Michigan State Spartans vs North Dakota State Bison
NCAA Men's Basketball Championship - East Region - 1st Round
67
27-8
Final
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
NDSU | 25 | 42 | 67 |
MSU | 45 | 47 | 92 |
92
26-7
Game Leaders
Team Stats
44% (25-57)
Field Goal %
59% (33-56)
24% (6-25)
Three Point %
50% (10-20)
65% (11-17)
Free Throw %
89% (16-18)
12
Turnovers
12
23
Rebounds
35
6%
Percent Led
92%
3
Largest Lead
28
Game Information
Buffalo, NY
TNT
Referee:Justin Porterfield
Referee:Jeffrey Anderson
Referee:Olandis Poole
Probabilities & Game Flow
0%
--NDSU
100%
--MSU
According to ESPN Analytics
Shot Chart
- Treyson Anderson makes layup
- Carson Cooper makes 6-foot floating jump shot (Jeremy Fears Jr. assists)
- Markhi Strickland makes 1-foot dunk
- Jaxon Kohler makes 28-foot three point jumper (Jeremy Fears Jr. assists)
- Jeremy Fears Jr. misses 18-foot jumper
- Andy Stefonowicz makes layup
- Andy Stefonowicz misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Jordan Scott misses 15-foot jumper
- Markhi Strickland makes layup (Trevian Carson assists)
- Jaxon Kohler misses layup
- Carson Cooper makes 2-foot dunk (Coen Carr assists)
- Carson Cooper makes layup (Jeremy Fears Jr. assists)
- Carson Cooper makes free throw 1 of 1
- Tay Smith misses 28-foot three point jumper
- Kur Teng misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Markhi Strickland misses 10-foot jumper
- Cam Ward makes layup (Jeremy Fears Jr. assists)
- Markhi Strickland misses layup
- Cam Ward makes 2-foot dunk (Jeremy Fears Jr. assists)
- Noah Feddersen makes free throw 1 of 2
- Noah Feddersen makes free throw 2 of 2
- Trey Fort makes 27-foot three point jumper (Jaxon Kohler assists)
- Trey Fort makes free throw 1 of 1
- Andy Stefonowicz misses 29-foot three point jumper
- Jaxon Kohler makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jeremy Fears Jr. assists)
- Damari Wheeler-Thomas misses driving layup
- Denham Wojcik makes driving layup
- Treyson Anderson misses 28-foot three point jumper
- Trevian Carson makes 28-foot three point jumper (Noah Feddersen assists)
- Coen Carr misses layup
- Tay Smith makes 23-foot three point jumper (Damari Wheeler-Thomas assists)
- Trey Fort misses 12-foot jumper
- Denham Wojcik makes 10-foot pullup jump shot
- Damari Wheeler-Thomas misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Kur Teng misses 5-foot floating jump shot
- Coen Carr misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Andy Stefonowicz makes layup (Treyson Anderson assists)
- Kur Teng makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jeremy Fears Jr. assists)
- Trevian Carson misses 28-foot three point jumper
- Jaxon Kohler misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Riley Massey misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Kur Teng misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Tay Smith misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Carson Cooper makes 2-foot alley oop dunk (Jeremy Fears Jr. assists)
- Carson Cooper makes free throw 1 of 1
- Trevian Carson misses 10-foot jumper
- Cam Ward makes 2-foot dunk (Carson Cooper assists)
- Trevian Carson misses 28-foot three point jumper
- Carson Cooper makes free throw 1 of 2
- Carson Cooper makes free throw 2 of 2
- Noah Feddersen makes 1-foot dunk
- Jeremy Fears Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Treyson Anderson misses 10-foot jumper
- Cam Ward makes layup
- Andy Stefonowicz makes driving layup
- Jeremy Fears Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2
- Jeremy Fears Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2
- Damari Wheeler-Thomas misses 28-foot three point jumper
- Coen Carr makes driving layup
- Noah Feddersen misses free throw 1 of 2
- Noah Feddersen makes free throw 2 of 2
- Carson Cooper makes free throw 1 of 2
- Carson Cooper makes free throw 2 of 2
- Trevian Carson makes 9-foot hook shot
- Trevian Carson misses driving layup
- Andy Stefonowicz misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Jaxon Kohler misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Damari Wheeler-Thomas misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Coen Carr makes 2-foot alley oop dunk (Jeremy Fears Jr. assists)
- Markhi Strickland misses 9-foot hook shot
- Jaxon Kohler misses layup
- Trevian Carson misses 32-foot three point jumper
- Treyson Anderson misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Treyson Anderson makes 3-foot alley oop dunk (Markhi Strickland assists)
- Treyson Anderson misses free throw 1 of 1
- Carson Cooper makes 1-foot dunk (Jordan Scott assists)
- Treyson Anderson misses 8-foot jumper
- Jaxon Kohler makes layup (Carson Cooper assists)
- Trevian Carson makes driving layup
- Carson Cooper makes 14-foot jumper (Jaxon Kohler assists)
- Coen Carr makes free throw 1 of 2
- Coen Carr makes free throw 2 of 2
- Andy Stefonowicz misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Jordan Scott makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jeremy Fears Jr. assists)
- Damari Wheeler-Thomas makes 9-foot floating jump shot
- Trevian Carson makes layup
- Coen Carr makes 2-foot dunk (Jordan Scott assists)
- Andy Stefonowicz misses 12-foot jumper
- Jeremy Fears Jr. makes 25-foot three point jumper (Carson Cooper assists)
- Markhi Strickland makes 10-foot jumper (Damari Wheeler-Thomas assists)
- Carson Cooper misses layup
- Treyson Anderson misses free throw 1 of 2
- Treyson Anderson makes free throw 2 of 2
- Jordan Scott misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Damari Wheeler-Thomas makes 13-foot floating jump shot
- Kur Teng misses 20-foot jumper
- Damari Wheeler-Thomas makes 26-foot three point jumper (Trevian Carson assists)
- Jeremy Fears Jr. makes driving layup
- Emil Skytta makes layup (Trevian Carson assists)
- Carson Cooper makes layup (Coen Carr assists)
- Tay Smith makes 26-foot three point jumper (Treyson Anderson assists)
- Coen Carr makes 2-foot dunk (Jeremy Fears Jr. assists)
- Treyson Anderson misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Cam Ward makes 3-foot dunk (Kur Teng assists)
- Treyson Anderson makes 7-foot jumper (Trevian Carson assists)
- Treyson Anderson misses free throw 1 of 1
- Treyson Anderson makes free throw 1 of 2
- Treyson Anderson misses free throw 2 of 2
- Jaxon Kohler makes 24-foot three point jumper (Trey Fort assists)
- Damari Wheeler-Thomas makes free throw 1 of 2
- Damari Wheeler-Thomas makes free throw 2 of 2
- Jordan Scott makes 28-foot three point jumper (Denham Wojcik assists)
- Noah Feddersen misses free throw 1 of 1
- Cam Ward misses free throw 1 of 2
- Cam Ward makes free throw 2 of 2
- Riley Massey misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Jaxon Kohler misses 28-foot three point jumper
- Emil Skytta misses driving layup
- Emil Skytta makes 26-foot three point jumper (Trevian Carson assists)
- Trey Fort misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Trevian Carson makes driving layup
- Carson Cooper misses 17-foot jumper
- Damari Wheeler-Thomas makes 24-foot three point jumper (Trevian Carson assists)
- Damari Wheeler-Thomas misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Jaxon Kohler misses free throw 1 of 2
- Jaxon Kohler makes free throw 2 of 2
- Damari Wheeler-Thomas makes free throw 1 of 2
- Damari Wheeler-Thomas makes free throw 2 of 2
- Jeremy Fears Jr. misses driving layup
- Coen Carr makes 0-foot tip in layup
- Damari Wheeler-Thomas misses 18-foot jumper
- Coen Carr makes 23-foot three point jumper (Kur Teng assists)
- Trevian Carson misses layup
- Coen Carr makes free throw 1 of 2
- Coen Carr makes free throw 2 of 2
- Noah Feddersen makes free throw 1 of 2
- Noah Feddersen makes free throw 2 of 2
- Jordan Scott misses 11-foot jumper
- Damari Wheeler-Thomas makes layup
- Trey Fort misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Jeremy Fears Jr. misses 8-foot floating jump shot
- Treyson Anderson makes layup (Andy Stefonowicz assists)
- Trey Fort makes driving layup
- Trey Fort makes free throw 1 of 1
- Max Majerle misses driving layup
- Cam Ward makes 3-foot dunk (Trey Fort assists)
- Jesse McCulloch makes 28-foot three point jumper (Nick Sanders assists)
- Riley Saunders misses 29-foot three point jumper
Shot Made
Shot Missed
Shot Made
Shot Missed
Data is currently unavailable.
2025-26 Standings
NCAA Division I
| Summit League | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Dakota State | 14-2 | - | 27-8 |
| St. Thomas-Minnesota | 12-4 | 2 | 24-10 |
| North Dakota | 10-6 | 4 | 18-17 |
| South Dakota | 8-8 | 6 | 16-16 |
| Omaha | 8-8 | 6 | 16-17 |
| Denver | 8-8 | 6 | 15-17 |
| South Dakota State | 7-9 | 7 | 14-18 |
| Oral Roberts | 4-12 | 10 | 10-23 |
| Kansas City | 1-15 | 13 | 4-27 |
| Big Ten Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 19-1 | - | 37-3 |
| 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 |
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