EAST LANSING, Mich. — Jaxon Kohler scored 16 points and grabbed 15 rebounds and Jeremy Fears Jr. added 14 points and 10 assists Monday night to lead No. 22 Michigan State to an 80-69 victory over Colgate in the season-opener for both schools.

Coen Carr also had 12 points for the Spartans, who improved to 23-8 in openers under coach Tom Izzo.

Sam Wright scored 17 points and Andrew Alekseyenko added 14 for the Raiders. Jalen Cox also had 12 points and eight rebounds for Colgate which led only once when Alekseyenko hit a 3-pointer on the first shot of the game.

Michigan State struggled most of the game getting into an offensive rhythm. The Spartans, who won the Big Ten regular season title last year, had to replace three starters and four letter-winners who accounted for 63.5 percent of th

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