Michigan State Spartans at Oregon Ducks
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Carson Cooper scores 19 points and No. 10 Michigan State beats struggling Oregon 68-52
Coen Carr added 15 points and eight rebounds for the Spartans (17-2, 7-1 Big Ten), whose lone conference loss this season was to undefeated Nebraska.
Takai Simpkins scored 15 points for the Ducks (8-11, 1-7), who have lost five straight.
The Ducks were without two of their biggest playmakers. Senior center Nate Bittle was sidelined after injuring his ankle in a 90-55 loss at Nebraska last week. The 7-footer, who was averaging 16.3 points, is expected to be out for a month.
Jackson Shelstad, who was averaging 15.6 points, has not played since he injured his hand in a game against Omaha on Dec. 28 and appears likely to miss the rest of the season.
Michigan State, which was coming off an 80-63 win at Washington on Saturday, jumped out to a 13-4 lead, but the Ducks responded, pulling in front 22-21 on Luke Johnson's layup. The Spartans held a 28-26 lead at the break.
Kwame Evans Jr. hit a jumper and Ege Demir added a layup to put the Ducks up 38-35. The Spartans answered with consecutive baskets from Carson Cooper and Trey Fort to reclaim the lead.
The Spartans began to pull away midway through the half, taking a 53-42 lead on Carr's layup with 7:17 left. Michigan State led by 18 points down the stretch.
The Spartans won both meetings with the Ducks last season and improved to 5-2 against Oregon.
Oregon visits rival Washington in Seattle on Sunday.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 68 - 52 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 68 - 52 |
| 2nd 0:24 | Sean Stewart makes driving layup | 68 - 52 |
| 2nd 0:36 | Sean Stewart Steal. | 68 - 50 |
| 2nd 0:36 | Trey Fort bad pass turnover | 68 - 50 |
Statistics
 MSU |
 ORE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 28-49 | FG | 20-51 |
| 57 | Field Goal % | 39 |
| 7-20 | 3PT | 7-20 |
| 35 | Three Point % | 35 |
| 5-9 | FT | 5-11 |
| 56 | Free Throw % | 45 |
| 31 | Rebounds | 24 |
| 6 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
| 25 | Defensive Rebounds | 17 |
| 16 | Assists | 10 |
| 3 | Steals | 6 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 3 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 12 | Points Off Turnovers | 12 |
| 10 | Fast Break Points | 2 |
| 30 | Points in Paint | 20 |
| 10 | Fouls | 11 |
| 18 | Largest Lead | 3 |
| 7 | Lead Changes | 7 |
| 79 | Percent Led | 16 |
Game Information
Location: Eugene, OR
Attendance: 6,634 | Capacity:
2025-26 Big Ten Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nebraska | 9-0 | - | 20-0 |
| Michigan | 8-1 | 1 | 18-1 |
| Michigan State | 8-1 | 1 | 18-2 |
| Illinois | 8-1 | 1 | 17-3 |
| Purdue | 7-2 | 2 | 17-3 |
| Wisconsin | 6-3 | 3 | 14-6 |
| UCLA | 6-3 | 3 | 14-6 |
| Ohio State | 5-4 | 4 | 13-6 |
| Iowa | 4-4 | 4.5 | 14-5 |
| USC | 4-5 | 5 | 15-5 |
| Indiana | 4-5 | 5 | 13-7 |
| Washington | 3-6 | 6 | 11-9 |
| Minnesota | 3-6 | 6 | 10-10 |
| Rutgers | 2-7 | 7 | 9-11 |
| Northwestern | 1-8 | 8 | 9-11 |
| Oregon | 1-8 | 8 | 8-12 |
| Maryland | 1-8 | 8 | 8-12 |
| Penn State | 0-8 | 8.5 | 9-10 |