Michigan State is fresh off a 69-51 demolition of Mississippi State<\/a> in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, and there is a lot to be excited about. Tyson Walker did his thing and AJ Hoggard finished with an impressive eight-point, eight-assist game. Even Mady Sissoko played well by grabbing nine huge rebounds. But it was one Spartan in particular that really impressed Tom Izzo: Jaden Akins.<\/p>\n Akins was extremely impressive in the Spartans’ win on Thursday. He finished with 15 points and seven rebounds, his second-most boards of the season. He was also pretty efficient as well, going 6-for-14 from the field and 3-for-8 overall. These numbers may not jump out as overly impressive, but they are huge in as big of a moment as the NCAA Tournament is.<\/p>\n The junior was also was excellent on defense, and had a monster chase-down block against the Bulldogs’ best player, Josh Hubbard. His performance was so great, that Izzo even said it was his \u201cbest game at Michigan State.\u201d<\/p>\n Izzo, \u201cwas Jaden Akins best game at Michigan State\u201d<\/p>\n — Spartans Illustrated (@SpartansRivals) March 21, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\nAkins has monster performance<\/h3>\n
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