Detroit Mercy Titans at Michigan State Spartans
· NCAA Men's Basketball
No. 17 Michigan State stays unbeaten with 84-56 win over Detroit Mercy
The Spartans (5-0) followed up their 83-66 victory over No. 12 Kentucky in New York City with a rout at home against an overmatched team led by former Michigan State point guard and assistant coach Mark Montgomery.
Carson Cooper scored 10 of his 12 points in the second half and Jaxon Kohler had nine of his 13 points after halftime, helping the Spartans coast to the lopsided win after getting off to a strong start.
The Titans (1-5) started 0 of 10 from the field and missed 16 of their first 18 shots before improving their shooting.
It was too late.
The Spartans led 17-4 midway through the first half and 41-25 at halftime.
Michigan State maintained a comfortable cushion, keeping fresh players on the court as coach Tom Izzo used an 11-man rotation before going even deeper down the bench late in the game.
One of the loudest cheers of the night came when Nick Sanders, son of Pro Football Hall of Famer Barry Sanders, made a 3-pointer with 1:10 left.
Detroit Mercy's Orlando Lovejoy had 14 points. Ayden Carter and TJ Nadeau each scored 10.
Michigan State plays East Carolina on Tuesday.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 56 - 84 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 56 - 84 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Nate Johnson Offensive Rebound. | 56 - 84 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Lance Stone missed Three Point Jumper. | 56 - 84 |
| 2nd 0:10 | Divine Ugochukwu made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Denham Wojcik. | 56 - 84 |
Statistics
 DETM |
 MSU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 22-60 | FG | 28-61 |
| 37 | Field Goal % | 46 |
| 5-20 | 3PT | 8-27 |
| 25 | Three Point % | 30 |
| 7-8 | FT | 20-26 |
| 88 | Free Throw % | 77 |
| 31 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 16 |
| 20 | Defensive Rebounds | 26 |
| 9 | Assists | 18 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 15 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 10 | Points Off Turnovers | 18 |
| 9 | Fast Break Points | 16 |
| 24 | Points in Paint | 34 |
| 21 | Fouls | 13 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 28 |
Game Information
Location: East Lansing, MI
Attendance: 14,797 | Capacity:
2025-26 Horizon League Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Kentucky | 0-0 | - | 6-2 |
| Robert Morris | 0-0 | - | 6-3 |
| Wright State | 0-0 | - | 4-4 |
| Youngstown State | 0-0 | - | 4-4 |
| Green Bay | 0-0 | - | 4-5 |
| Purdue Fort Wayne | 0-0 | - | 4-5 |
| Milwaukee | 0-0 | - | 3-5 |
| Oakland | 0-0 | - | 3-5 |
| Cleveland State | 0-0 | - | 3-6 |
| IU Indianapolis | 0-0 | - | 3-6 |
| Detroit Mercy | 0-0 | - | 2-6 |
2025-26 Big Ten Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nebraska | 0-0 | - | 8-0 |
| Indiana | 0-0 | - | 7-0 |
| Iowa | 0-0 | - | 7-0 |
| Michigan | 0-0 | - | 7-0 |
| Michigan State | 0-0 | - | 7-0 |
| Purdue | 0-0 | - | 7-0 |
| USC | 0-0 | - | 7-0 |
| Penn State | 0-0 | - | 7-1 |
| Ohio State | 0-0 | - | 6-1 |
| Illinois | 0-0 | - | 6-2 |
| Northwestern | 0-0 | - | 5-2 |
| UCLA | 0-0 | - | 5-2 |
| Washington | 0-0 | - | 5-2 |
| Wisconsin | 0-0 | - | 5-2 |
| Maryland | 0-0 | - | 5-3 |
| Rutgers | 0-0 | - | 5-3 |
| Oregon | 0-0 | - | 4-3 |
| Minnesota | 0-0 | - | 4-4 |