No. 9 Michigan State beats Minnesota 79-55, ends 3-game skid
Nick Ward had 22 points and Matt McQuaid scored a season-high 18, leading No. 9 Michigan State to a 79-55 win over Minnesota on Saturday.
NCAA Men's Basketball
FINAL
Minnesota Golden Gophers
55
Michigan State Spartans
79
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| MINN | 24 | 31 | 55 |
| MSU | 35 | 44 | 79 |
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Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/6/26 | vs St. Thomas Tommies | W 76-62 | NCAAM |
| 11/2/26 | vs North Dakota Fighting Hawks | W 85-50 | NCAAM |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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LayUpShot 0:44 55-79
Conner George made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:58 55-77
Dupree McBrayer made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:58 54-77
Foul on Marcus Bingham Jr..
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LayUpShot 2:21 54-77
Gabe Brown made Layup. Assisted by Cassius Winston.
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PersonalFoul 2:39 54-75
Foul on Gabe Kalscheur.
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JumpShot 2:56 54-75
Xavier Tillman made Jumper. Assisted by Matt McQuaid.
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Three Point Jump Shot 3:14 54-73
Gabe Kalscheur made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Brock Stull.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:25 51-73
Gabe Brown made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:25 51-72
Gabe Brown made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:25 51-71
Foul on Brock Stull.
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PersonalFoul 3:45 51-71
Foul on Cassius Winston.
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LayUpShot 3:51 51-71
Thomas Kithier made Layup. Assisted by Cassius Winston.
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DunkShot 3:57 51-69
Amir Coffey made Dunk.
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JumpShot 6:49 49-69
Matz Stockman made Jumper. Assisted by Brock Stull.
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Three Point Jump Shot 8:16 47-69
Cassius Winston made Three Point Jumper.
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DunkShot 8:24 47-66
Amir Coffey made Dunk. Assisted by Matz Stockman.
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Three Point Jump Shot 8:38 45-66
Brock Stull made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Matz Stockman.
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PersonalFoul 9:11 42-66
Foul on Daniel Oturu.
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PersonalFoul 9:24 42-66
Foul on Nick Ward.
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JumpShot 9:51 42-66
Gabe Kalscheur made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 10:14 40-66
Jordan Murphy made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 10:14 39-66
Jordan Murphy made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 10:14 38-66
Foul on Xavier Tillman.
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LayUpShot 10:43 38-66
Cassius Winston made Layup. Assisted by Nick Ward.
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Three Point Jump Shot 11:19 38-64
Matt McQuaid made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cassius Winston.
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MadeFreeThrow 11:46 38-61
Gabe Kalscheur made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 11:46 37-61
Gabe Kalscheur made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 11:46 36-61
Gabe Kalscheur made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 11:46 35-61
Foul on Kyle Ahrens.
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DunkShot 12:03 35-61
Kyle Ahrens made Dunk. Assisted by Cassius Winston.
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JumpShot 12:22 35-59
Nick Ward made Jumper. Assisted by Matt McQuaid.
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MadeFreeThrow 12:34 35-57
Daniel Oturu made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 12:34 34-57
Daniel Oturu made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 12:34 33-57
Foul on Marcus Bingham Jr..
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JumpShot 12:48 33-57
Matt McQuaid made Jumper. Assisted by Marcus Bingham Jr..
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Three Point Jump Shot 13:57 33-55
Matt McQuaid made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cassius Winston.
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LayUpShot 14:23 33-52
Cassius Winston made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 14:56 33-50
Foul on Thomas Kithier.
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JumpShot 15:07 33-50
Nick Ward made Jumper. Assisted by Matt McQuaid.
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LayUpShot 15:24 33-48
Daniel Oturu made Layup. Assisted by Jordan Murphy.
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MadeFreeThrow 15:44 31-48
Nick Ward made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 15:44 31-47
Nick Ward made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 15:44 31-46
Foul on Daniel Oturu.
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Three Point Jump Shot 16:05 31-46
Gabe Kalscheur made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dupree McBrayer.
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LayUpShot 16:30 28-46
Nick Ward made Layup. Assisted by Matt McQuaid.
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LayUpShot 16:59 28-44
Daniel Oturu made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 17:07 26-44
Foul on Thomas Kithier.
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MadeFreeThrow 17:33 26-44
Aaron Henry made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 17:33 26-43
Foul on Matz Stockman.
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LayUpShot 17:33 26-43
Aaron Henry made Layup. Assisted by Cassius Winston.
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LayUpShot 17:49 26-41
Dupree McBrayer made Layup.
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LayUpShot 18:03 24-41
Cassius Winston made Layup.
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LayUpShot 18:46 24-39
Nick Ward made Layup. Assisted by Cassius Winston.
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DunkShot 19:20 24-37
Nick Ward made Dunk. Assisted by Cassius Winston.
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PersonalFoul 19:30 24-35
Foul on Xavier Tillman.
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PersonalFoul 0:27 24-35
Foul on Gabe Kalscheur.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:53 24-35
Matz Stockman made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:53 23-35
Foul on Nick Ward.
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LayUpShot 1:37 23-35
Thomas Kithier made Layup. Assisted by Aaron Henry.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:01 23-33
Gabe Kalscheur made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jordan Murphy.
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End Game 0:00 55-79
End of Game
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Defensive Rebound 0:04 55-79
Michael Hurt Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 0:04 55-79
Braden Burke missed Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 0:32 55-79
Jack Hoiberg Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:32 55-79
Dupree McBrayer missed Three Point Jumper.
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LayUpShot 0:44 55-79
Conner George made Layup.
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Defensive Rebound 0:58 55-77
Marcus Bingham Jr. Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:58 55-77
Dupree McBrayer missed Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:58 55-77
Dupree McBrayer made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:58 54-77
Foul on Marcus Bingham Jr..
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Defensive Rebound 1:10 54-77
Gabe Kalscheur Defensive Rebound.
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LayUpShot 1:10 54-77
Gabe Brown missed Layup.
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Defensive Rebound 1:15 54-77
Conner George Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 1:15 54-77
Matz Stockman missed Jumper.
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Offensive Rebound 1:24 54-77
Isaiah Washington Offensive Rebound.
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Block Shot 1:24 54-77
Marcus Bingham Jr. Block.
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LayUpShot 1:24 54-77
Isaiah Washington missed Layup.
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Lost Ball Turnover 1:32 54-77
Michigan State Turnover.
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Offensive Rebound 1:32 54-77
Michigan State Offensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 1:32 54-77
Marcus Bingham Jr. missed Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 2:06 54-77
Marcus Bingham Jr. Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:06 54-77
Dupree McBrayer missed Three Point Jumper.
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LayUpShot 2:21 54-77
Gabe Brown made Layup. Assisted by Cassius Winston.
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Offensive Rebound 2:34 54-75
Gabe Brown Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:34 54-75
Marcus Bingham Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 2:39 54-75
Foul on Gabe Kalscheur.
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Steal 2:41 54-75
Cassius Winston Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 2:41 54-75
Amir Coffey Turnover.
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JumpShot 2:56 54-75
Xavier Tillman made Jumper. Assisted by Matt McQuaid.
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Three Point Jump Shot 3:14 54-73
Gabe Kalscheur made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Brock Stull.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:25 51-73
Gabe Brown made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:25 51-72
Gabe Brown made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:25 51-71
Foul on Brock Stull.
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Offensive Rebound 3:29 51-71
Gabe Brown Offensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 3:29 51-71
Cassius Winston missed Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 3:45 51-71
Xavier Tillman Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:45 51-71
Amir Coffey missed Free Throw.
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OfficialTVTimeOut 3:45 51-71
Official TV Timeout
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PersonalFoul 3:45 51-71
Foul on Cassius Winston.
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LayUpShot 3:51 51-71
Thomas Kithier made Layup. Assisted by Cassius Winston.
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Team Stats
MINN
MSU
18-49
FG
31-60
37
Field Goal %
52
5-14
3PT
6-15
36
Three Point %
40
14-23
FT
11-16
61
Free Throw %
69
33
Rebounds
38
10
Offensive Rebounds
11
23
Defensive Rebounds
27
14
Assists
27
1
Steals
6
1
Blocks
2
16
Turnovers
9
4
Team Turnovers
1
16
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
14
Fouls
18
1
Largest Lead
28
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