Winston scores 24, No. 8 Michigan St beats N. Illinois 88-60
Cassius Winston matched a career-high with six 3-pointers and scored 24 points, leading No. 8 Michigan State to 88-60 win over Northern Illinois on Saturday.
NCAA Men's Basketball
FINAL
Northern Illinois Huskies
60
Michigan State Spartans
88
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| NIU | 19 | 41 | 60 |
| MSU | 43 | 45 | 88 |
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Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/5/26 | @ Tulsa Golden Hurricane | L 75-94 | NCAAM |
| 11/2/26 | @ Grambling Tigers | L 87-89 | NCAAM |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:18 60-88
Jack Hoiberg made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Conner George.
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JumpShot 0:32 60-85
Noah McCarty made Jumper. Assisted by Zaire Mateen.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:56 58-85
Aaron Henry made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:56 58-84
Foul on Dante Thorpe.
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LayUpShot 2:08 58-84
Dante Thorpe made Layup.
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LayUpShot 2:23 56-84
Thomas Kithier made Layup. Assisted by Marcus Bingham Jr..
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PersonalFoul 2:38 56-82
Foul on Lacey James.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:56 56-82
Aaron Henry made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:56 56-81
Foul on Dante Thorpe.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:06 56-81
Eugene German made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:06 55-81
Foul on Foster Loyer.
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Three Point Jump Shot 3:45 55-81
Eugene German made Three Point Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 4:04 52-81
Matt McQuaid made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cassius Winston.
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JumpShot 4:49 52-78
Nick Ward made Jumper. Assisted by Cassius Winston.
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JumpShot 5:00 52-76
Lacey James made Jumper.
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JumpShot 5:19 50-76
Matt McQuaid made Jumper. Assisted by Cassius Winston.
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Three Point Jump Shot 5:38 50-74
Eugene German made Three Point Jumper.
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LayUpShot 5:49 47-74
Cassius Winston made Layup.
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LayUpShot 6:55 47-72
Xavier Tillman made Layup. Assisted by Kenny Goins.
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JumpShot 7:01 47-70
Jaylen Key made Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 7:26 45-70
Foul on Xavier Tillman.
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Three Point Jump Shot 7:43 45-70
Zaire Mateen made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dante Thorpe.
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PersonalFoul 7:59 42-70
Foul on Nick Ward.
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DunkShot 8:17 42-70
Nick Ward made Dunk. Assisted by Matt McQuaid.
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LayUpShot 8:44 42-68
Rod Henry-Hayes made Layup.
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Three Point Jump Shot 9:49 40-68
Foster Loyer made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Gabe Brown.
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JumpShot 9:58 40-65
Levi Bradley made Jumper. Assisted by Rod Henry-Hayes.
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Three Point Jump Shot 10:15 38-65
Kenny Goins made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Aaron Henry.
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Three Point Jump Shot 11:31 38-62
Cassius Winston made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Xavier Tillman.
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Three Point Jump Shot 12:21 38-59
Eugene German made Three Point Jumper.
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LayUpShot 12:41 35-59
Cassius Winston made Layup.
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LayUpShot 13:02 35-57
Gairges Daow made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 13:08 33-57
Foul on Xavier Tillman.
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LayUpShot 13:29 33-57
Kenny Goins made Layup. Assisted by Kyle Ahrens.
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LayUpShot 13:48 33-55
Kyle Ahrens made Layup. Assisted by Cassius Winston.
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Three Point Jump Shot 13:57 33-53
Lacey James made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Eugene German.
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PersonalFoul 14:05 30-53
Foul on Aaron Henry.
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PersonalFoul 14:35 30-53
Foul on Jaylen Key.
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PersonalFoul 14:37 30-53
Foul on Xavier Tillman.
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PersonalFoul 15:05 30-53
Foul on Levi Bradley.
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PersonalFoul 15:06 30-53
Foul on Noah McCarty.
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LayUpShot 15:11 30-53
Eugene German made Layup.
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Three Point Jump Shot 15:28 28-53
Levi Bradley made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Rod Henry-Hayes.
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Three Point Jump Shot 15:53 25-53
Matt McQuaid made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Xavier Tillman.
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PersonalFoul 16:16 25-50
Foul on Kenny Goins.
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MadeFreeThrow 16:43 25-50
Nick Ward made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 16:43 25-49
Nick Ward made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 16:43 25-48
Foul on Levi Bradley.
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LayUpShot 17:16 25-48
Kenny Goins made Layup. Assisted by Cassius Winston.
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LayUpShot 17:27 25-46
Levi Bradley made Layup. Assisted by Dante Thorpe.
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PersonalFoul 17:54 23-46
Foul on Lacey James.
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LayUpShot 18:16 23-46
Eugene German made Layup.
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Three Point Jump Shot 18:39 21-46
Cassius Winston made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Matt McQuaid.
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PersonalFoul 19:25 21-43
Foul on Nick Ward.
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LayUpShot 19:29 21-43
Lacey James made Layup.
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JumpShot 0:03 19-43
Xavier Tillman made Jumper. Assisted by Cassius Winston.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:35 19-41
Cassius Winston made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:35 19-40
Cassius Winston made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:35 19-39
Foul on Rod Henry-Hayes.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:28 19-39
Gabe Brown made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Xavier Tillman.
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End Game 0:00 60-88
End of Game
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End Period 0:00 60-88
End of 2nd half
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Offensive Rebound 0:00 60-88
Noah McCarty Offensive Rebound.
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LayUpShot 0:00 60-88
Lacey James missed Layup.
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Offensive Rebound 0:04 60-88
Northern Illinois Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:07 60-88
Zaire Mateen missed Three Point Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:18 60-88
Jack Hoiberg made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Conner George.
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JumpShot 0:32 60-85
Noah McCarty made Jumper. Assisted by Zaire Mateen.
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Defensive Rebound 0:46 58-85
Lacey James Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 0:49 58-85
Conner George missed Jumper.
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Lost Ball Turnover 1:17 58-85
Zaire Mateen Turnover.
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Defensive Rebound 1:21 58-85
Zaire Mateen Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 1:24 58-85
Gabe Brown missed Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 1:34 58-85
Marcus Bingham Jr. Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:37 58-85
Austin Richie missed Three Point Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 1:56 58-85
Lacey James Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:56 58-85
Aaron Henry missed Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:56 58-85
Aaron Henry made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:56 58-84
Foul on Dante Thorpe.
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LayUpShot 2:08 58-84
Dante Thorpe made Layup.
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LayUpShot 2:23 56-84
Thomas Kithier made Layup. Assisted by Marcus Bingham Jr..
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Offensive Rebound 2:38 56-82
Thomas Kithier Offensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:38 56-82
Marcus Bingham Jr. missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:38 56-82
Foul on Lacey James.
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Defensive Rebound 2:42 56-82
Marcus Bingham Jr. Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:46 56-82
Dante Thorpe missed Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:56 56-82
Aaron Henry made Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 2:56 56-81
Michigan State Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:56 56-81
Aaron Henry missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:56 56-81
Foul on Dante Thorpe.
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Defensive Rebound 3:06 56-81
Marcus Bingham Jr. Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:06 56-81
Eugene German missed Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:06 56-81
Eugene German made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:06 55-81
Foul on Foster Loyer.
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Defensive Rebound 3:09 55-81
Eugene German Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 3:13 55-81
Gabe Brown missed Three Point Jumper.
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OfficialTVTimeOut 3:36 55-81
Official TV Timeout
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ShortTimeOut 3:36 55-81
Michigan State Timeout
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Three Point Jump Shot 3:45 55-81
Eugene German made Three Point Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 4:04 52-81
Matt McQuaid made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cassius Winston.
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Team Stats
NIU
MSU
25-75
FG
29-57
33
Field Goal %
51
6-23
3PT
14-29
26
Three Point %
48
4-8
FT
16-23
50
Free Throw %
70
38
Rebounds
46
15
Offensive Rebounds
9
23
Defensive Rebounds
37
8
Assists
25
3
Steals
2
0
Blocks
7
9
Turnovers
14
0
Team Turnovers
0
9
Total Turnovers
14
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
7
Points Off Turnovers
6
9
Fast Break Points
18
30
Points in Paint
24
20
Fouls
13
0
Largest Lead
29
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