Wisconsin Badgers at Michigan State Spartans
· NCAA Men's Basketball
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No. 6 Michigan St beats Wisconsin 76-61 on day AD retires
The Spartans (19-3, 7-2 Big Ten) have won three straight after losing two of the previous three games.
Wisconsin (10-12, 3-6) has lost five of six.
The court was surrounded by a sea of teal T-shirts worn by students, hoping to raise awareness about sexual violence.
Hollis, a close friend of Spartans coach Tom Izzo, is retiring as the latest leader to step away because of a sexual abuse scandal involving a former physician at the school. Michigan State President Lou Anna Simon announced her resignation Wednesday night, hours after Larry Nassar was sentenced to decades in prison this week for molesting girls and young women.
The series of events seemed to create a relatively subdued atmosphere at the usually raucous Breslin Center.
Cassius Winston had 17 points and six assists, Nick Ward had 11 points and 12 rebounds and Jaren Jackson had 11 points, seven rebounds and four blocks for the Spartans.
Wisconsin's Ethan Happ had 23 points and seven rebounds and Brevin Pritzl scored 13.
BIG PICTURE
Wisconsin: The short-handed Badgers are competing hard, trying to overcome to loss of injured guards D'Mitrik Trice and Kobe King along with the loss of five seniors from last year's team.
Michigan State: Izzo's mood the rest of the season will be something to watch. Izzo was the best man at Hollis' wedding and they were roommates decades ago when they were starting their careers at Michigan State.
UP NEXT
Wisconsin: Hosts Nebraska on Monday.
Michigan State: Visit Maryland on Sunday.
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This story has been corrected to fix final score in 1st paragraph to Michigan State 76, Wisconsin 61.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 61 - 76 |
| 2nd 0:25 | Joshua Langford Defensive Rebound. | 61 - 76 |
| 2nd 0:25 | Aleem Ford missed Three Point Jumper. | 61 - 76 |
| 2nd 0:37 | Michigan State Timeout | 61 - 76 |
| 2nd 0:37 | Joshua Langford made Free Throw. | 61 - 76 |
Statistics
 WIS |
 MSU |
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|---|---|---|
| 21-58 | FG | 27-54 |
| 36 | Field Goal % | 50 |
| 5-24 | 3PT | 8-19 |
| 21 | Three Point % | 42 |
| 14-16 | FT | 14-16 |
| 88 | Free Throw % | 88 |
| 28 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 12 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 16 | Defensive Rebounds | 25 |
| 10 | Assists | 19 |
| 7 | Steals | 2 |
| 3 | Blocks | 9 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 11 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
| 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 |
| 19 | Fouls | 19 |
| 3 | Largest Lead | 18 |
Game Information
Location: East Lansing, MI
Attendance: 14,797 | Capacity:
2025-26 Big Ten Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 19-1 | - | 37-3 |
| Nebraska | 15-5 | 4 | 28-7 |
| Michigan State | 15-5 | 4 | 27-8 |
| Illinois | 15-5 | 4 | 28-9 |
| Wisconsin | 14-6 | 5 | 24-11 |
| Purdue | 13-7 | 6 | 30-9 |
| UCLA | 13-7 | 6 | 24-12 |
| Ohio State | 12-8 | 7 | 21-13 |
| Iowa | 10-10 | 9 | 24-13 |
| Indiana | 9-11 | 10 | 18-14 |
| Minnesota | 8-12 | 11 | 15-18 |
| USC | 7-13 | 12 | 18-14 |
| Washington | 7-13 | 12 | 16-17 |
| Rutgers | 6-14 | 13 | 14-20 |
| Northwestern | 5-15 | 14 | 15-19 |
| Oregon | 5-15 | 14 | 12-20 |
| Maryland | 4-16 | 15 | 12-21 |
| Penn State | 3-17 | 16 | 12-20 |