Jeremy Fears Jr. poured in 15 of his 19 points in the second half and Carson Cooper racked up 14 points as No. 11 Michigan State used a key 9-0 run down the stretch to win 74-58 over No. 16 North Carolina in the Fort Myers Tip-off on Thursday in Fort Myers, Fla.
Cam Ward had 11 points off the Michigan State bench and Jaxon Kohler contributed 10 points and 11 rebounds. The Spartans (7-0) shot 62% in the second half.
North Carolina (6-1) went more than four minutes without a field goal to end the game…