No. 7 Michigan State smothers Iowa in Big Ten opener

Coen Carr scored 15 points to lead No. 7 Michigan State to a 71-52 home win over Iowa in the Big Ten conference opener for both teams on Tuesday.Jeremy Fears Jr. went 10-for-10 from the free-throw line and scored 14 points, and Jaxon Kohler had 12 points and 11 rebounds to help Michigan State (8-0, 1-0) stay unbeaten.Michigan State dominated the boards, outrebounding Iowa 37-18.The Spartans shot only 3 of 12 from 3-point range and committed 14 turnovers, but made up for that by going 20 of 34 (58.8%) on two-point shots and 22 of 25 from the free-throw line.Bennett Stirtz was the only player in double figures for Iowa (7-1, 0-1), scoring 14 points in 37 minutes of action. Stirtz took eight of his 10 shots from 3-point range, making three of them.Iowa shot 37.8% from the field overall (17 of 45), 30.4% from 3-point range (7 of 23) and committed 11 turnovers.Trailing 46-27 with 15:54 remaining in the game, Iowa chipped away, cutting Michigan State’s lead to 48-35 with 14:09 left after a 3-pointer by Stirtz.But Michigan State had an answer, using a 10-2 run to take a 62-40 lead with 6:56 left.

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