Jeremy Fears Jr. scores 19 as No. 12 Michigan State beats UW Huskies 80-63

Jeremy Fears Jr. scored 19 points and No. 12 Michigan State beat the UW Huskies 80-63 on Saturday for its fourth straight victory.

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Jan 17, 2026, 5:31 PM

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Jeremy Fears Jr. of the Michigan State Spartans drives to the hoop during a 2026 game. (Steven Branscombe/Getty Images)

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SEATTLE (AP) — Jeremy Fears Jr. scored 19 points and No. 12 Michigan State beat the UW Huskies 80-63 on Saturday for its fourth straight victory.

Michigan State Spartans 80, UW Huskies 63: Box score

The Spartans (16-2, 6-1 Big Ten) won in their first game at Washington since 1957.

Fears was 6 of 9 from the field and made 7 of 8 free throws in his fourth straight game with at least 15 points. He also had five assists.

Kur Teng added 11 points, hitting three 3-pointers.

Zoom Diallo led Washington (10-8, 2-5) with 18 points, and Hannes Steinbach had 17 points and nine rebounds. The Huskies have lost four of five, three of them against teams ranked 12th or better.

Washington was without guard Desmond Claude. He announced Friday on social media that he was “stepping away from all on-court activities” due to health concerns stemming from a sprained ankle in fall workouts that forced him to miss the first four games of the season. In 12 games (nine starts), he averaged 13.3 points.