler Defensive Rebound.
(9:57) Jaxon Kohler Turnover.
+2 (9:43) Atiki Ally Atiki made Layup.
2214
(9:24) Jase Richardson missed Three Point Jumper.
(9:20) Jase Richardson Offensive Rebound.
(9:18) Jase Richardson missed Jumper.
(9:14) Jovan Milicevic Defensive Rebound.
+2 (9:10) Donovan Dent made Jumper.
2414
(8:50) Foul on Atiki Ally Atiki.
(8:50) Jeremy Fears Jr. missed Free Throw.
(8:50) Michigan State Deadball Team Rebound.
(8:50) Jeremy Fears Jr. missed Free Throw.
(8:49) Tru Washington Defensive Rebound.
(8:32) Donovan Dent missed Jumper.
(8:31) Atiki Ally Atiki Offensive Rebound.
(8:31) Foul on Carson Cooper.
(8:12) Donovan Dent Turnover.
(8:12) Tre Holloman Steal.
+2 (7:45) Jaden Akins made Dunk. Assisted by Frankie Fidler.
2416
(7:12) Tru Washington missed Three Point Jumper.
(7:08) Carson Cooper Defensive Rebound.
(7:00) Jase Richardson missed Three Point Jumper.
(6:57) Mustapha Amzil Defensive Rebound.
(6:52) Foul on Carson Cooper.
(6:52) Filip Borovicanin missed Free Throw.
(6:52) New Mexico Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (6:52) Filip Borovicanin made Free Throw.
2516
(6:35) Frankie Fidler missed Three Point Jumper.
(6:30) Coen Carr Offensive Rebound.
+2 (6:20) Coen Carr made Layup.
2518
(6:08) Donovan Dent missed Layup.
(6:08) Frankie Fidler Block.
(6:04) Szymon Zapala Defensive Rebound.
(6:00) Tre Holloman missed Three Point Jumper.
(5:55) Nelly Junior Joseph Defensive Rebound.
(5:37) Foul on Frankie Fidler.
(5:37) Tru Washington missed Free Throw.
(5:37) New Mexico Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (5:37) Tru Washington made Free Throw.
2618
(5:18) Tre Holloman missed Jumper.
(5:15) Mustapha Amzil Defensive Rebound.
(5:09) Tru Washington missed Three Point Jumper.
(5:05) Szymon Zapala Defensive Rebound.
+1 (5:02) Jeremy Fears Jr. made Free Throw.
2619
(5:02) Foul on CJ Noland.
+1 (5:02) Jeremy Fears Jr. made Free Throw.
2620
+3 (4:41) Mustapha Amzil made Three Point Jumper.
2920
+2 (4:27) Coen Carr made Layup. Assisted by Tre Holloman.
2922
(4:10) Foul on Jase Richardson.
(3:59) Tru Washington missed Layup.
(3:59) Szymon Zapala Block.
(3:55) Coen Carr Defensive Rebound.
+2 (3:53) Jaden Akins made Layup. Assisted by Coen Carr.
2924
(3:18) New Mexico Turnover.
(3:01) Jase Richardson missed Jumper.
(2:58) Coen Carr Offensive Rebound.
(2:49) Jeremy Fears Jr. missed Jumper.
(2:46) Donovan Dent Defensive Rebound.
(2:31) Filip Borovicanin Turnover.
(2:31) Jase Richardson Steal.
(2:27) Jase Richardson Turnover.
(2:27) Tru Washington Steal.
(2:16) Filip Borovicanin missed Three Point Jumper.
(2:14) Michigan State Defensive Rebound.
+2 (2:03) Tre Holloman made Layup.
2926
(1:46) Donovan Dent missed Layup.
(1:42) Jeremy Fears Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+2 (1:40) Jaden Akins made Dunk.
2928
(1:10) Foul on Jaxon Kohler.
+1 (1:10) Nelly Junior Joseph made Free Throw.
3028
+1 (1:10) Nelly Junior Joseph made Free Throw.
3128
(1:00) Foul on Nelly Junior Joseph.
(1:00) Tre Holloman missed Free Throw.
(1:00) Michigan State Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (1:00) Tre Holloman made Free Throw.
3129
(0:41) Foul on Mustapha Amzil.
(0:41) Mustapha Amzil Turnover.
(0:15) Jaden Akins missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:11) Atiki Ally Atiki Defensive Rebound.
(0:02) Donovan Dent missed Jumper.
(0:01) Filip Borovicanin Offensive Rebound.
(0:00) Filip Borovicanin missed Jumper.
(0:00) Michigan State Deadball Team Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

UNM

MSU

63Points71

27-56(48.2%)Field Goal(%)24-54(44.4%)

4-13(30.8%)3-Point(%)4-15(26.7%)

5-10(50.0%)Free Throw(%)19-28(67.9%)

28(6)Rebounds(Offensive)34(11)

7Assists14

5Steals6

1Blocks7

10Turnovers9

22(0)Fouls(Technical)11(0)

10Largest Lead10

Game Details

Sunday, March 23, 2025 · 8:50 PM

Breslin Center · East Lansing, MI

attendance: 15,791 (106.7%)

tv: TNT