Jackson's strong second half lifts Kansas past Spartans
Josh Jackson scored 14 of his 23 points in the second half to help Kansas pull away late and reach the Sweet 16 for a second straight year with a 90-70 victory over Michigan State on Sunday.
NCAA Men's Basketball
FINAL
Michigan State Spartans
70
Kansas Jayhawks
90
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| MSU | 35 | 35 | 70 |
| KU | 40 | 50 | 90 |
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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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Three Point Jump Shot 1:00 70-90
Devonte' Graham made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Frank Mason III.
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LayUpShot 1:34 70-87
Frank Mason III made Layup.
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DunkShot 2:07 70-85
Josh Jackson made Dunk.
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LayUpShot 2:38 70-83
Miles Bridges made Layup.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:52 68-83
Devonte' Graham made Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:12 68-80
Miles Bridges made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:12 67-80
Foul on Dwight Coleby.
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Three Point Jump Shot 4:43 67-80
Devonte' Graham made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Frank Mason III.
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LayUpShot 5:24 67-77
Miles Bridges made Layup.
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LayUpShot 5:43 65-77
Josh Jackson made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:55 65-75
Josh Jackson made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:55 65-74
Josh Jackson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 5:55 65-73
Foul on Miles Bridges.
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JumpShot 6:28 65-73
Frank Mason III made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 6:43 65-71
Miles Bridges made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 6:43 64-71
Foul on Landen Lucas.
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DunkShot 6:57 64-71
Landen Lucas made Dunk. Assisted by Frank Mason III.
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Three Point Jump Shot 7:19 64-69
Matt McQuaid made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cassius Winston.
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MadeFreeThrow 7:27 61-69
Cassius Winston made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 7:27 60-69
Cassius Winston made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 7:27 59-69
Foul on Lagerald Vick.
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Technical Foul 7:27 59-69
Technical Foul on Lagerald Vick.
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DunkShot 7:33 59-69
Lagerald Vick made Dunk. Assisted by Devonte' Graham.
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JumpShot 7:48 59-67
Kenny Goins made Jumper.
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LayUpShot 8:08 57-67
Lagerald Vick made Layup. Assisted by Devonte' Graham.
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MadeFreeThrow 8:38 57-65
Dwight Coleby made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 8:38 57-64
Foul on Nick Ward.
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JumpShot 9:02 57-64
Josh Jackson made Jumper.
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JumpShot 9:21 57-62
Joshua Langford made Jumper.
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LayUpShot 9:39 55-62
Dwight Coleby made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 9:55 55-60
Nick Ward made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 9:55 54-60
Nick Ward made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 9:55 53-60
Foul on Frank Mason III.
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PersonalFoul 10:38 53-60
Foul on Landen Lucas.
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Three Point Jump Shot 11:09 53-60
Josh Jackson made Three Point Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 11:51 53-57
Foul on Josh Jackson.
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MadeFreeThrow 12:00 53-57
Josh Jackson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 12:00 53-56
Foul on Kyle Ahrens.
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LayUpShot 12:00 53-56
Josh Jackson made Layup.
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LayUpShot 12:18 53-54
Alvin Ellis III made Layup. Assisted by Cassius Winston.
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Three Point Jump Shot 12:44 51-54
Matt McQuaid made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Miles Bridges.
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TipShot 14:04 48-54
Landen Lucas made Two Point Tip Shot.
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MadeFreeThrow 15:05 48-52
Frank Mason III made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 15:05 48-51
Frank Mason III made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 15:05 48-50
Foul on Nick Ward.
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JumpShot 15:16 48-50
Nick Ward made Jumper. Assisted by Cassius Winston.
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MadeFreeThrow 15:44 46-50
Nick Ward made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 15:44 45-50
Foul on Carlton Bragg Jr..
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LayUpShot 15:44 45-50
Nick Ward made Layup. Assisted by Alvin Ellis III.
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MadeFreeThrow 16:13 43-50
Miles Bridges made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 16:13 42-50
Foul on Carlton Bragg Jr..
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MadeFreeThrow 16:30 42-50
Frank Mason III made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 16:30 42-49
Frank Mason III made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 16:30 42-48
Foul on Cassius Winston.
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PersonalFoul 16:36 42-48
Foul on Matt McQuaid.
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PersonalFoul 16:50 42-48
Foul on Nick Ward.
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TipShot 17:07 42-48
Nick Ward made Two Point Tip Shot.
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MadeFreeThrow 17:54 40-48
Frank Mason III made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 17:54 40-47
Foul on Lourawls Nairn Jr..
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JumpShot 17:54 40-47
Frank Mason III made Jumper.
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End Game 0:00 70-90
End of Game
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Lost Ball Turnover 0:06 70-90
Kansas Turnover.
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Defensive Rebound 0:39 70-90
Lagerald Vick Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:39 70-90
Matt McQuaid missed Three Point Jumper.
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Offensive Rebound 0:50 70-90
Michigan St Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:50 70-90
Miles Bridges missed Three Point Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:00 70-90
Devonte' Graham made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Frank Mason III.
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Defensive Rebound 1:23 70-87
Frank Mason III Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:23 70-87
Matt McQuaid missed Three Point Jumper.
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ShortTimeOut 1:27 70-87
Michigan St Timeout
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LayUpShot 1:34 70-87
Frank Mason III made Layup.
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Steal 1:48 70-85
Devonte' Graham Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 1:48 70-85
Matt McQuaid Turnover.
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DunkShot 2:07 70-85
Josh Jackson made Dunk.
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LayUpShot 2:38 70-83
Miles Bridges made Layup.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:52 68-83
Devonte' Graham made Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:12 68-80
Miles Bridges made Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 3:12 67-80
Michigan St Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:12 67-80
Miles Bridges missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:12 67-80
Foul on Dwight Coleby.
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OfficialTVTimeOut 3:24 67-80
Official TV Timeout
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Defensive Rebound 3:32 67-80
Michigan St Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 3:32 67-80
Frank Mason III missed Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 3:57 67-80
Lagerald Vick Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 3:57 67-80
Nick Ward missed Jumper.
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Lost Ball Turnover 4:11 67-80
Lagerald Vick Turnover.
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Defensive Rebound 4:20 67-80
Josh Jackson Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 4:20 67-80
Miles Bridges missed Three Point Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 4:43 67-80
Devonte' Graham made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Frank Mason III.
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Offensive Rebound 5:00 67-77
Dwight Coleby Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 5:00 67-77
Josh Jackson missed Three Point Jumper.
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LayUpShot 5:24 67-77
Miles Bridges made Layup.
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ShortTimeOut 5:35 65-77
Michigan St Timeout
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LayUpShot 5:43 65-77
Josh Jackson made Layup.
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Steal 5:49 65-75
Dwight Coleby Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 5:49 65-75
Cassius Winston Turnover.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:55 65-75
Josh Jackson made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:55 65-74
Josh Jackson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 5:55 65-73
Foul on Miles Bridges.
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Defensive Rebound 6:18 65-73
Devonte' Graham Defensive Rebound.
Showing the last 40 of 303 events.
Team Stats
MSU
KU
25-57
FG
34-64
44
Field Goal %
53
8-23
3PT
8-20
35
Three Point %
40
12-17
FT
14-15
71
Free Throw %
93
28
Rebounds
36
5
Offensive Rebounds
8
23
Defensive Rebounds
28
13
Assists
12
3
Steals
9
1
Blocks
3
10
Turnovers
7
0
Team Turnovers
1
10
Total Turnovers
7
0
Technical Fouls
1
0
Total Technical Fouls
1
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
0
Points Off Turnovers
0
0
Fast Break Points
0
30
Points in Paint
38
14
Fouls
16
3
Largest Lead
20
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