No. 3 Michigan St tops Southern Utah 88-63, aims for No. 1
Miles Bridges, Nick Ward and Jaren Jackson each scored 17 points to help No. 3 Michigan State beat Southern Utah 88-63 on Saturday night.
NCAA Men's Basketball
FINAL
Southern Utah Thunderbirds
63
Michigan State Spartans
88
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUU | 30 | 33 | 63 |
| MSU | 42 | 46 | 88 |
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Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/7/26 | vs Bethesda Flames | W 143-49 | NCAAM |
| 11/5/26 | vs Grace University Lancers | W 97-53 | NCAAM |
| 11/2/26 | vs West Coast Baptist Eagles | W 134-69 | NCAAM |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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DunkShot 0:24 63-88
Xavier Tillman made Dunk. Assisted by Gavin Schilling.
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LayUpShot 1:57 63-86
Brandon Better made Layup. Assisted by James McGee.
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LayUpShot 2:15 61-86
Gavin Schilling made Layup. Assisted by Matt McQuaid.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:43 61-84
Jaren Jackson Jr. made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:43 61-83
Jaren Jackson Jr. made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:43 61-82
Foul on Christian Musoko.
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Three Point Jump Shot 3:43 61-82
Cassius Winston made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jaren Jackson Jr..
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MadeFreeThrow 3:58 61-79
Dre Marin made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:58 60-79
Foul on Lourawls Nairn Jr..
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LayUpShot 4:42 60-79
Miles Bridges made Layup. Assisted by Matt McQuaid.
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Three Point Jump Shot 5:16 60-77
Cassius Winston made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Miles Bridges.
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PersonalFoul 5:23 60-74
Foul on Matt McQuaid.
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LayUpShot 5:23 60-74
Ivan Madunic made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:49 58-74
Nick Ward made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:49 58-73
Nick Ward made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 5:49 58-72
Foul on Ivan Madunic.
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LayUpShot 6:25 58-72
Nick Ward made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 6:58 58-70
Foul on Cassius Winston.
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LayUpShot 7:10 58-70
Miles Bridges made Layup. Assisted by Joshua Langford.
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MadeFreeThrow 7:43 58-68
Jaren Jackson Jr. made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 7:43 58-67
Jaren Jackson Jr. made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 7:43 58-66
Foul on Jacob Calloway.
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LayUpShot 8:08 58-66
Brandon Better made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 8:21 56-66
Jaren Jackson Jr. made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 8:21 56-65
Foul on Jadon Cohee.
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LayUpShot 8:21 56-65
Jaren Jackson Jr. made Layup. Assisted by Cassius Winston.
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MadeFreeThrow 8:48 56-63
Dre Marin made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 8:48 55-63
Foul on Jaren Jackson Jr..
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JumpShot 9:11 55-63
Jadon Cohee made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 9:30 53-63
Kenny Goins made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 9:30 53-62
Foul on Jacob Calloway.
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LayUpShot 10:04 53-62
Miles Bridges made Layup.
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JumpShot 10:46 53-60
Miles Bridges made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 11:04 53-58
Dre Marin made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 11:04 52-58
Dre Marin made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 11:04 51-58
Foul on Kenny Goins.
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MadeFreeThrow 11:30 51-58
Miles Bridges made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 11:30 51-57
Miles Bridges made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 11:30 51-56
Foul on Jadon Cohee.
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PersonalFoul 12:06 51-56
Foul on Ivan Madunic.
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Three Point Jump Shot 12:21 51-56
Jacob Calloway made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dre Marin.
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PersonalFoul 12:44 48-56
Foul on Jamal Aytes.
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MadeFreeThrow 12:49 48-56
Dre Marin made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 12:49 47-56
Foul on Gavin Schilling.
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MadeFreeThrow 13:07 47-56
Jaren Jackson Jr. made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 13:07 47-55
Jaren Jackson Jr. made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 13:07 47-54
Foul on Christian Musoko.
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Three Point Jump Shot 13:34 47-54
Ivan Madunic made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dre Marin.
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MadeFreeThrow 14:08 44-54
Christian Musoko made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 14:08 43-54
Christian Musoko made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 14:08 42-54
Foul on Gavin Schilling.
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MadeFreeThrow 14:32 42-54
Jamal Aytes made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 14:32 41-54
Foul on Gavin Schilling.
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PersonalFoul 14:50 41-54
Foul on James McGee.
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MadeFreeThrow 15:13 41-54
Nick Ward made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 15:13 41-53
Foul on Dre Marin.
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LayUpShot 15:13 41-53
Nick Ward made Layup. Assisted by Miles Bridges.
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PersonalFoul 15:49 41-51
Foul on James McGee.
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LayUpShot 15:53 41-51
Ivan Madunic made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 16:07 39-51
Nick Ward made Free Throw.
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End Game 0:00 63-88
End of Game
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Offensive Rebound 0:09 63-88
Dre Marin Offensive Rebound.
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LayUpShot 0:09 63-88
Joel Swallow missed Layup.
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DunkShot 0:24 63-88
Xavier Tillman made Dunk. Assisted by Gavin Schilling.
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Defensive Rebound 0:48 63-86
Xavier Tillman Defensive Rebound.
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LayUpShot 0:48 63-86
Brandon Better missed Layup.
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Defensive Rebound 1:00 63-86
Southern Utah Defensive Rebound.
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LayUpShot 1:00 63-86
Matt McQuaid missed Layup.
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Jumpball 1:29 63-86
Jump Ball won by Michigan State
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Steal 1:29 63-86
Conner George Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 1:29 63-86
Jacob Calloway Turnover.
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Offensive Rebound 1:31 63-86
Jacob Calloway Offensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 1:31 63-86
Jadon Cohee missed Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 1:42 63-86
Dre Marin Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:42 63-86
Matt McQuaid missed Three Point Jumper.
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ShortTimeOut 1:51 63-86
Michigan State Timeout
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LayUpShot 1:57 63-86
Brandon Better made Layup. Assisted by James McGee.
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LayUpShot 2:15 61-86
Gavin Schilling made Layup. Assisted by Matt McQuaid.
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Defensive Rebound 2:26 61-84
Xavier Tillman Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:26 61-84
Jacob Calloway missed Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:43 61-84
Jaren Jackson Jr. made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:43 61-83
Jaren Jackson Jr. made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:43 61-82
Foul on Christian Musoko.
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OfficialTVTimeOut 2:52 61-82
Official TV Timeout
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ShortTimeOut 2:52 61-82
Michigan State Timeout
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Defensive Rebound 2:58 61-82
Cassius Winston Defensive Rebound.
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LayUpShot 2:58 61-82
Jadon Cohee missed Layup.
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Defensive Rebound 3:15 61-82
James McGee Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 3:15 61-82
Joshua Langford missed Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 3:20 61-82
Cassius Winston Defensive Rebound.
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Block Shot 3:20 61-82
Jaren Jackson Jr. Block.
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LayUpShot 3:20 61-82
Christian Musoko missed Layup.
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Offensive Rebound 3:22 61-82
Christian Musoko Offensive Rebound.
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Block Shot 3:22 61-82
Kenny Goins Block.
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LayUpShot 3:22 61-82
Dre Marin missed Layup.
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Three Point Jump Shot 3:43 61-82
Cassius Winston made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jaren Jackson Jr..
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MadeFreeThrow 3:58 61-79
Dre Marin made Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 3:58 60-79
Southern Utah Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:58 60-79
Dre Marin missed Free Throw.
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OfficialTVTimeOut 3:58 60-79
Official TV Timeout
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Team Stats
SUU
MSU
21-65
FG
28-59
32
Field Goal %
47
11-26
3PT
9-19
42
Three Point %
47
10-16
FT
23-31
63
Free Throw %
74
34
Rebounds
49
11
Offensive Rebounds
14
23
Defensive Rebounds
35
13
Assists
24
8
Steals
6
0
Blocks
12
9
Turnovers
11
0
Team Turnovers
0
9
Total Turnovers
11
0
Technical Fouls
1
0
Total Technical Fouls
1
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
0
Points Off Turnovers
0
0
Fast Break Points
0
0
Points in Paint
0
24
Fouls
12
3
Largest Lead
25
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