Michigan State overcomes slow start, dominates Miami in 1st round
Nick Ward scored 19 points to help Michigan State atone for last season's early NCAA Tournament disappointment with an opening-round 78-58 victory over Miami on Friday night.
NCAA Men's Basketball
FINAL
Michigan State Spartans
78
Miami Hurricanes
58
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| MSU | 38 | 40 | 78 |
| MIA | 27 | 31 | 58 |
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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 0:29 78-58
Bruce Brown made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:29 78-57
Bruce Brown made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:29 78-56
Foul on Greg Roy.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:42 78-56
Matt Van Dyk made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:42 77-56
Foul on Dejan Vasiljevic.
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DunkShot 1:30 77-56
Miles Bridges made Dunk. Assisted by Lourawls Nairn Jr..
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DunkShot 2:22 75-56
Nick Ward made Dunk.
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LayUpShot 3:01 73-56
Ja'Quan Newton made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 3:15 73-54
Foul on Joshua Langford.
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JumpShot 4:08 73-54
Ebuka Izundu made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:26 73-52
Joshua Langford made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 4:26 72-52
Foul on Bruce Brown.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:38 72-52
Ja'Quan Newton made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:38 72-51
Ja'Quan Newton made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 4:38 72-50
Foul on Cassius Winston.
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LayUpShot 4:48 72-50
Miles Bridges made Layup. Assisted by Cassius Winston.
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PersonalFoul 4:49 70-50
Foul on Bruce Brown.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:07 70-50
Kamari Murphy made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 5:07 70-49
Foul on Nick Ward.
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JumpShot 5:25 70-49
Nick Ward made Jumper. Assisted by Cassius Winston.
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DunkShot 6:13 68-49
Dewan Huell made Dunk. Assisted by Bruce Brown.
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JumpShot 6:57 68-47
Kenny Goins made Jumper. Assisted by Matt McQuaid.
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DunkShot 7:23 66-47
Dewan Huell made Dunk. Assisted by Bruce Brown.
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MadeFreeThrow 7:36 66-45
Matt McQuaid made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 7:36 65-45
Matt McQuaid made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 7:36 64-45
Foul on Dewan Huell.
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LayUpShot 7:45 64-45
Davon Reed made Layup.
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DunkShot 8:28 64-43
Dewan Huell made Dunk. Assisted by Kamari Murphy.
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LayUpShot 8:52 64-41
Alvin Ellis III made Layup. Assisted by Matt McQuaid.
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MadeFreeThrow 9:13 62-41
Ja'Quan Newton made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 9:13 62-40
Foul on Cassius Winston.
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DunkShot 9:26 62-40
Miles Bridges made Dunk.
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LayUpShot 10:16 60-40
Nick Ward made Layup. Assisted by Matt McQuaid.
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PersonalFoul 10:33 58-40
Foul on Ebuka Izundu.
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PersonalFoul 10:42 58-40
Foul on Ebuka Izundu.
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JumpShot 11:03 58-40
Davon Reed made Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 11:24 58-38
Miles Bridges made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cassius Winston.
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JumpShot 11:58 55-38
Cassius Winston made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 12:11 53-38
Ja'Quan Newton made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 12:11 53-37
Ja'Quan Newton made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 12:11 53-36
Foul on Kenny Goins.
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MadeFreeThrow 12:57 53-36
Ebuka Izundu made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 12:57 53-35
Foul on Cassius Winston.
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PersonalFoul 13:09 53-35
Foul on Kenny Goins.
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MadeFreeThrow 13:16 53-35
Kenny Goins made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 13:16 52-35
Kenny Goins made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 13:16 51-35
Foul on Anthony Lawrence Jr..
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Three Point Jump Shot 14:22 51-35
Anthony Lawrence Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ja'Quan Newton.
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LayUpShot 14:41 51-32
Matt McQuaid made Layup. Assisted by Miles Bridges.
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PersonalFoul 14:56 49-32
Foul on Lourawls Nairn Jr..
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Three Point Jump Shot 15:28 49-32
Joshua Langford made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lourawls Nairn Jr..
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Three Point Jump Shot 15:49 46-32
Davon Reed made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Bruce Brown.
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JumpShot 16:10 46-29
Joshua Langford made Jumper. Assisted by Lourawls Nairn Jr..
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JumpShot 17:20 44-29
Joshua Langford made Jumper.
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LayUpShot 17:49 42-29
Davon Reed made Layup.
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LayUpShot 18:41 42-27
Nick Ward made Layup. Assisted by Lourawls Nairn Jr..
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PersonalFoul 19:10 40-27
Foul on Miles Bridges.
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PersonalFoul 19:20 40-27
Foul on Joshua Langford.
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LayUpShot 19:32 40-27
Joshua Langford made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 0:17 38-27
Foul on Ja'Quan Newton.
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End Game 0:00 78-58
End of Game
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MadeFreeThrow 0:29 78-58
Bruce Brown made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:29 78-57
Bruce Brown made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:29 78-56
Foul on Greg Roy.
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Defensive Rebound 0:42 78-56
Rodney Miller Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:42 78-56
Matt Van Dyk missed Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:42 78-56
Matt Van Dyk made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:42 77-56
Foul on Dejan Vasiljevic.
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Defensive Rebound 1:14 77-56
Alvin Ellis III Defensive Rebound.
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Block Shot 1:14 77-56
Matt Van Dyk Block.
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JumpShot 1:14 77-56
Dejan Vasiljevic missed Jumper.
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ShortTimeOut 1:21 77-56
Miami Timeout
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DunkShot 1:30 77-56
Miles Bridges made Dunk. Assisted by Lourawls Nairn Jr..
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Defensive Rebound 1:57 75-56
Matt McQuaid Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 1:57 75-56
Ebuka Izundu missed Jumper.
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Offensive Rebound 2:03 75-56
Ebuka Izundu Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:03 75-56
Bruce Brown missed Three Point Jumper.
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DunkShot 2:22 75-56
Nick Ward made Dunk.
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Offensive Rebound 2:22 73-56
Nick Ward Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:22 73-56
Lourawls Nairn Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 2:49 73-56
Miles Bridges Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:49 73-56
Davon Reed missed Three Point Jumper.
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Offensive Rebound 2:52 73-56
Miami Offensive Rebound.
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LayUpShot 2:52 73-56
Ja'Quan Newton missed Layup.
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Steal 2:56 73-56
Ja'Quan Newton Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 2:56 73-56
Lourawls Nairn Jr. Turnover.
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LayUpShot 3:01 73-56
Ja'Quan Newton made Layup.
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Lost Ball Turnover 3:05 73-54
Lourawls Nairn Jr. Turnover.
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Defensive Rebound 3:15 73-54
Nick Ward Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:15 73-54
Bruce Brown missed Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 3:15 73-54
Miami Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:15 73-54
Bruce Brown missed Free Throw.
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OfficialTVTimeOut 3:15 73-54
Official TV Timeout
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PersonalFoul 3:15 73-54
Foul on Joshua Langford.
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Defensive Rebound 3:28 73-54
Ja'Quan Newton Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 3:28 73-54
Miles Bridges missed Jumper.
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JumpShot 4:08 73-54
Ebuka Izundu made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:26 73-52
Joshua Langford made Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 4:26 72-52
Michigan St Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:26 72-52
Joshua Langford missed Free Throw.
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Team Stats
MSU
MIA
30-53
FG
21-52
57
Field Goal %
40
6-20
3PT
4-16
30
Three Point %
25
12-14
FT
12-17
86
Free Throw %
71
36
Rebounds
23
10
Offensive Rebounds
9
26
Defensive Rebounds
14
18
Assists
8
1
Steals
9
3
Blocks
1
12
Turnovers
10
0
Team Turnovers
2
12
Total Turnovers
10
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
0
Points Off Turnovers
0
0
Fast Break Points
0
40
Points in Paint
30
18
Fouls
17
23
Largest Lead
12
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