Jaxon Kohler scored 16 points and grabbed 15 rebounds as No. 22 Michigan State downed Colgate, 80-69, in the season opener for both teams in East Lansing, Mich., on Monday night.

Jeremy Fears Jr. also had a double-double with 14 points and 10 assists, while Coen Carr contributed 12 points. Carson Cooper added 10 points with six rebounds.

Sam Wright led the Raiders with 17 points. Andrew Alekseyenko supplied 14 points, while Jalen Cox supplied 12 points, eight rebounds and seven assists. Brady Cummins chipped in 11 points.

Free throws played a huge role. Michigan State shot 37 and made 24, while Colgate had 25 fouls, attempted just six free throws and made four.

Alekseyenko gave Colgate a 3-0 lead eight seconds into the game on a 3-pointer. Michigan State scored the next eight points an

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