Michigan State Spartans at Minnesota Golden Gophers 69-61

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No. 1 Michigan State bounces back to beat Minnesota 69-61

NCAA Men's Basketball

FINAL Saturday, January 2, 2016

Michigan State Spartans 69

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Minnesota Golden Gophers 61

	1st	2nd	T
MSU	32	37	69
MINN	29	32	61

The Barn by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota · 12,836 att.

Bryn Forbes scored 20 points, making three 3-pointers in the second half to help top-ranked Michigan State stave off Minnesota for a 69-61 victory on Saturday in response to a loss at Iowa earlie

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Date	Opp	Result	Competition
11/10/26	@ Duke Blue Devils	W 79-73	NCAAM
11/5/26	vs Toledo Rockets	W 91-61	NCAAM
11/2/26	vs Quinnipiac Bobcats	W 96-59	NCAAM
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11/9/26	@ Cincinnati Bearcats	W 63-61	NCAAM
11/6/26	vs St. Thomas Tommies	W 76-62	NCAAM
11/2/26	vs North Dakota Fighting Hawks	W 85-50	NCAAM
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Key Events60 All Plays40

MadeFreeThrow 0:16 69-61

Eron Harris made Free Throw.

61214 2nd Half
MadeFreeThrow 0:16 68-61

Eron Harris made Free Throw.

61214 2nd Half
PersonalFoul 0:16 67-61

Foul on Joey King.

61462 2nd Half
MadeFreeThrow 0:30 67-61

Matt Costello made Free Throw.

62612 2nd Half
MadeFreeThrow 0:30 66-61

Matt Costello made Free Throw.

62612 2nd Half
PersonalFoul 0:30 65-61

Foul on Nate Mason.

3136499 2nd Half
JumpShot 1:44 65-61

Deyonta Davis made Jumper. Assisted by Bryn Forbes.

3937101 2nd Half
MadeFreeThrow 2:14 63-61

Kevin Dorsey made Free Throw.

3911885 2nd Half
PersonalFoul 2:14 63-60

Foul on Bryn Forbes.

61817 2nd Half
MadeFreeThrow 2:49 63-60

Joey King made Free Throw.

61462 2nd Half
MadeFreeThrow 2:49 63-59

Joey King made Free Throw.

61462 2nd Half
PersonalFoul 2:50 63-58

Foul on Matt Costello.

62612 2nd Half
MadeFreeThrow 3:58 63-58

Bryn Forbes made Free Throw.

61817 2nd Half
MadeFreeThrow 3:58 62-58

Bryn Forbes made Free Throw.

61817 2nd Half
PersonalFoul 3:58 61-58

Foul on Kevin Dorsey.

3911885 2nd Half
JumpShot 4:17 61-58

Jordan Murphy made Jumper. Assisted by Joey King.

3911889 2nd Half
Three Point Jump Shot 4:38 61-56

Bryn Forbes made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Eron Harris.

61817 2nd Half
Three Point Jump Shot 4:50 58-56

Nate Mason made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Joey King.

3136499 2nd Half
MadeFreeThrow 5:34 58-53

Joey King made Free Throw.

61462 2nd Half
MadeFreeThrow 5:34 58-52

Joey King made Free Throw.

61462 2nd Half
PersonalFoul 5:34 58-51

Foul on Gavin Schilling.

67027 2nd Half
JumpShot 5:50 58-51

Eron Harris made Jumper.

61214 2nd Half
Three Point Jump Shot 6:23 56-51

Nate Mason made Three Point Jumper.

3136499 2nd Half
JumpShot 6:39 56-48

Bryn Forbes made Jumper. Assisted by Matt McQuaid.

61817 2nd Half
MadeFreeThrow 6:47 54-48

Matt Costello made Free Throw.

62612 2nd Half
PersonalFoul 6:47 53-48

Foul on Joey King.

61462 2nd Half
Three Point Jump Shot 7:12 53-48

Joey King made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nate Mason.

61462 2nd Half
PersonalFoul 7:49 53-45

Foul on Deyonta Davis.

3937101 2nd Half
LayUpShot 7:49 53-45

Jordan Murphy made Layup.

3911889 2nd Half
PersonalFoul 8:04 53-43

Foul on Matt Costello.

62612 2nd Half
JumpShot 9:39 53-43

Matt Costello made Jumper. Assisted by Bryn Forbes.

62612 2nd Half
MadeFreeThrow 10:02 51-43

Carlos Morris made Free Throw.

3136500 2nd Half
MadeFreeThrow 10:02 51-42

Carlos Morris made Free Throw.

3136500 2nd Half
PersonalFoul 10:02 51-41

Foul on Matt Costello.

62612 2nd Half
PersonalFoul 10:24 51-41

Foul on Bakary Konate.

3136497 2nd Half
JumpShot 10:40 51-41

Deyonta Davis made Jumper.

3937101 2nd Half
MadeFreeThrow 11:54 49-41

Deyonta Davis made Free Throw.

3937101 2nd Half
MadeFreeThrow 11:54 48-41

Deyonta Davis made Free Throw.

3937101 2nd Half
PersonalFoul 11:54 47-41

Foul on Carlos Morris.

3136500 2nd Half
PersonalFoul 12:34 47-41

Foul on Kenny Goins.

3147689 2nd Half
Three Point Jump Shot 13:28 47-41

Bryn Forbes made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lourawls Nairn Jr..

61817 2nd Half
PersonalFoul 14:02 44-41

Foul on Gaston Diedhiou.

3136496 2nd Half
JumpShot 14:02 44-41

Deyonta Davis made Jumper. Assisted by Lourawls Nairn Jr..

3937101 2nd Half
PersonalFoul 14:19 42-41

Foul on Gaston Diedhiou.

3136496 2nd Half
PersonalFoul 15:22 42-41

Foul on Matt Costello.

62612 2nd Half
PersonalFoul 15:35 42-41

Foul on Kevin Dorsey.

3911885 2nd Half
MadeFreeThrow 15:43 42-41

Kevin Dorsey made Free Throw.

3911885 2nd Half
PersonalFoul 15:43 42-40

Foul on Lourawls Nairn Jr..

3147690 2nd Half
LayUpShot 15:43 42-40

Kevin Dorsey made Layup.

3911885 2nd Half
PersonalFoul 15:56 42-38

Foul on Kenny Goins.

3147689 2nd Half
JumpShot 16:23 42-38

Matt Costello made Jumper. Assisted by Lourawls Nairn Jr..

62612 2nd Half
PersonalFoul 16:25 40-38

Foul on Bakary Konate.

3136497 2nd Half
JumpShot 16:49 40-38

Kevin Dorsey made Jumper.

3911885 2nd Half
MadeFreeThrow 17:03 40-36

Matt Costello made Free Throw.

62612 2nd Half
PersonalFoul 17:03 39-36

Foul on Kevin Dorsey.

3911885 2nd Half
DunkShot 17:04 39-36

Matt Costello made Dunk. Assisted by Lourawls Nairn Jr..

62612 2nd Half
PersonalFoul 17:33 37-36

Foul on Joey King.

61462 2nd Half
JumpShot 18:02 37-36

Bakary Konate made Jumper. Assisted by Carlos Morris.

3136497 2nd Half
DunkShot 18:18 37-34

Gavin Schilling made Dunk. Assisted by Lourawls Nairn Jr..

67027 2nd Half
JumpShot 18:22 35-34

Nate Mason made Jumper.

3136499 2nd Half

End Game 0:00 69-61

End of Game

2nd Half
Defensive Rebound 0:11 69-61

Eron Harris Defensive Rebound.

61214 2nd Half
Three Point Jump Shot 0:11 69-61

Kevin Dorsey missed Three Point Jumper.

3911885 2nd Half
MadeFreeThrow 0:16 69-61

Eron Harris made Free Throw.

61214 2nd Half
MadeFreeThrow 0:16 68-61

Eron Harris made Free Throw.

61214 2nd Half
PersonalFoul 0:16 67-61

Foul on Joey King.

61462 2nd Half
Defensive Rebound 0:23 67-61

Matt Costello Defensive Rebound.

62612 2nd Half
Three Point Jump Shot 0:23 67-61

Joey King missed Three Point Jumper.

61462 2nd Half
MadeFreeThrow 0:30 67-61

Matt Costello made Free Throw.

62612 2nd Half
MadeFreeThrow 0:30 66-61

Matt Costello made Free Throw.

62612 2nd Half
PersonalFoul 0:30 65-61

Foul on Nate Mason.

3136499 2nd Half
Defensive Rebound 0:38 65-61

Eron Harris Defensive Rebound.

61214 2nd Half
JumpShot 0:38 65-61

Nate Mason missed Jumper.

3136499 2nd Half
ShortTimeOut 0:46 65-61

Minnesota Timeout

2nd Half
Defensive Rebound 0:49 65-61

Nate Mason Defensive Rebound.

3136499 2nd Half
JumpShot 0:49 65-61

Bryn Forbes missed Jumper.

61817 2nd Half
Defensive Rebound 1:19 65-61

Deyonta Davis Defensive Rebound.

3937101 2nd Half
Block Shot 1:19 65-61

Matt Costello Block.

62612 2nd Half
LayUpShot 1:19 65-61

Jordan Murphy missed Layup.

3911889 2nd Half
JumpShot 1:44 65-61

Deyonta Davis made Jumper. Assisted by Bryn Forbes.

3937101 2nd Half
ShortTimeOut 2:00 63-61

Michigan St Timeout

2nd Half
Defensive Rebound 2:14 63-61

Matt Costello Defensive Rebound.

62612 2nd Half
MadeFreeThrow 2:14 63-61

Kevin Dorsey missed Free Throw.

3911885 2nd Half
MadeFreeThrow 2:14 63-61

Kevin Dorsey made Free Throw.

3911885 2nd Half
PersonalFoul 2:14 63-60

Foul on Bryn Forbes.

61817 2nd Half
Defensive Rebound 2:20 63-60

Jordan Murphy Defensive Rebound.

3911889 2nd Half
JumpShot 2:20 63-60

Bryn Forbes missed Jumper.

61817 2nd Half
MadeFreeThrow 2:49 63-60

Joey King made Free Throw.

61462 2nd Half
MadeFreeThrow 2:49 63-59

Joey King made Free Throw.

61462 2nd Half
PersonalFoul 2:50 63-58

Foul on Matt Costello.

62612 2nd Half
Defensive Rebound 2:51 63-58

Joey King Defensive Rebound.

61462 2nd Half
JumpShot 2:52 63-58

Bryn Forbes missed Jumper.

61817 2nd Half
Defensive Rebound 3:09 63-58

Lourawls Nairn Jr. Defensive Rebound.

3147690 2nd Half
JumpShot 3:09 63-58

Nate Mason missed Jumper.

3136499 2nd Half
Defensive Rebound 3:28 63-58

Jordan Murphy Defensive Rebound.

3911889 2nd Half
JumpShot 3:28 63-58

Bryn Forbes missed Jumper.

61817 2nd Half
Defensive Rebound 3:44 63-58

Lourawls Nairn Jr. Defensive Rebound.

3147690 2nd Half
Three Point Jump Shot 3:44 63-58

Nate Mason missed Three Point Jumper.

3136499 2nd Half
MadeFreeThrow 3:58 63-58

Bryn Forbes made Free Throw.

61817 2nd Half
MadeFreeThrow 3:58 62-58

Bryn Forbes made Free Throw.

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MSU MINN

24-49

22-65

Field Goal %

4-13

3PT

5-20

Three Point %

17-20

12-19

Free Throw %

Rebounds

Offensive Rebounds

Defensive Rebounds

Assists

Steals

Blocks

Turnovers

Team Turnovers

Total Turnovers

Technical Fouls

Total Technical Fouls

Flagrant Fouls

Points Off Turnovers

Fast Break Points

Points in Paint

Fouls

Largest Lead

00:26 Trademark Izzo Watch on ESPN

00:09 N. Mason made Three Point Jumper. Watch on ESPN

00:18 D. Davis Block. Watch on ESPN

00:12 B. Forbes made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by K. Goins. Watch on ESPN

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Venue: The Barn by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota
City: Minneapolis, MN
Attendance: 12,836
Kick-off/Tip-off: 12:00 PM
Where to watch: ESPN2
Officials: John Higgins, Bill Ek, Chris Beaver

Full table

Michigan State

Matt Costello F 29 MIN 17 PTS 5-11 FG
Bryn Forbes G 33 MIN 20 PTS 7-17 FG
Eron Harris G 23 MIN 10 PTS 3-7 FG
Lourawls Nairn Jr. G 30 MIN 4 PTS 2-4 FG