Winston's career-high 29 lifts No. 6 Spartans over Huskers
Cassius Winston scored a career-high 29 points, Nick Ward added 15 and sixth-ranked Michigan State pulled away from Nebraska late for a 70-64 win Thursday night.
NCAA Men's Basketball
FINAL
Michigan State Spartans
70
Nebraska Cornhuskers
64
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| MSU | 33 | 37 | 70 |
| NEB | 28 | 36 | 64 |
Pinnacle Bank Arena · 15,923 att.
Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/5/26 | vs Toledo Rockets | W 91-61 | NCAAM |
| 11/2/26 | vs Quinnipiac Bobcats | W 96-59 | NCAAM |
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Play by Play
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MadeFreeThrow 0:14 70-64
Matt McQuaid made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:14 69-64
Matt McQuaid made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:14 68-64
Foul on Glynn Watson Jr..
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DunkShot 0:16 68-64
Nana Akenten made Dunk. Assisted by Glynn Watson Jr..
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MadeFreeThrow 0:23 68-62
Cassius Winston made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:23 67-62
Cassius Winston made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:23 66-62
Foul on Thomas Allen.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:24 66-62
James Palmer Jr. made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:24 66-61
Foul on Matt McQuaid.
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LayUpShot 0:24 66-61
James Palmer Jr. made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 0:25 66-59
Foul on Kenny Goins.
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DunkShot 0:25 66-59
Nana Akenten made Dunk.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:33 66-57
Xavier Tillman made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:33 65-57
Foul on Nana Akenten.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:38 65-57
James Palmer Jr. made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:38 65-56
James Palmer Jr. made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:38 65-55
Foul on Cassius Winston.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:45 65-55
Kenny Goins made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:45 64-55
Kenny Goins made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:45 63-55
Foul on Nana Akenten.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:04 63-55
James Palmer Jr. made Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:08 63-52
Cassius Winston made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:08 62-52
Cassius Winston made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:08 61-52
Foul on Thomas Allen.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:10 61-52
James Palmer Jr. made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:10 61-51
James Palmer Jr. made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:10 61-50
Foul on Matt McQuaid.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:16 61-50
Cassius Winston made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:16 60-50
Foul on Glynn Watson Jr..
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PersonalFoul 1:17 60-50
Foul on James Palmer Jr..
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JumpShot 1:41 60-50
James Palmer Jr. made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:50 60-48
Nick Ward made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:50 59-48
Nick Ward made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:50 58-48
Foul on Isaiah Roby.
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DunkShot 2:37 58-48
Nick Ward made Dunk. Assisted by Xavier Tillman.
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PersonalFoul 3:21 56-48
Foul on Isaiah Roby.
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Three Point Jump Shot 4:21 56-48
Cassius Winston made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Xavier Tillman.
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PersonalFoul 4:25 53-48
Foul on Glynn Watson Jr..
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PersonalFoul 5:01 53-48
Foul on Nick Ward.
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LayUpShot 5:11 53-48
Nick Ward made Layup.
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JumpShot 5:32 51-48
James Palmer Jr. made Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 6:20 51-46
Foul on Glynn Watson Jr..
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LayUpShot 6:41 51-46
Thomas Allen made Layup. Assisted by Isaiah Roby.
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PersonalFoul 6:52 51-44
Foul on Kenny Goins.
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LayUpShot 7:41 51-44
Aaron Henry made Layup.
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DunkShot 8:29 49-44
Kenny Goins made Dunk. Assisted by Nick Ward.
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Three Point Jump Shot 9:28 47-44
Aaron Henry made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cassius Winston.
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MadeFreeThrow 9:44 44-44
James Palmer Jr. made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 9:44 44-43
James Palmer Jr. made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 9:44 44-42
Foul on Matt McQuaid.
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JumpShot 10:55 44-42
James Palmer Jr. made Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 11:47 44-40
Foul on Xavier Tillman.
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JumpShot 11:56 44-40
Cassius Winston made Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 12:10 42-40
Foul on Nick Ward.
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JumpShot 12:53 42-40
Isaiah Roby made Jumper. Assisted by James Palmer Jr..
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LayUpShot 13:14 42-38
Xavier Tillman made Layup. Assisted by Matt McQuaid.
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Three Point Jump Shot 13:54 40-38
Cassius Winston made Three Point Jumper.
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LayUpShot 14:32 37-38
Isaac Copeland Jr. made Layup. Assisted by Thomas Allen.
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LayUpShot 15:01 37-36
Xavier Tillman made Layup. Assisted by Cassius Winston.
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MadeFreeThrow 15:24 35-36
Thomas Allen made Free Throw.
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End Game 0:00 70-64
End of Game
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Defensive Rebound 0:12 70-64
Cassius Winston Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:12 70-64
James Palmer Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:14 70-64
Matt McQuaid made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:14 69-64
Matt McQuaid made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:14 68-64
Foul on Glynn Watson Jr..
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ShortTimeOut 0:15 68-64
Nebraska Timeout
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DunkShot 0:16 68-64
Nana Akenten made Dunk. Assisted by Glynn Watson Jr..
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MadeFreeThrow 0:23 68-62
Cassius Winston made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:23 67-62
Cassius Winston made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:23 66-62
Foul on Thomas Allen.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:24 66-62
James Palmer Jr. made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:24 66-61
Foul on Matt McQuaid.
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LayUpShot 0:24 66-61
James Palmer Jr. made Layup.
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Offensive Rebound 0:25 66-59
James Palmer Jr. Offensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:25 66-59
Nana Akenten missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:25 66-59
Foul on Kenny Goins.
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DunkShot 0:25 66-59
Nana Akenten made Dunk.
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Offensive Rebound 0:28 66-57
Nana Akenten Offensive Rebound.
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LayUpShot 0:28 66-57
James Palmer Jr. missed Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:33 66-57
Xavier Tillman made Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 0:33 65-57
Michigan State Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:33 65-57
Xavier Tillman missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:33 65-57
Foul on Nana Akenten.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:38 65-57
James Palmer Jr. made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:38 65-56
James Palmer Jr. made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:38 65-55
Foul on Cassius Winston.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:45 65-55
Kenny Goins made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:45 64-55
Kenny Goins made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:45 63-55
Foul on Nana Akenten.
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ShortTimeOut 0:51 63-55
Michigan State Timeout
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:04 63-55
James Palmer Jr. made Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:08 63-52
Cassius Winston made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:08 62-52
Cassius Winston made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:08 61-52
Foul on Thomas Allen.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:10 61-52
James Palmer Jr. made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:10 61-51
James Palmer Jr. made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:10 61-50
Foul on Matt McQuaid.
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Defensive Rebound 1:16 61-50
Isaac Copeland Jr. Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:16 61-50
Cassius Winston missed Free Throw.
Showing the last 40 of 340 events.
Team Stats
MSU
NEB
24-55
FG
22-67
44
Field Goal %
33
6-20
3PT
5-26
30
Three Point %
19
16-18
FT
15-19
89
Free Throw %
79
42
Rebounds
38
10
Offensive Rebounds
16
32
Defensive Rebounds
22
13
Assists
11
5
Steals
9
4
Blocks
2
15
Turnovers
9
1
Team Turnovers
0
15
Total Turnovers
9
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
12
Largest Lead
4
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