Watch MSU G Jaden Akins talk impressive season-opening performance vs. Monmouth

Watch MSU guard Jaden Akins talk his big season-opening performance in the Spartans’ win over Monmouth

Michigan State basketball opened up the regular season with a convincing victory over Monmouth on Monday.

The Spartans led the entire way in route to the 81-57 victory over the Hawks. Monmouth cut the Spartans’ lead to six points early into the second half, but from that point Michigan State built a lead that was comfortable until the final whistle.

Michigan State was led in scoring by guard Jaden Akins, who had a career-high tying 23 points night. Freshman Jase Richardson also reached double-digits with 10 points in his first career game as a Spartan.

Hear what Akins had to say about the Spartans’ victory over the Hawks in the video below:

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Watch Tom Izzo recap, analyze Spartans’ season-opening win vs. Monmouth

Watch MSU head coach Tom Izzo recap the Spartans’ season-opening win over Monmouth on Monday

Michigan State basketball opened up the regular season with a convincing victory over Monmouth on Monday.

The Spartans led the entire way in route to the 81-57 victory over the Hawks. Monmouth cut the Spartans’ lead to six points early into the second half, but from that point Michigan State built a lead that was comfortable until the final whistle.

Michigan State was led in scoring by guard Jaden Akins, who had a career-high tying 23 points night. Freshman Jase Richardson also reached double-digits with 10 points in his first career game as a Spartan.

Hear what head coach Tom Izzo had to say about the Spartans’ victory over the Hawks in the video below:

Video is courtesy of SpartanMag

Contact/Follow us @The SpartansWire on X (formerly Twitter) and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Michigan State news, notes and opinion. You can also follow Robert Bondy on X @RobertBondy5.