Spartans surge back for 75-74 win over Gophers in OT
Alvin Ellis III made two free throws with 10.6 seconds left in overtime to finish with 20 points and give Michigan State the lead, capping a 75-74 comeback victory by the Spartans over Minnesota
NCAA Men's Basketball
FINAL
Michigan State Spartans
75
Minnesota Golden Gophers
74
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSU | 26 | 40 | 9 | 75 |
| MINN | 39 | 27 | 8 | 74 |
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Match Report
Last five matches
| 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 |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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MadeFreeThrow 0:11 75-74
Alvin Ellis III made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:11 74-74
Alvin Ellis III made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:11 73-74
Foul on Nate Mason.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:34 73-74
Dupree McBrayer made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:34 73-73
Dupree McBrayer made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:34 73-72
Foul on Eron Harris.
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LayUpShot 1:04 73-72
Eron Harris made Layup.
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DunkShot 1:27 71-72
Bakary Konate made Dunk.
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PersonalFoul 2:12 71-70
Foul on Alvin Ellis III.
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LayUpShot 2:12 71-70
Jordan Murphy made Layup. Assisted by Amir Coffey.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:33 71-68
Lourawls Nairn Jr. made Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:33 68-68
Jordan Murphy made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:33 68-67
Jordan Murphy made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:33 68-66
Foul on Alvin Ellis III.
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LayUpShot 3:58 68-66
Joshua Langford made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 0:26 66-66
Foul on Nate Mason.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:45 66-66
Nate Mason made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:45 66-65
Foul on Cassius Winston.
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JumpShot 1:51 66-65
Nate Mason made Jumper. Assisted by Amir Coffey.
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LayUpShot 2:13 66-63
Cassius Winston made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:39 64-63
Eric Curry made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:39 64-62
Eric Curry made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:39 64-61
Foul on Joshua Langford.
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LayUpShot 3:02 64-61
Nick Ward made Layup.
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JumpShot 3:54 62-61
Nick Ward made Jumper. Assisted by Alvin Ellis III.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:21 60-61
Nate Mason made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:21 60-60
Nate Mason made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 4:21 60-59
Foul on Lourawls Nairn Jr..
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PersonalFoul 4:41 60-59
Foul on Reggie Lynch.
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JumpShot 4:41 60-59
Nick Ward made Jumper. Assisted by Joshua Langford.
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JumpShot 5:09 58-59
Nate Mason made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:29 58-57
Alvin Ellis III made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 5:29 57-57
Foul on Jordan Murphy.
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JumpShot 6:01 57-57
Nick Ward made Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 6:19 55-57
Foul on Kenny Goins.
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MadeFreeThrow 6:39 55-57
Amir Coffey made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 6:39 55-56
Amir Coffey made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 6:39 55-55
Foul on Cassius Winston.
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LayUpShot 6:55 55-55
Alvin Ellis III made Layup. Assisted by Cassius Winston.
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PersonalFoul 7:13 53-55
Foul on Cassius Winston.
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Three Point Jump Shot 7:31 53-55
Alvin Ellis III made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lourawls Nairn Jr..
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DunkShot 8:17 50-55
Nick Ward made Dunk. Assisted by Eron Harris.
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MadeFreeThrow 8:59 48-55
Lourawls Nairn Jr. made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 8:59 47-55
Foul on Dupree McBrayer.
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PersonalFoul 9:27 47-55
Foul on Bakary Konate.
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JumpShot 9:27 47-55
Nick Ward made Jumper. Assisted by Cassius Winston.
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PersonalFoul 9:38 45-55
Foul on Kyle Ahrens.
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MadeFreeThrow 10:20 45-55
Amir Coffey made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 10:20 45-54
Foul on Kyle Ahrens.
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LayUpShot 10:44 45-54
Lourawls Nairn Jr. made Layup. Assisted by Kyle Ahrens.
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MadeFreeThrow 11:09 43-54
Eron Harris made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 11:09 42-54
Foul on Eric Curry.
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LayUpShot 11:09 42-54
Eron Harris made Layup.
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LayUpShot 11:22 40-54
Dupree McBrayer made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 11:55 40-52
Foul on Reggie Lynch.
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PersonalFoul 12:32 40-52
Foul on Eric Curry.
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LayUpShot 12:51 40-52
Reggie Lynch made Layup. Assisted by Eric Curry.
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MadeFreeThrow 13:27 40-50
Nate Mason made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 13:27 40-49
Nate Mason made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 13:27 40-48
Foul on Matt Van Dyk.
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End Game 0:00 75-74
End of Game
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Offensive Rebound 0:02 75-74
Minnesota Offensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 0:02 75-74
Nate Mason missed Jumper.
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ShortTimeOut 0:11 75-74
Michigan St Timeout
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MadeFreeThrow 0:11 75-74
Alvin Ellis III made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:11 74-74
Alvin Ellis III made Free Throw.
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ShortTimeOut 0:11 73-74
Minnesota Timeout
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PersonalFoul 0:11 73-74
Foul on Nate Mason.
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ShortTimeOut 0:24 73-74
Michigan St Timeout
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MadeFreeThrow 0:34 73-74
Dupree McBrayer made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:34 73-73
Dupree McBrayer made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:34 73-72
Foul on Eron Harris.
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LayUpShot 1:04 73-72
Eron Harris made Layup.
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DunkShot 1:27 71-72
Bakary Konate made Dunk.
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Offensive Rebound 1:32 71-70
Bakary Konate Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:32 71-70
Amir Coffey missed Three Point Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 1:47 71-70
Bakary Konate Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:47 71-70
Lourawls Nairn Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 2:12 71-70
Nick Ward Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:12 71-70
Jordan Murphy missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:12 71-70
Foul on Alvin Ellis III.
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LayUpShot 2:12 71-70
Jordan Murphy made Layup. Assisted by Amir Coffey.
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ShortTimeOut 2:22 71-68
Minnesota Timeout
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:33 71-68
Lourawls Nairn Jr. made Three Point Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 3:02 68-68
Eron Harris Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 3:02 68-68
Nate Mason missed Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 3:17 68-68
Jordan Murphy Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 3:17 68-68
Eron Harris missed Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:33 68-68
Jordan Murphy made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:33 68-67
Jordan Murphy made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:33 68-66
Foul on Alvin Ellis III.
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Offensive Rebound 3:38 68-66
Jordan Murphy Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 3:38 68-66
Dupree McBrayer missed Three Point Jumper.
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LayUpShot 3:58 68-66
Joshua Langford made Layup.
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Offensive Rebound 4:22 66-66
Michigan St Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 4:22 66-66
Alvin Ellis III missed Three Point Jumper.
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Lost Ball Turnover 4:30 66-66
Bakary Konate Turnover.
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Offensive Rebound 4:34 66-66
Bakary Konate Offensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 4:34 66-66
Dupree McBrayer missed Jumper.
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Jumpball 5:00 66-66
Jump Ball won by Minnesota
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Team Stats
MSU
MINN
30-66
FG
20-53
45
Field Goal %
38
5-18
3PT
3-13
28
Three Point %
23
10-22
FT
31-45
45
Free Throw %
69
39
Rebounds
46
10
Offensive Rebounds
12
29
Defensive Rebounds
34
17
Assists
11
9
Steals
5
7
Blocks
8
12
Turnovers
15
1
Team Turnovers
0
12
Total Turnovers
15
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
0
Points Off Turnovers
0
0
Fast Break Points
0
0
Points in Paint
0
31
Fouls
20
3
Largest Lead
15
Highlights
00:36
Minnesota guard gets the steal and then the layin plus the foul
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00:15
Minnesota extends the lead to double digits with layin
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00:40
Minnesota's guard uses the screen and then drains the 3-pointer
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00:48
Minnesota big man with the nice move and then layin
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