Winston scores 23 points, No. 11 Michigan State tops Rutgers
Cassius Winston had 23 points and seven assists, helping No. 11 Michigan State pull away to beat Rutgers 77-65 on Sunday night in the Big Ten opener for both teams.
NCAA Men's Basketball
FINAL
Rutgers Scarlet Knights
65
Michigan State Spartans
77
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| RUTG | 28 | 37 | 65 |
| MSU | 33 | 44 | 77 |
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Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/2/26 | vs Quinnipiac Bobcats | W 96-59 | NCAAM |
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Play by Play
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MadeFreeThrow 0:20 65-77
Cassius Winston made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:20 65-76
Cassius Winston made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:20 65-75
Foul on Jacob Young.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:41 65-75
Aaron Henry made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:41 65-74
Foul on Montez Mathis.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:51 65-74
Jacob Young made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:51 64-74
Jacob Young made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:51 63-74
Foul on Cassius Winston.
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JumpShot 0:56 63-74
Jacob Young made Jumper.
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LayUpShot 1:04 61-74
Cassius Winston made Layup. Assisted by Malik Hall.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:31 61-72
Gabe Brown made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:31 61-71
Gabe Brown made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:31 61-70
Foul on Myles Johnson.
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JumpShot 1:43 61-70
Jacob Young made Jumper.
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LayUpShot 2:01 59-70
Cassius Winston made Layup.
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LayUpShot 2:08 59-68
Akwasi Yeboah made Layup. Assisted by Jacob Young.
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PersonalFoul 2:32 57-68
Foul on Akwasi Yeboah.
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DunkShot 2:32 57-68
Malik Hall made Dunk. Assisted by Xavier Tillman.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:46 57-66
Geo Baker made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:46 56-66
Geo Baker made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:46 55-66
Foul on Aaron Henry.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:00 55-66
Gabe Brown made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:00 55-65
Gabe Brown made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:00 55-64
Foul on Akwasi Yeboah.
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LayUpShot 3:19 55-64
Xavier Tillman made Layup. Assisted by Cassius Winston.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:02 55-62
Xavier Tillman made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 4:02 55-61
Foul on Ron Harper Jr..
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LayUpShot 4:17 55-61
Jacob Young made Layup.
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Three Point Jump Shot 4:37 53-61
Gabe Brown made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cassius Winston.
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JumpShot 4:52 53-58
Ron Harper Jr. made Jumper. Assisted by Jacob Young.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:06 51-58
Cassius Winston made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:06 51-57
Cassius Winston made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 5:06 51-56
Foul on Jacob Young.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:42 51-56
Montez Mathis made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 5:42 50-56
Foul on Aaron Henry.
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LayUpShot 5:42 50-56
Montez Mathis made Layup. Assisted by Jacob Young.
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LayUpShot 6:22 48-56
Xavier Tillman made Layup. Assisted by Aaron Henry.
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JumpShot 6:57 48-54
Aaron Henry made Jumper. Assisted by Thomas Kithier.
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PersonalFoul 7:33 48-52
Foul on Myles Johnson.
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MadeFreeThrow 7:38 48-52
Aaron Henry made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 7:38 48-51
Aaron Henry made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 7:45 48-50
Foul on Ron Harper Jr..
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Three Point Jump Shot 8:06 48-50
Montez Mathis made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Geo Baker.
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Three Point Jump Shot 8:41 45-50
Xavier Tillman made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cassius Winston.
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MadeFreeThrow 8:44 45-47
Montez Mathis made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 8:44 44-47
Foul on Thomas Kithier.
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MadeFreeThrow 9:37 44-47
Aaron Henry made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 9:37 44-46
Aaron Henry made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 9:37 44-45
Foul on Geo Baker.
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LayUpShot 9:56 44-45
Paul Mulcahy made Layup. Assisted by Geo Baker.
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PersonalFoul 10:09 42-45
Foul on Xavier Tillman.
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PersonalFoul 10:17 42-45
Foul on Aaron Henry.
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JumpShot 10:34 42-45
Cassius Winston made Jumper. Assisted by Malik Hall.
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PersonalFoul 10:45 42-43
Foul on Jacob Young.
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MadeFreeThrow 10:53 42-43
Akwasi Yeboah made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 10:53 41-43
Akwasi Yeboah made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 10:53 40-43
Akwasi Yeboah made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 10:53 39-43
Foul on Malik Hall.
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MadeFreeThrow 12:06 39-43
Jacob Young made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 12:06 38-43
Jacob Young made Free Throw.
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End Game 0:00 65-77
End of Game
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Defensive Rebound 0:13 65-77
Xavier Tillman Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 0:13 65-77
Jacob Young missed Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:20 65-77
Cassius Winston made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:20 65-76
Cassius Winston made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:20 65-75
Foul on Jacob Young.
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Defensive Rebound 0:31 65-75
Malik Hall Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:31 65-75
Paul Mulcahy missed Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:41 65-75
Aaron Henry made Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 0:41 65-74
Michigan State Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:41 65-74
Aaron Henry missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:41 65-74
Foul on Montez Mathis.
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ShortTimeOut 0:45 65-74
Michigan State Timeout
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MadeFreeThrow 0:51 65-74
Jacob Young made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:51 64-74
Jacob Young made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:51 63-74
Foul on Cassius Winston.
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Lost Ball Turnover 0:55 63-74
Michigan State Turnover.
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JumpShot 0:56 63-74
Jacob Young made Jumper.
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LayUpShot 1:04 61-74
Cassius Winston made Layup. Assisted by Malik Hall.
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Defensive Rebound 1:23 61-72
Cassius Winston Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:23 61-72
Geo Baker missed Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:31 61-72
Gabe Brown made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:31 61-71
Gabe Brown made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:31 61-70
Foul on Myles Johnson.
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ShortTimeOut 1:41 61-70
Rutgers Timeout
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JumpShot 1:43 61-70
Jacob Young made Jumper.
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Offensive Rebound 1:44 59-70
Jacob Young Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:49 59-70
Montez Mathis missed Three Point Jumper.
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LayUpShot 2:01 59-70
Cassius Winston made Layup.
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LayUpShot 2:08 59-68
Akwasi Yeboah made Layup. Assisted by Jacob Young.
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Defensive Rebound 2:32 57-68
Myles Johnson Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:32 57-68
Malik Hall missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:32 57-68
Foul on Akwasi Yeboah.
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DunkShot 2:32 57-68
Malik Hall made Dunk. Assisted by Xavier Tillman.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:46 57-66
Geo Baker made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:46 56-66
Geo Baker made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:46 55-66
Foul on Aaron Henry.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:00 55-66
Gabe Brown made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:00 55-65
Gabe Brown made Free Throw.
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OfficialTVTimeOut 3:00 55-64
Official TV Timeout
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Team Stats
RUTG
MSU
24-60
FG
24-55
40
Field Goal %
44
4-14
3PT
7-21
29
Three Point %
33
13-19
FT
22-27
68
Free Throw %
81
32
Rebounds
40
6
Offensive Rebounds
7
26
Defensive Rebounds
33
14
Assists
17
3
Steals
8
2
Blocks
3
11
Turnovers
12
0
Team Turnovers
1
11
Total Turnovers
12
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
23
Fouls
16
0
Largest Lead
12
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