After falling behind by 13 points, Booker came off the bench to hit a pair of buckets to key a massive surge to stop the Bulldogs’ early electricity. Akins took over from there, scoring all of his career-high 25 points after that to help lift MSU to an 83-7 victory Tuesday night at Breslin Center.

EAST LANSING, Mich. (WILX) - Samford certainly didn’t go down without a fight, but Michigan State men’s basketball was able to pull away and take down the Bulldogs 83-75 on Tuesday evening.