Michigan State Spartans at Minnesota Golden Gophers
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Christie's sinks career-high 5 3s as Minnesota moves closer to top of Big Ten beating Michigan State
The Golden Gophers (15-7, 6-5) have won three straight after a four-game skid and have moved into a fourth-place tie with Northwestern — who they've beaten — in the Big Ten.
Tyson Walker led Michigan State with 20 points and Jaden Akins added 16. Michigan entered averaging 75 points per game.
Garcia's 3-pointer with 1:27 left ended a tie at 52 and Minnesota led the remainder. After the teams traded possessions and missed baskets, Elijah Hawkins fouled Michigan State's A.J. Hoggard on a 3 attempt with 20 seconds left. Hoggard made the first two, missed the third, and forced to foul, Michigan State's Carson Cooper wrapped up Christie who made two free throws for a 57-54 advantage. Hoggard missed a two-point shot attempt with 10 seconds left and Hawkins made two foul shots to seal it.
Michigan led 45-36 after Tre Holloman's jump shot with 13:16 left. But the Spartans missed nine consecutive shot attempts from the field and Minnesota went on a 10-0 run and led by a point after Pharrel Payne made 1 of 2 free throws with 7:56 left.
Michigan State (14-9, 6-6) lost for just the second time in its last seven games and saw its two-game win streak come to an end. The Spartans host No. 10 Illinois on Saturday.
The Golden Gophers travel to Iowa on Sunday.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 56 - 59 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Tyson Walker made Jumper. | 56 - 59 |
| 2nd 0:06 | Minnesota Timeout | 54 - 59 |
| 2nd 0:06 | Elijah Hawkins made Free Throw. | 54 - 59 |
| 2nd 0:06 | Elijah Hawkins made Free Throw. | 54 - 58 |
Statistics
 MSU |
 MINN |
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|---|---|---|
| 21-47 | FG | 19-44 |
| 45 | Field Goal % | 43 |
| 7-18 | 3PT | 9-23 |
| 39 | Three Point % | 39 |
| 7-17 | FT | 12-19 |
| 41 | Free Throw % | 63 |
| 28 | Rebounds | 31 |
| 5 | Offensive Rebounds | 5 |
| 23 | Defensive Rebounds | 26 |
| 16 | Assists | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 3 |
| 2 | Blocks | 2 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 9 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 14 | Points Off Turnovers | 10 |
| 10 | Fast Break Points | 3 |
| 20 | Points in Paint | 20 |
| 13 | Fouls | 12 |
| 9 | Largest Lead | 12 |
Game Information
Location: Minneapolis, MN
Attendance: 8,239 | Capacity:
2025-26 Big Ten Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 19-1 | - | 36-3 |
| 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 |