Jeremy Fears Jr. poured in 15 of his 19 points in the second half and Carson Cooper racked up 14 points as No. 11 Michigan State used a key 9-0 run down the stretch to win 74-58 over No. 16 North Carolina in the Fort Myers Tip-off on Thursday in Fort Myers, Fla.Cam Ward had 11 points off the Michigan State bench and Jaxon Kohler contributed 10 points and 11 rebounds. The Spartans (7-0) shot 62% in the second half.North Carolina (6-1) went more than four minutes without a field goal to end the game.Caleb Wilson notched 18 points, Henri Veesaar finished with 13 points and Luka Bogavac had 11 for the previously unbeaten Tar Heels. North Carolina shot 4-for-23 from 3-point range, with starting guards Bogavac and Kyan Evans a combined 1-for-11.The Tar Heels were within 55-52 with 8 1/2 minutes to play. But the Spartans rattled off the next nine points, with Ward converting a pair of shots. North Carolina used a timeout at the 5:17 mark, trailing 64-52.Wilson and Veesaar both missed the front end of 1-and-1 free-throw opportunities as North Carolina failed to put together a comeback.
