Michigan State Spartans @ Northwestern Wildcats
8-3, 2-0 Big Ten
77
8-3, 2-0 Big Ten
Final
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
MSU | 37 | 40 | 77 |
| 27 | 45 | 72 |
5-5, 0-2 Big Ten
72
5-5, 0-2 Big Ten
Shot Chart
Shot Made
Shot Missed
- Cassius Winston made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Xavier Tillman.
- Cassius Winston made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Xavier Tillman.
- Miller Kopp missed Jumper.
- Marcus Bingham Jr. made Free Throw.
- Marcus Bingham Jr. made Free Throw.
- Pete Nance missed Jumper.
- Cassius Winston missed Three Point Jumper.
- Aaron Henry missed Three Point Jumper.
- Cassius Winston missed Layup.
- Gabe Brown missed Dunk.
- Aaron Henry missed Layup.
- Anthony Gaines made Jumper.
- Aaron Henry missed Jumper.
- Xavier Tillman made Layup. Assisted by Aaron Henry.
- Pat Spencer missed Jumper.
- Marcus Bingham Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
- Miller Kopp missed Jumper.
- Marcus Bingham Jr. made Dunk. Assisted by Cassius Winston.
- Miller Kopp made Jumper. Assisted by Pete Nance.
- Xavier Tillman missed Jumper.
- Ryan Young made Free Throw.
- Ryan Young made Free Throw.
- Xavier Tillman missed Three Point Jumper.
- Robbie Beran missed Jumper.
- Thomas Kithier missed Layup.
- Kyle Ahrens made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Aaron Henry.
- Ryan Young missed Jumper.
- Ryan Young made Layup.
- Robbie Beran missed Three Point Jumper.
- Foster Loyer made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Malik Hall.
- Pete Nance missed Three Point Jumper.
- A.J. Turner made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Boo Buie.
- Malik Hall missed Free Throw.
- Malik Hall made Free Throw.
- Anthony Gaines missed Layup.
- Jared Jones made Layup. Assisted by A.J. Turner.
- Malik Hall missed Layup.
- A.J. Turner missed Jumper.
- Cassius Winston made Layup.
- A.J. Turner missed Jumper.
- Pete Nance made Jumper.
- Gabe Brown made Jumper.
- Pat Spencer missed Jumper.
- Boo Buie made Three Point Jumper.
- Anthony Gaines made Layup.
- Xavier Tillman made Jumper.
- Boo Buie missed Three Point Jumper.
- Xavier Tillman missed Layup.
- Marcus Bingham Jr. made Dunk.
- Ryan Young missed Layup.
- Cassius Winston made Layup.
- Cassius Winston made Layup.
- Cassius Winston made Free Throw.
- Pete Nance made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Boo Buie.
- Aaron Henry missed Three Point Jumper.
- Thomas Kithier made Layup.
- Pete Nance missed Three Point Jumper.
- Aaron Henry missed Three Point Jumper.
- Pete Nance made Layup. Assisted by Boo Buie.
- Miller Kopp missed Layup.
- Gabe Brown made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Aaron Henry.
- Boo Buie missed Layup.
- Miller Kopp missed Three Point Jumper.
- Cassius Winston missed Three Point Jumper.
- A.J. Turner missed Layup.
- Aaron Henry missed Three Point Jumper.
- A.J. Turner missed Three Point Jumper.
- Gabe Brown missed Jumper.
- Gabe Brown missed Layup.
- Boo Buie missed Three Point Jumper.
- Kyle Ahrens missed Three Point Jumper.
- Boo Buie made Free Throw.
- Boo Buie made Free Throw.
- Ryan Young missed Layup.
- Marcus Bingham Jr. missed Jumper.
- Pat Spencer missed Jumper.
- Xavier Tillman made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cassius Winston.
- Pat Spencer made Layup. Assisted by Miller Kopp.
- Aaron Henry missed Jumper.
- Miller Kopp missed Layup.
- Ryan Young made Layup. Assisted by Pat Spencer.
- Cassius Winston missed Jumper.
- Xavier Tillman missed Layup.
- Miller Kopp missed Jumper.
- Miller Kopp missed Three Point Jumper.
- Cassius Winston made Layup.
- Pete Nance missed Three Point Jumper.
- Gabe Brown made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cassius Winston.
- Cassius Winston made Free Throw.
- Cassius Winston made Free Throw.
- Boo Buie made Layup. Assisted by Ryan Young.
- Boo Buie made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Robbie Beran.
- Malik Hall missed Layup.
- Boo Buie made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Anthony Gaines.
- A.J. Turner made Dunk.
- Thomas Kithier made Layup. Assisted by Cassius Winston.
- Boo Buie made Three Point Jumper.
- Thomas Kithier made Layup. Assisted by Cassius Winston.
- Boo Buie made Jumper.
- Cassius Winston made Jumper.
- Robbie Beran missed Three Point Jumper.
- Gabe Brown made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Xavier Tillman.
- Anthony Gaines missed Jumper.
- Thomas Kithier missed Jumper.
- Cassius Winston missed Jumper.
- Cassius Winston missed Three Point Jumper.
- Pete Nance missed Layup.
- Xavier Tillman made Layup. Assisted by Cassius Winston.
- Robbie Beran made Dunk. Assisted by A.J. Turner.
- Robbie Beran missed Free Throw.
- Cassius Winston missed Layup.
- A.J. Turner missed Three Point Jumper.
- Boo Buie missed Jumper.
- Gabe Brown missed Three Point Jumper.
- Xavier Tillman made Layup. Assisted by Malik Hall.
- Pat Spencer missed Jumper.
- Pat Spencer made Dunk.
- Aaron Henry made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Xavier Tillman.
- Miller Kopp made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ryan Young.
- Xavier Tillman made Layup. Assisted by Aaron Henry.
- Pete Nance made Jumper. Assisted by Boo Buie.
- Xavier Tillman missed Jumper.
- Malik Hall made Layup. Assisted by Aaron Henry.
- Boo Buie missed Layup.
- Pete Nance made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Miller Kopp.
- Xavier Tillman missed Three Point Jumper.
- Aaron Henry missed Jumper.
- Malik Hall made Dunk.
- Miller Kopp made Free Throw.
- Miller Kopp made Free Throw.
- Miller Kopp missed Free Throw.
- Cassius Winston missed Jumper.
- Miller Kopp made Free Throw.
- Miller Kopp made Free Throw.
- Cassius Winston made Layup.
- Boo Buie made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Pete Nance.
- Pete Nance made Jumper.
- Foster Loyer made Free Throw.
- Foster Loyer made Free Throw.
- Boo Buie made Free Throw.
- Boo Buie missed Free Throw.
- Cassius Winston missed Free Throw.
- Boo Buie missed Free Throw.
- Boo Buie made Free Throw.
- Foster Loyer made Free Throw.
- Foster Loyer made Free Throw.
- Pete Nance missed Three Point Jumper.
- Xavier Tillman made Free Throw.
- Xavier Tillman made Free Throw.
- Boo Buie made Layup.
- Boo Buie made Free Throw.
Shot Made
Shot Missed
PLAYS
Win %: MSU, 83.8
Win %: MSU, 86.7
Win %: MSU, 87.6
Win %: MSU, 90.1
Win %: MSU, 90.7
Win %: MSU, 91
Win %: MSU, 90.9
Win %: MSU, 91.7
Win %: MSU, 91.9
Win %: MSU, 92.4
Win %: MSU, 92.5
Win %: MSU, 92
Win %: MSU, 92.5
Win %: MSU, 92
Win %: MSU, 91.8
Win %: MSU, 92.5
Win %: MSU, 92.5
Win %: MSU, 91.9
Win %: MSU, 92.4
Win %: MSU, 91.9
Win %: MSU, 91.7
Win %: MSU, 92.4
Win %: MSU, 92.4
Win %: MSU, 91.8
Win %: MSU, 91.6
MSU @ NU Videos
Winston manuevers through 3 Northwestern defenders for lay-in
Hall flies in for putback jam
Game Information
Evanston, IL
BTN
Referee:Paul Szelc
Referee:Bo Boroski
Referee:Donnie Eppley
2025-26 Standings
NCAA Division I
| 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 |
Men's College Basketball News
Suit alleges new NCAA rule unfair to high school Class of 2022
Less than 24 hours after the NCAA Division I Cabinet approved a monumental change in eligibility rules, a group of 15 college basketball players filed a lawsuit claiming the new age-based model unfairly shuts them out of further competition.
4h
2026 NBA draft: Round 1 winners, surprise picks, questions
Our ESPN draft insiders break down the twists, turns and trades of Tuesday's first round of the 2026 NBA draft
9h
Which colleges have produced the most No.1 NBA draft picks?
Each year, the NBA draft attracts top notch talent from college basketball institutions. Which programs have produced the most No. 1 draft picks?
1d