Michigan St. clinches Huge Ten regular-season title

IOWA CITY, Iowa– Jase Richardson scored 22 points and No. 8 Michigan State finished up the straight-out Huge Ten regular-season championship with a 91-84 victory over Iowa on Thursday night.Michigan State(

25-5, 16-3 )won its very first conference title given that 2020. The Spartans protected a share of the champion Wednesday night with Michigan’s loss to Maryland.Down 58-48 with 12:13 left, Michigan State reeled off a 19-2 run and never routed again on the way to its sixth successive triumph. The Spartans scored 61 second-half points.Editor’s Picks The Hawkeyes(15-15, 6-13)led 37-30 at halftime, making the most of a 22-2 surge. Michigan State missed out on 10 of 11 shots throughout that run.Jaxon Kohler and Jaden Akins each had 15 points for Michigan State. Jeremy Worries Jr. had 14 and Tre Holloman added 11. Josh Dix led Iowa with 18 points.

Payton Sandfort and Seydou Traore had 15 apiece.Takeaways Michigan State: The Spartans struggled to make shots early, however remained client and let their defense take over in the 2nd half. Michigan State got open appearances throughout

the second

half, especially in transition, shooting 61.3%. Iowa: The Hawkeyes had control for most of the game, however this one went like many others this season. Considering that the loss of leading scorer and rebounder Owen Freeman to a hand injury in early February, Iowa has actually seemed outmanned in the majority of games.Key minute Michigan State’s Coen Carr had back-to-back lob dunks in the big second-half run.Key stat This is the 11th Huge Ten title for Michigan State coach Tom Izzo, tying him with Indiana’s Bob Knight and Purdue’s Ward”Piggy”Lambert

for the record.Up next Michigan State hosts Michigan on Sunday. Iowa is at Nebraska on Sunday.