Virginia Cavaliers vs Michigan State Spartans
MEN'S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP - EAST REGION - SWEET 16
61
29-8
Final
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
MSU | 31 | 30 | 61 |
UVA | 27 | 32 | 59 |
59
30-7
Shot Chart
Shot Made
Shot Missed
- Denzel Valentine made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Adreian Payne.
- Joe Harris missed Jumper.
- Gary Harris missed Three Point Jumper.
- Akil Mitchell missed Jumper.
- Adreian Payne missed Three Point Jumper.
- Mike Tobey made Jumper.
- Malcolm Brogdon missed Jumper.
- Adreian Payne made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Denzel Valentine.
- Joe Harris made Layup. Assisted by Malcolm Brogdon.
- Adreian Payne made Jumper. Assisted by Keith Appling.
- London Perrantes made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Joe Harris.
- Adreian Payne made Free Throw.
- Adreian Payne made Free Throw.
- Akil Mitchell made Layup.
- Kenny Kaminski made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Gary Harris.
- Malcolm Brogdon missed Jumper.
- Joe Harris missed Three Point Jumper.
- Justin Anderson missed Three Point Jumper.
- Matt Costello made Layup. Assisted by Gary Harris.
- Joe Harris missed Jumper.
- Akil Mitchell missed Layup.
- Branden Dawson made Jumper.
- London Perrantes missed Layup.
- Darion Atkins made Layup.
- Branden Dawson missed Dunk.
- Branden Dawson made Layup.
- Joe Harris missed Three Point Jumper.
- Adreian Payne missed Jumper.
- Justin Anderson missed Three Point Jumper.
- Branden Dawson made Dunk. Assisted by Travis Trice.
- Mike Tobey made Jumper. Assisted by Malcolm Brogdon.
- Branden Dawson made Free Throw.
- Branden Dawson made Free Throw.
- Joe Harris missed Free Throw.
- Joe Harris made Free Throw.
- Gary Harris missed Jumper.
- Joe Harris made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by London Perrantes.
- Kenny Kaminski missed Layup.
- Joe Harris missed Three Point Jumper.
- Anthony Gill missed Jumper.
- Branden Dawson missed Jumper.
- Malcolm Brogdon made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by London Perrantes.
- Adreian Payne missed Jumper.
- Adreian Payne missed Three Point Jumper.
- Anthony Gill missed Jumper.
- Anthony Gill made Free Throw.
- Anthony Gill missed Free Throw.
- Branden Dawson missed Jumper.
- London Perrantes missed Three Point Jumper.
- Evan Nolte made Layup.
- Anthony Gill made Layup.
- Gary Harris made Jumper.
- Gary Harris made Free Throw.
- Malcolm Brogdon missed Jumper.
- Travis Trice missed Three Point Jumper.
- Branden Dawson missed Free Throw.
- Branden Dawson made Free Throw.
- Malcolm Brogdon made Layup.
- Gary Harris missed Three Point Jumper.
- Gary Harris made Dunk. Assisted by Denzel Valentine.
- Evan Nolte missed Layup.
- Branden Dawson made Jumper.
- Malcolm Brogdon missed Three Point Jumper.
- Akil Mitchell made Dunk. Assisted by Joe Harris.
- Denzel Valentine missed Jumper.
- Malcolm Brogdon made Layup.
- Branden Dawson missed Free Throw.
- Branden Dawson made Free Throw.
- Malcolm Brogdon missed Layup.
- London Perrantes missed Layup.
- Denzel Valentine missed Layup.
- Keith Appling missed Three Point Jumper.
- Malcolm Brogdon made Free Throw.
- Malcolm Brogdon made Free Throw.
- Branden Dawson missed Jumper.
- Anthony Gill missed Jumper.
- Joe Harris missed Jumper.
- Malcolm Brogdon missed Free Throw.
- Malcolm Brogdon made Free Throw.
- Branden Dawson missed Jumper.
- Adreian Payne missed Three Point Jumper.
- Malcolm Brogdon made Free Throw.
- Malcolm Brogdon made Free Throw.
- Anthony Gill missed Jumper.
- Denzel Valentine missed Three Point Jumper.
- Branden Dawson made Dunk.
- Mike Tobey missed Jumper.
- Joe Harris made Jumper. Assisted by London Perrantes.
- Branden Dawson made Layup.
- Akil Mitchell missed Layup.
- London Perrantes made Layup.
- Branden Dawson missed Jumper.
- Keith Appling missed Layup.
- Joe Harris missed Three Point Jumper.
- Adreian Payne made Dunk. Assisted by Branden Dawson.
- Mike Tobey missed Jumper.
- Akil Mitchell missed Jumper.
- Branden Dawson made Layup. Assisted by Gary Harris.
- Malcolm Brogdon missed Jumper.
- Travis Trice made Three Point Jumper.
- Joe Harris made Free Throw.
- Joe Harris made Free Throw.
- Travis Trice missed Three Point Jumper.
- Malcolm Brogdon missed Three Point Jumper.
- Adreian Payne made Dunk. Assisted by Kenny Kaminski.
- Joe Harris missed Free Throw.
- Keith Appling made Layup.
- Joe Harris missed Three Point Jumper.
- Branden Dawson made Layup. Assisted by Denzel Valentine.
- Joe Harris made Layup.
- Branden Dawson made Free Throw.
- Branden Dawson made Free Throw.
- Akil Mitchell missed Layup.
- London Perrantes missed Three Point Jumper.
- Travis Trice missed Layup.
- Joe Harris made Layup. Assisted by Malcolm Brogdon.
- Adreian Payne missed Jumper.
- Malcolm Brogdon missed Jumper.
- Malcolm Brogdon made Free Throw.
- Malcolm Brogdon made Free Throw.
- Adreian Payne missed Jumper.
- Branden Dawson missed Jumper.
- Justin Anderson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Joe Harris.
- Adreian Payne made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Keith Appling.
- Malcolm Brogdon missed Layup.
- Branden Dawson made Dunk. Assisted by Adreian Payne.
- Joe Harris made Three Point Jumper.
- Adreian Payne made Free Throw.
- Adreian Payne made Free Throw.
- Malcolm Brogdon missed Jumper.
- Keith Appling missed Free Throw.
- London Perrantes made Free Throw.
- London Perrantes made Free Throw.
- Travis Trice made Free Throw.
- Travis Trice made Free Throw.
- Malcolm Brogdon made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by London Perrantes.
- Gary Harris made Free Throw.
- Gary Harris missed Free Throw.
- Justin Anderson missed Three Point Jumper.
Shot Made
Shot Missed
| TIME | PLAY | MSU | UVA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 | Jump Ball won by Michigan St | 0 | 0 | |
| 19:27 | Denzel Valentine made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Adreian Payne. | 3 | 0 | |
| 19:03 | Joe Harris missed Jumper. | 3 | 0 | |
| 19:03 | Denzel Valentine Defensive Rebound. | 3 | 0 | |
| 18:55 | Gary Harris missed Three Point Jumper. | 3 | 0 | |
| 18:55 | Joe Harris Defensive Rebound. | 3 | 0 | |
| 18:34 | Akil Mitchell missed Jumper. | 3 | 0 | |
| 18:34 | Adreian Payne Defensive Rebound. | 3 | 0 | |
| 18:25 | Adreian Payne missed Three Point Jumper. | 3 | 0 | |
| 18:25 | Malcolm Brogdon Defensive Rebound. | 3 | 0 | |
| 17:52 | Mike Tobey made Jumper. | 3 | 2 | |
| 17:13 | Michigan St Turnover. | 3 | 2 | |
| 16:56 | Malcolm Brogdon missed Jumper. | 3 | 2 | |
| 16:56 | Branden Dawson Defensive Rebound. | 3 | 2 | |
| 16:47 | Adreian Payne made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Denzel Valentine. | 6 | 2 | |
| 16:35 | Joe Harris made Layup. Assisted by Malcolm Brogdon. | 6 | 4 | |
| 16:21 | Adreian Payne made Jumper. Assisted by Keith Appling. | 8 | 4 | |
| 15:57 | London Perrantes made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Joe Harris. | 8 | 7 | |
| 15:34 | Foul on Mike Tobey. | 8 | 7 | |
| 15:34 | Official TV Timeout | 8 | 7 | |
| 15:34 | Adreian Payne made Free Throw. | 9 | 7 | |
| 15:34 | Adreian Payne made Free Throw. | 10 | 7 | |
| 15:16 | Akil Mitchell made Layup. | 10 | 9 | |
| 14:59 | Kenny Kaminski made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Gary Harris. | 13 | 9 | |
| 14:35 | Malcolm Brogdon missed Jumper. | 13 | 9 | |
| 14:35 | Matt Costello Defensive Rebound. | 13 | 9 | |
| 14:24 | Denzel Valentine Turnover. | 13 | 9 | |
| 14:09 | Joe Harris missed Three Point Jumper. | 13 | 9 | |
| 14:09 | Matt Costello Block. | 13 | 9 | |
| 14:09 | Akil Mitchell Offensive Rebound. | 13 | 9 | |
| 14:02 | Jump Ball won by Virginia | 13 | 9 | |
| 13:54 | Justin Anderson missed Three Point Jumper. | 13 | 9 | |
| 13:54 | Michigan St Defensive Rebound. | 13 | 9 | |
| 13:51 | Foul on Joe Harris. | 13 | 9 | |
| 13:34 | Matt Costello made Layup. Assisted by Gary Harris. | 15 | 9 | |
| 13:17 | Joe Harris missed Jumper. | 15 | 9 | |
| 13:17 | Akil Mitchell Offensive Rebound. | 15 | 9 | |
| 13:13 | Akil Mitchell missed Layup. | 15 | 9 | |
| 13:13 | Kenny Kaminski Defensive Rebound. | 15 | 9 | |
| 13:06 | Foul on Matt Costello. | 15 | 9 | |
| 13:06 | Matt Costello Turnover. | 15 | 9 | |
| 12:47 | London Perrantes Turnover. | 15 | 9 | |
| 12:47 | Adreian Payne Steal. | 15 | 9 | |
| 12:32 | Branden Dawson made Jumper. | 17 | 9 | |
| 12:02 | London Perrantes missed Layup. | 17 | 9 | |
| 12:02 | Darion Atkins Offensive Rebound. | 17 | 9 | |
| 11:57 | Darion Atkins made Layup. | 17 | 11 | |
| 11:50 | Branden Dawson missed Dunk. | 17 | 11 | |
| 11:50 | Branden Dawson Offensive Rebound. | 17 | 11 | |
| 11:46 | Branden Dawson made Layup. | 19 | 11 | |
| 11:28 | Foul on Keith Appling. | 19 | 11 | |
| 11:28 | Official TV Timeout | 19 | 11 | |
| 11:15 | Malcolm Brogdon Turnover. | 19 | 11 | |
| 11:15 | Branden Dawson Steal. | 19 | 11 | |
| 11:09 | Alvin Ellis III Turnover. | 19 | 11 | |
| 11:09 | Malcolm Brogdon Steal. | 19 | 11 | |
| 11:03 | Joe Harris missed Three Point Jumper. | 19 | 11 | |
| 11:03 | Denzel Valentine Defensive Rebound. | 19 | 11 | |
| 10:40 | Adreian Payne missed Jumper. | 19 | 11 | |
| 10:40 | Darion Atkins Defensive Rebound. | 19 | 11 | |
| 10:17 | Justin Anderson missed Three Point Jumper. | 19 | 11 | |
| 10:17 | Branden Dawson Defensive Rebound. | 19 | 11 | |
| 9:47 | Branden Dawson made Dunk. Assisted by Travis Trice. | 21 | 11 | |
| 9:39 | Virginia Timeout | 21 | 11 | |
| 9:25 | Mike Tobey made Jumper. Assisted by Malcolm Brogdon. | 21 | 13 | |
| 9:01 | Foul on Mike Tobey. | 21 | 13 | |
| 9:01 | Branden Dawson made Free Throw. | 22 | 13 | |
| 9:01 | Branden Dawson made Free Throw. | 23 | 13 | |
| 8:31 | Foul on Gary Harris. | 23 | 13 | |
| 8:31 | Joe Harris missed Free Throw. | 23 | 13 | |
| 8:31 | Virginia Deadball Team Rebound. | 23 | 13 | |
| 8:31 | Joe Harris made Free Throw. | 23 | 14 | |
| 8:20 | Gary Harris missed Jumper. | 23 | 14 | |
| 8:20 | Joe Harris Defensive Rebound. | 23 | 14 | |
| 8:09 | Joe Harris made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by London Perrantes. | 23 | 17 | |
| 7:31 | Kenny Kaminski missed Layup. | 23 | 17 | |
| 7:31 | London Perrantes Defensive Rebound. | 23 | 17 | |
| 7:12 | Joe Harris missed Three Point Jumper. | 23 | 17 | |
| 7:12 | Evan Nolte Offensive Rebound. | 23 | 17 | |
| 7:07 | Foul on Adreian Payne. | 23 | 17 | |
| 7:07 | Official TV Timeout | 23 | 17 | |
| 6:59 | Anthony Gill missed Jumper. | 23 | 17 | |
| 6:59 | Adreian Payne Block. | 23 | 17 | |
| 6:59 | Gary Harris Defensive Rebound. | 23 | 17 | |
| 6:36 | Foul on Anthony Gill. | 23 | 17 | |
| 6:24 | Branden Dawson missed Jumper. | 23 | 17 | |
| 6:24 | Malcolm Brogdon Defensive Rebound. | 23 | 17 | |
| 6:14 | Malcolm Brogdon made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by London Perrantes. | 23 | 20 | |
| 6:00 | Adreian Payne missed Jumper. | 23 | 20 | |
| 5:59 | Anthony Gill Block. | 23 | 20 | |
| 5:55 | Michigan St Offensive Rebound. | 23 | 20 | |
| 5:45 | Jump Ball won by Michigan St | 23 | 20 | |
| 5:43 | Adreian Payne missed Three Point Jumper. | 23 | 20 | |
| 5:43 | Evan Nolte Defensive Rebound. | 23 | 20 | |
| 5:13 | Anthony Gill missed Jumper. | 23 | 20 | |
| 5:13 | Virginia Offensive Rebound. | 23 | 20 | |
| 5:12 | Foul on Denzel Valentine. | 23 | 20 | |
| 4:48 | Foul on Adreian Payne. | 23 | 20 | |
| 4:48 | Anthony Gill made Free Throw. | 23 | 21 | |
| 4:48 | Anthony Gill missed Free Throw. | 23 | 21 | |
| 4:48 | Branden Dawson Defensive Rebound. | 23 | 21 | |
| 4:31 | Branden Dawson missed Jumper. | 23 | 21 | |
| 4:31 | Anthony Gill Defensive Rebound. | 23 | 21 | |
| 3:57 | London Perrantes missed Three Point Jumper. | 23 | 21 | |
| 3:57 | Evan Nolte Offensive Rebound. | 23 | 21 | |
| 3:54 | Evan Nolte made Layup. | 23 | 23 | |
| 3:44 | Foul on Matt Costello. | 23 | 23 | |
| 3:44 | Matt Costello Turnover. | 23 | 23 | |
| 3:44 | Official TV Timeout | 23 | 23 | |
| 3:30 | Anthony Gill made Layup. | 23 | 25 | |
| 3:18 | Gary Harris made Jumper. | 25 | 25 | |
| 3:18 | Foul on Joe Harris. | 25 | 25 | |
| 3:18 | Gary Harris made Free Throw. | 26 | 25 | |
| 2:54 | Malcolm Brogdon missed Jumper. | 26 | 25 | |
| 2:54 | Branden Dawson Defensive Rebound. | 26 | 25 | |
| 2:49 | Travis Trice missed Three Point Jumper. | 26 | 25 | |
| 2:49 | Justin Anderson Defensive Rebound. | 26 | 25 | |
| 2:15 | Anthony Gill Turnover. | 26 | 25 | |
| 2:15 | Travis Trice Steal. | 26 | 25 | |
| 2:01 | Foul on Anthony Gill. | 26 | 25 | |
| 2:01 | Branden Dawson missed Free Throw. | 26 | 25 | |
| 2:01 | Michigan St Deadball Team Rebound. | 26 | 25 | |
| 2:01 | Branden Dawson made Free Throw. | 27 | 25 | |
| 1:45 | Malcolm Brogdon made Layup. | 27 | 27 | |
| 1:21 | Gary Harris missed Three Point Jumper. | 27 | 27 | |
| 1:21 | Evan Nolte Defensive Rebound. | 27 | 27 | |
| 1:16 | Evan Nolte Turnover. | 27 | 27 | |
| 1:16 | Denzel Valentine Steal. | 27 | 27 | |
| 1:12 | Gary Harris made Dunk. Assisted by Denzel Valentine. | 29 | 27 | |
| 0:55 | Evan Nolte missed Layup. | 29 | 27 | |
| 0:55 | Denzel Valentine Defensive Rebound. | 29 | 27 | |
| 0:48 | Michigan St Timeout | 29 | 27 | |
| 0:36 | Branden Dawson made Jumper. | 31 | 27 | |
| 0:01 | Malcolm Brogdon missed Three Point Jumper. | 31 | 27 | |
| 0:01 | Virginia Offensive Rebound. | 31 | 27 | |
| 0:00 | End of 1st half | 31 | 27 | |
Game Information
New York, NY
Referee:Brian O'Connell
Referee:James Breeding
Referee:Doug Sirmons
2025-26 Standings
NCAA Division I
| Big Ten ConferenceBig Ten Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 10-1 | - | 20-1 |
| Illinois | 10-1 | - | 19-3 |
| Nebraska | 9-2 | 1 | 20-2 |
| Michigan State | 9-2 | 1 | 19-3 |
| Purdue | 8-3 | 2 | 18-4 |
| Wisconsin | 8-3 | 2 | 16-6 |
| UCLA | 8-4 | 2.5 | 16-7 |
| Iowa | 6-4 | 3.5 | 16-5 |
| Ohio State | 6-5 | 4 | 14-7 |
| USC | 6-6 | 4.5 | 17-6 |
| Indiana | 6-6 | 4.5 | 15-8 |
| Washington | 4-7 | 6 | 12-10 |
| Minnesota | 3-8 | 7 | 10-12 |
| Northwestern | 2-9 | 8 | 10-12 |
| Rutgers | 2-10 | 8.5 | 9-14 |
| Maryland | 1-9 | 8.5 | 8-13 |
| Penn State | 1-10 | 9 | 10-12 |
| Oregon | 1-10 | 9 | 8-14 |
| Atlantic Coast ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke | 10-0 | - | 21-1 |
| Clemson | 8-1 | 1.5 | 18-4 |
| Virginia | 8-2 | 2 | 19-3 |
| NC State | 8-2 | 2 | 17-6 |
| North Carolina | 6-3 | 3.5 | 18-4 |
| Miami | 6-3 | 3.5 | 17-5 |
| Louisville | 5-4 | 4.5 | 15-6 |
| Virginia Tech | 5-5 | 5 | 16-7 |
| California | 4-5 | 5.5 | 16-6 |
| SMU | 4-5 | 5.5 | 15-7 |
| Syracuse | 4-6 | 6 | 13-10 |
| Stanford | 3-6 | 6.5 | 14-8 |
| Florida State | 3-6 | 6.5 | 10-12 |
| Georgia Tech | 2-7 | 7.5 | 11-11 |
| Notre Dame | 2-7 | 7.5 | 11-11 |
| Wake Forest | 2-7 | 7.5 | 11-11 |
| Boston College | 2-7 | 7.5 | 9-13 |
| Pittsburgh | 2-8 | 8 | 9-14 |
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