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Zapala scores season-high 15 points as No. 18 Michigan State holds off Ohio State 69-62

AP
Jan 03, 2025

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Szymon Zapala scored a season-high 15 points and No. 18 Michigan State made 8 of 10 free throws to hold off Ohio State 69-62 on Friday night for its third straight win to start Big Ten play.

Zapala fueled a 12-0 run to build a 14-point lead for the Spartans (12-2, 3-0). However, the Buckeyes rallied as John Mobley Jr. hit a 3 and Bruce Thornton followed with a jumper with 8:47 left to go up, 50-49.

Ohio State (9-5, 1-2) then committed turnovers on three straight possessions. After Thornton's second turnover in under a minute Xavier Booker drove the length of the floor for a three-point play. Tre Holloman drilled a 3 and Booker dunked to give Michigan State a 57-50 lead. Micah Parrish hit two 3-pointers and Mobley added a third, but the Spartans finished hitting 8 of 10 from the line.

Jaden Akins was 5 for 6 from the free-throw line, hitting 3 of 4 in the final minute, to finish with 14 points for Michigan State. Coen Carr was 7 for 8 at the line and added 11 points. Jaxon Kohler grabbed 10 rebounds.

Parrish was 3 of 6 from 3-point range and finished with 13 points to lead Ohio State. Thornton finished with 10 points.

Michigan State was able to attack the rim consistently.

Ohio State shot 36.7% from the floor at home, hitting 22 of 60 from the field including 7 of 27 on 3s.

After Ohio State used a 7-0 run to take a 50-49 lead, Booker turned a turnover by Thornton into a three-point play to put the Spartans back in front.

Michigan State scored 56 of its 69 points either in the paint or from the free-throw line.

Michigan State hosts Washington on Thursday, and Ohio State plays at Minnesota on Monday.

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1st Half
MIST
Spartans
37
OSU
Buckeyes
29

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Spartans gains possession)
19:47		Jaxon Kohler turnover
19:12		Szymon Zapala blocks Micah Parrish's two point jump shot
19:10		Jaxon Kohler defensive rebound
19:01	+2	Jaxon Kohler makes two point layup (Szymon Zapala assists)	2-0
18:44		Sean Stewart misses two point jump shot
18:42		Szymon Zapala defensive rebound
18:20		Jaden Akins misses three point jump shot
18:18		Jaxon Kohler offensive rebound
18:18	+2	Jaxon Kohler makes two point layup	4-0
17:48	+2	John Mobley Jr. makes two point jump shot	4-2
17:38		Jaxon Kohler misses three point jump shot
17:36		Devin Royal defensive rebound
17:29	+3	Micah Parrish makes three point jump shot (John Mobley Jr. assists)	4-5
17:07	+2	Jaxon Kohler makes two point jump shot	6-5
16:49		Devin Royal offensive foul
16:49		Devin Royal turnover (offensive foul)
16:28		Aaron Bradshaw blocks Jeremy Fears Jr.'s two point jump shot
16:26		Coen Carr offensive rebound
16:23		Jase Richardson misses three point jump shot
16:21		Bruce Thornton defensive rebound
16:19		Bruce Thornton misses three point jump shot
16:17		Jaxon Kohler defensive rebound
16:11		Jase Richardson turnover (lost ball) (John Mobley Jr. steals)
15:53		Aaron Bradshaw misses three point jump shot
15:51		Jeremy Fears Jr. defensive rebound
15:41		Aaron Bradshaw shooting foul
15:41		TV timeout
15:41	+1	Jase Richardson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	7-5
15:41		Jase Richardson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
15:41		Sean Stewart defensive rebound
15:11		Ques Glover misses three point jump shot
15:09		Buckeyes turnover (shot clock violation)
14:46		Jase Richardson misses three point jump shot
14:44		Micah Parrish personal foul
14:27	+2	Xavier Booker makes two point jump shot	9-5
14:13		Micah Parrish misses three point jump shot
14:11		Xavier Booker defensive rebound
14:03		Xavier Booker misses three point jump shot
14:01		Sean Stewart defensive rebound
13:57	+2	Ques Glover makes two point jump shot	9-7
13:35		Xavier Booker misses three point jump shot
13:33		Jase Richardson offensive rebound
13:22		Jase Richardson turnover (lost ball) (Micah Parrish steals)
13:11		Jaden Akins personal foul
13:04	+2	Aaron Bradshaw makes two point layup (Ques Glover assists)	9-9
12:46		Frankie Fidler misses two point jump shot
12:44		Devin Royal defensive rebound
12:34		Ques Glover misses three point jump shot
12:32		Aaron Bradshaw offensive rebound
12:32	+2	Aaron Bradshaw makes two point layup	9-11
12:23		Coen Carr turnover (lost ball) (Devin Royal steals)
12:19	+2	Bruce Thornton makes two point layup (Devin Royal assists)	9-13
11:47	+3	Jaden Akins makes three point jump shot	12-13
11:11		Bruce Thornton misses three point jump shot
11:09		Buckeyes turnover (shot clock violation)
11:09		TV timeout
10:51	+2	Szymon Zapala makes two point layup (Jeremy Fears Jr. assists)	14-13
10:29	+2	Devin Royal makes two point layup	14-15
10:05		John Mobley Jr. shooting foul (Jeremy Fears Jr. draws the foul)
10:05		Jeremy Fears Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2
10:05	+1	Jeremy Fears Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	15-15
9:44		John Mobley Jr. misses two point layup
9:42		Jeremy Fears Jr. defensive rebound
9:28	+2	Szymon Zapala makes two point layup (Jaxon Kohler assists)	17-15
9:13		Micah Parrish misses three point jump shot
9:11		Spartans defensive rebound
9:02		Szymon Zapala turnover (lost ball) (John Mobley Jr. steals)
8:55		John Mobley Jr. misses two point jump shot
8:53		Evan Mahaffey offensive rebound
8:50	+2	Evan Mahaffey makes two point layup	17-17
8:41		Sean Stewart personal foul
8:39	+2	Szymon Zapala makes two point layup (Jeremy Fears Jr. assists)	19-17
8:26	+1	Szymon Zapala makes regular free throw 1 of 1	20-17
8:26		Evan Mahaffey turnover
8:23		Micah Parrish shooting foul (Jaden Akins draws the foul)
8:23	+1	Jaden Akins makes regular free throw 1 of 2	21-17
8:23	+1	Jaden Akins makes regular free throw 2 of 2	22-17
8:03		Xavier Booker shooting foul (Devin Royal draws the foul)
8:03		Devin Royal misses regular free throw 1 of 2
8:03	+1	Devin Royal makes regular free throw 2 of 2	22-18
7:50	+3	Jeremy Fears Jr. makes three point jump shot (Coen Carr assists)	25-18
7:30	+3	Ques Glover makes three point jump shot	25-21
7:20	+2	Xavier Booker makes two point jump shot (Jeremy Fears Jr. assists)	27-21
7:03		Xavier Booker blocks Sean Stewart's two point layup
7:01		Ques Glover offensive rebound
6:58		Xavier Booker blocks Colin White's two point jump shot
6:56		Jeremy Fears Jr. defensive rebound
6:49		Xavier Booker turnover (lost ball)
6:49		TV timeout
6:27		Devin Royal misses three point jump shot
6:25		Sean Stewart offensive rebound
6:19		Ques Glover misses three point jump shot
6:17		Ques Glover offensive rebound
6:14		Ques Glover misses two point jump shot
6:12		Xavier Booker defensive rebound
5:56		Coen Carr misses two point jump shot
5:54		Coen Carr offensive rebound
5:52	+2	Coen Carr makes two point layup	29-21
5:43		Jaxon Kohler shooting foul (Devin Royal draws the foul)
5:43	+1	Devin Royal makes regular free throw 1 of 2	29-22
5:43	+1	Devin Royal makes regular free throw 2 of 2	29-23
5:14		Jase Richardson misses two point jump shot
5:12		Coen Carr offensive rebound
5:12		Colin White shooting foul (Coen Carr draws the foul)
5:12	+1	Coen Carr makes regular free throw 1 of 2	30-23
5:12	+1	Coen Carr makes regular free throw 2 of 2	31-23
4:45		John Mobley Jr. misses three point jump shot
4:43		Devin Royal offensive rebound
4:40	+2	Aaron Bradshaw makes two point jump shot (Devin Royal assists)	31-25
4:23		Jase Richardson misses three point jump shot
4:21		Micah Parrish defensive rebound
4:06		Bruce Thornton misses three point jump shot
4:04		Tre Holloman defensive rebound
4:00		Frankie Fidler misses three point jump shot
3:58		John Mobley Jr. defensive rebound
3:48	+2	Micah Parrish makes two point layup	31-27
3:40		Frankie Fidler misses two point layup
3:38		Aaron Bradshaw defensive rebound
3:31		Aaron Bradshaw misses three point jump shot
3:29		Tre Holloman defensive rebound
3:01		Tre Holloman misses three point jump shot
2:59		Szymon Zapala personal foul
2:59		TV timeout
2:46		Buckeyes turnover (5-second violation)
2:35		Jase Richardson turnover (bad pass) (Bruce Thornton steals)
2:28	+2	Devin Royal makes two point jump shot (Evan Mahaffey assists)	31-29
2:13		John Mobley Jr. shooting foul (Coen Carr draws the foul)
2:13	+1	Coen Carr makes regular free throw 1 of 2	32-29
2:13	+1	Coen Carr makes regular free throw 2 of 2	33-29
1:57		Devin Royal turnover (lost ball) (Jeremy Fears Jr. steals)
1:41		Jaden Akins turnover
1:22		Bruce Thornton turnover (lost ball) (Szymon Zapala steals)
1:17	+2	Jaden Akins makes two point layup	35-29
0:51		Devin Royal turnover (lost ball) (Jaden Akins steals)
0:48		Spartans 30 second timeout
0:38	+2	Szymon Zapala makes two point jump shot (Jeremy Fears Jr. assists)	37-29
0:06		Ques Glover misses two point jump shot
0:00		End of period
0:04		Buckeyes turnover (shot clock violation)
0:01		Coen Carr turnover (5-second violation)
0:00		Buckeyes 30 second timeout

2nd Half
MIST
Spartans
32
OSU
Buckeyes
33

Time		Play	Score
19:41		Jeremy Fears Jr. misses two point layup
19:39		Jaxon Kohler offensive rebound
19:31		Jaden Akins misses two point layup
19:29		Szymon Zapala offensive rebound
19:26	+2	Szymon Zapala makes two point layup	39-29
19:12		John Mobley Jr. misses three point jump shot
19:10		Devin Royal personal foul
18:58	+2	Szymon Zapala makes two point jump shot (Jeremy Fears Jr. assists)	41-29
18:41		Bruce Thornton misses three point jump shot
18:39		Jaden Akins defensive rebound
18:30		Jaxon Kohler misses two point jump shot
18:28		Jaxon Kohler offensive rebound
18:26		Jaden Akins misses three point jump shot
18:24		Jaxon Kohler offensive rebound
18:24		Devin Royal personal foul
18:19	+2	Szymon Zapala makes two point dunk	43-29
18:16		Buckeyes 30 second timeout
18:16		TV timeout
18:00		Evan Mahaffey misses two point jump shot
17:58		Jaden Akins defensive rebound
17:37		Jeremy Fears Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Bruce Thornton steals)
17:25		Aaron Bradshaw misses two point jump shot
17:23		Xavier Booker defensive rebound
17:11		Szymon Zapala turnover (bad pass) (Aaron Bradshaw steals)
16:59	+3	Ques Glover makes three point jump shot (Bruce Thornton assists)	43-32
16:48		Ques Glover personal foul
16:36	+2	Jaden Akins makes two point jump shot (Tre Holloman assists)	45-32
16:28		Tre Holloman personal foul
16:20		Aaron Bradshaw misses two point layup
16:18		Evan Mahaffey offensive rebound
16:11		Carson Cooper shooting foul (Aaron Bradshaw draws the foul)
16:11	+1	Aaron Bradshaw makes regular free throw 1 of 2	45-33
16:11	+1	Aaron Bradshaw makes regular free throw 2 of 2	45-34
15:55		Xavier Booker misses three point jump shot
15:53		Bruce Thornton defensive rebound
15:31		Jaden Akins personal foul (Bruce Thornton draws the foul)
15:31		TV timeout
15:31	+1	Bruce Thornton makes regular free throw 1 of 2	45-35
15:31		Bruce Thornton misses regular free throw 2 of 2
15:31		Carson Cooper defensive rebound
15:11		Carson Cooper misses two point hook shot
15:09		Aaron Bradshaw defensive rebound
15:02		Bruce Thornton turnover (lost ball) (Tre Holloman steals)
14:56		Xavier Booker turnover (lost ball) (Aaron Bradshaw steals)
14:42		Micah Parrish turnover
14:37	+2	Jase Richardson makes two point layup (Xavier Booker assists)	47-35
14:22		Jase Richardson personal foul
14:10		Aaron Bradshaw misses three point jump shot
14:08		Evan Mahaffey offensive rebound
14:00		Carson Cooper personal foul
13:55		Devin Royal misses two point jump shot
13:53		Jaxon Kohler defensive rebound
13:29		Jeremy Fears Jr. misses three point jump shot
13:27		Sean Stewart defensive rebound
13:17		Coen Carr blocks John Mobley Jr.'s two point layup
13:16		Buckeyes offensive rebound
13:08	+2	Bruce Thornton makes two point jump shot	47-37
12:46		Bruce Thornton personal foul
12:41		Szymon Zapala turnover (lost ball) (Devin Royal steals)
12:35		John Mobley Jr. misses three point jump shot
12:33		Sean Stewart offensive rebound
12:29		Jeremy Fears Jr. shooting foul (Bruce Thornton draws the foul)
12:29	+1	Bruce Thornton makes regular free throw 1 of 3	47-38
12:29	+1	Bruce Thornton makes regular free throw 2 of 3	47-39
12:29	+1	Bruce Thornton makes regular free throw 3 of 3	47-40
12:16		Szymon Zapala misses two point dunk
12:14		Devin Royal defensive rebound
12:09		Jeremy Fears Jr. shooting foul (Ques Glover draws the foul)
12:09		Ques Glover misses regular free throw 1 of 2
12:09	+1	Ques Glover makes regular free throw 2 of 2	47-41
12:02		Frankie Fidler turnover (bad pass) (Sean Stewart steals)
11:59	+2	Sean Stewart makes two point dunk	47-43
11:58		Spartans 30 second timeout
11:58		TV timeout
11:38		Jeremy Fears Jr. misses two point jump shot
11:36		Frankie Fidler offensive rebound
11:20	+2	Coen Carr makes two point dunk (Jeremy Fears Jr. assists)	49-43
11:10		Szymon Zapala blocks Devin Royal's two point layup
11:08		Sean Stewart offensive rebound
11:01		John Mobley Jr. misses three point jump shot
10:59		Sean Stewart offensive rebound
10:58	+2	Sean Stewart makes two point jump shot	49-45
10:28		Jaden Akins misses two point jump shot
10:26		Ques Glover defensive rebound
10:06		John Mobley Jr. misses two point jump shot
10:04		Devin Royal offensive rebound
10:00	+3	John Mobley Jr. makes three point jump shot (Bruce Thornton assists)	49-48
9:42		Ques Glover personal foul
9:36		Xavier Booker misses three point jump shot
9:34		Jeremy Fears Jr. offensive rebound
9:30		Tre Holloman misses three point jump shot
9:28		John Mobley Jr. defensive rebound
9:17		John Mobley Jr. misses three point jump shot
9:15		Jaxon Kohler defensive rebound
9:01		Tre Holloman misses two point jump shot
8:59		Ques Glover defensive rebound
8:48	+2	Bruce Thornton makes two point jump shot	49-50
8:27		Jeremy Fears Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Sean Stewart steals)
8:18		Bruce Thornton turnover
7:59		Jeremy Fears Jr. turnover (lost ball)
7:59		TV timeout
7:40		Bruce Thornton misses two point jump shot
7:38		Devin Royal offensive rebound
7:31		Bruce Thornton turnover
7:28	+2	Xavier Booker makes two point layup	51-50
7:28		John Mobley Jr. shooting foul (Xavier Booker draws the foul)
7:28	+1	Xavier Booker makes regular free throw 1 of 1	52-50
7:14		Devin Royal misses two point jump shot
7:12		Jaxon Kohler defensive rebound
6:56	+3	Tre Holloman makes three point jump shot (Jase Richardson assists)	55-50
6:28		Ques Glover misses two point layup
6:26		Buckeyes offensive rebound
6:25		Micah Parrish turnover
6:05	+2	Xavier Booker makes two point dunk (Jeremy Fears Jr. assists)	57-50
6:01		Buckeyes 30 second timeout
5:43	+2	Micah Parrish makes two point jump shot	57-52
5:12		Tre Holloman misses two point jump shot
5:10		Bruce Thornton defensive rebound
5:02	+3	Micah Parrish makes three point jump shot (Evan Mahaffey assists)	57-55
4:53	+2	Jeremy Fears Jr. makes two point jump shot	59-55
4:30		Jeremy Fears Jr. personal foul
4:30		Bruce Thornton misses regular free throw 1 of 1
4:30		Jase Richardson defensive rebound
4:07		Sean Stewart shooting foul (Coen Carr draws the foul)
4:07	+1	Coen Carr makes regular free throw 1 of 2	60-55
4:07	+1	Coen Carr makes regular free throw 2 of 2	61-55
3:50		Bruce Thornton turnover (Jaden Akins steals)
3:45		Evan Mahaffey blocks Jaden Akins's two point layup
3:45		Spartans offensive rebound
3:45		TV timeout
3:33		Jaden Akins misses three point jump shot
3:31		Micah Parrish defensive rebound
3:07	+3	Micah Parrish makes three point jump shot (Sean Stewart assists)	61-58
2:35	+2	Jaden Akins makes two point layup	63-58
2:04		Coen Carr personal foul (Devin Royal draws the foul)
2:04	+1	Devin Royal makes regular free throw 1 of 2	63-59
2:04		Devin Royal misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:04		Jeremy Fears Jr. defensive rebound
1:37		Jeremy Fears Jr. misses two point jump shot
1:36		Evan Mahaffey personal foul (Jaxon Kohler draws the foul)
1:36	+1	Jaxon Kohler makes regular free throw 1 of 2	64-59
1:36	+1	Jaxon Kohler makes regular free throw 2 of 2	65-59
1:23		Micah Parrish turnover (out of bounds)
1:03		Micah Parrish shooting foul (Coen Carr draws the foul)
1:03	+1	Coen Carr makes regular free throw 1 of 2	66-59
1:03		Coen Carr misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:03		Sean Stewart defensive rebound
0:47	+3	John Mobley Jr. makes three point jump shot	66-62
0:46		Buckeyes 30 second timeout
0:39		Bruce Thornton personal foul (Jaden Akins draws the foul)
0:39	+1	Jaden Akins makes regular free throw 1 of 2	67-62
0:39	+1	Jaden Akins makes regular free throw 2 of 2	68-62
0:28		Bruce Thornton misses three point jump shot
0:26		Jaxon Kohler defensive rebound
0:24		Sean Stewart personal foul (Jaden Akins draws the foul)
0:24		Jaden Akins misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:24	+1	Jaden Akins makes regular free throw 2 of 2	69-62
0:14		Micah Parrish misses three point jump shot
0:12		Jeremy Fears Jr. defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Jeremy Fears Jr. defensive rebound