Louisville Cardinals vs Michigan State Spartans
MEN'S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP - EAST REGION - ELITE 8
76
27-11
Final/OT
| 1 | 2 | OT | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
MSU | 32 | 33 | 11 | 76 |
LOU | 40 | 25 | 5 | 70 |
70
27-9
Shot Chart
Shot Made
Shot Missed
- Denzel Valentine missed Jumper.
- Wayne Blackshear missed Jumper.
- Denzel Valentine missed Three Point Jumper.
- Montrezl Harrell made Dunk. Assisted by Wayne Blackshear.
- Gavin Schilling missed Layup.
- Terry Rozier missed Jumper.
- Branden Dawson missed Jumper.
- Travis Trice missed Three Point Jumper.
- Travis Trice made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Gavin Schilling.
- Branden Dawson missed Jumper.
- Quentin Snider made Jumper.
- Terry Rozier missed Jumper.
- Bryn Forbes made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Marvin Clark Jr..
- Mangok Mathiang made Dunk. Assisted by Quentin Snider.
- Denzel Valentine missed Three Point Jumper.
- Montrezl Harrell made Dunk. Assisted by Quentin Snider.
- Denzel Valentine made Layup. Assisted by Matt Costello.
- Montrezl Harrell made Jumper.
- Denzel Valentine made Jumper. Assisted by Bryn Forbes.
- Terry Rozier missed Jumper.
- Montrezl Harrell missed Jumper.
- Denzel Valentine made Jumper.
- Wayne Blackshear made Layup. Assisted by Montrezl Harrell.
- Wayne Blackshear made Free Throw.
- Montrezl Harrell made Jumper.
- Lourawls Nairn Jr. missed Layup.
- Gavin Schilling made Free Throw.
- Gavin Schilling made Free Throw.
- Terry Rozier missed Jumper.
- Gavin Schilling made Dunk. Assisted by Alvin Ellis III.
- Wayne Blackshear missed Layup.
- Travis Trice made Jumper.
- Montrezl Harrell made Jumper.
- Travis Trice missed Three Point Jumper.
- Quentin Snider missed Layup.
- Branden Dawson missed Jumper.
- Shaqquan Aaron missed Jumper.
- Alvin Ellis III missed Free Throw.
- Alvin Ellis III made Free Throw.
- Montrezl Harrell made Layup. Assisted by Terry Rozier.
- Denzel Valentine made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lourawls Nairn Jr..
- Terry Rozier made Layup. Assisted by Montrezl Harrell.
- Terry Rozier made Free Throw.
- Branden Dawson made Layup. Assisted by Matt Costello.
- Wayne Blackshear made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Montrezl Harrell.
- Matt Costello missed Jumper.
- Wayne Blackshear missed Jumper.
- Chinanu Onuaku made Layup.
- Alvin Ellis III missed Three Point Jumper.
- Quentin Snider made Layup.
- Travis Trice made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Marvin Clark Jr..
- Terry Rozier missed Layup.
- Wayne Blackshear made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Terry Rozier.
- Marvin Clark Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Travis Trice.
- Wayne Blackshear made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Montrezl Harrell.
- Travis Trice made Layup. Assisted by Bryn Forbes.
- Wayne Blackshear missed Three Point Jumper.
- Terry Rozier made Layup.
- Travis Trice missed Three Point Jumper.
- Mangok Mathiang made Free Throw.
- Mangok Mathiang missed Free Throw.
- Bryn Forbes missed Jumper.
- Quentin Snider missed Three Point Jumper.
- Bryn Forbes missed Three Point Jumper.
- Terry Rozier missed Jumper.
- Quentin Snider missed Free Throw.
- Quentin Snider missed Free Throw.
- Branden Dawson missed Jumper.
- Terry Rozier missed Layup.
- Jaylen Johnson made Layup.
- Quentin Snider missed Three Point Jumper.
- Branden Dawson missed Layup.
- Branden Dawson made Jumper. Assisted by Denzel Valentine.
- Branden Dawson made Free Throw.
- Montrezl Harrell missed Jumper.
- Terry Rozier made Dunk.
- Travis Trice missed Layup.
- Branden Dawson missed Two Point Tip Shot.
- Montrezl Harrell missed Free Throw.
- Montrezl Harrell missed Free Throw.
- Lourawls Nairn Jr. made Jumper. Assisted by Travis Trice.
- Montrezl Harrell missed Jumper.
- Matt Costello made Layup. Assisted by Denzel Valentine.
- Montrezl Harrell missed Jumper.
- Matt Costello made Free Throw.
- Matt Costello made Free Throw.
- Wayne Blackshear made Free Throw.
- Wayne Blackshear made Free Throw.
- Branden Dawson made Dunk. Assisted by Travis Trice.
- Wayne Blackshear made Free Throw.
- Wayne Blackshear made Free Throw.
- Branden Dawson missed Jumper.
- Wayne Blackshear made Free Throw.
- Wayne Blackshear made Free Throw.
- Wayne Blackshear made Free Throw.
- Bryn Forbes made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Travis Trice.
- Quentin Snider missed Layup.
- Travis Trice missed Three Point Jumper.
- Lourawls Nairn Jr. missed Jumper.
- Anton Gill missed Three Point Jumper.
- Lourawls Nairn Jr. missed Free Throw.
- Lourawls Nairn Jr. made Free Throw.
- Branden Dawson missed Free Throw.
- Anton Gill missed Jumper.
- Anton Gill missed Layup.
- Terry Rozier missed Jumper.
- Terry Rozier made Layup.
- Quentin Snider missed Jumper.
- Gavin Schilling made Free Throw.
- Gavin Schilling made Free Throw.
- Quentin Snider missed Layup.
- Matt Costello made Layup. Assisted by Travis Trice.
- Montrezl Harrell missed Layup.
- Bryn Forbes made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Denzel Valentine.
- Terry Rozier missed Three Point Jumper.
- Travis Trice made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Denzel Valentine.
- Terry Rozier missed Jumper.
- Denzel Valentine missed Three Point Jumper.
- Montrezl Harrell missed Free Throw.
- Terry Rozier made Layup.
- Denzel Valentine made Jumper.
- Terry Rozier missed Layup.
- Montrezl Harrell missed Layup.
- Montrezl Harrell made Free Throw.
- Montrezl Harrell made Free Throw.
- Travis Trice missed Three Point Jumper.
- Travis Trice missed Layup.
- Terry Rozier missed Layup.
- Travis Trice made Free Throw.
- Travis Trice made Free Throw.
- Wayne Blackshear made Layup.
- Dillon Avare made Free Throw.
- Matt Costello missed Dunk.
- Denzel Valentine made Layup.
- Quentin Snider missed Jumper.
- Montrezl Harrell missed Free Throw.
- Montrezl Harrell made Free Throw.
- Denzel Valentine missed Jumper.
- Travis Trice missed Three Point Jumper.
- Wayne Blackshear made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Terry Rozier.
- Denzel Valentine missed Jumper.
- Wayne Blackshear made Free Throw.
- Wayne Blackshear made Free Throw.
- Marvin Clark Jr. made Jumper. Assisted by Denzel Valentine.
- Terry Rozier missed Jumper.
- Marvin Clark Jr. missed Free Throw.
- Marvin Clark Jr. missed Free Throw.
- Terry Rozier missed Jumper.
- Mangok Mathiang made Free Throw.
- Mangok Mathiang missed Free Throw.
- Travis Trice missed Three Point Jumper.
- Bryn Forbes made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Denzel Valentine.
- Montrezl Harrell missed Free Throw.
- Montrezl Harrell made Free Throw.
- Travis Trice missed Layup.
- Wayne Blackshear missed Layup.
- Denzel Valentine missed Three Point Jumper.
- Terry Rozier missed Jumper.
- Bryn Forbes made Free Throw.
- Bryn Forbes made Free Throw.
- Wayne Blackshear missed Layup.
- Denzel Valentine made Layup.
- Terry Rozier made Jumper.
- Denzel Valentine missed Jumper.
- Terry Rozier missed Three Point Jumper.
- Wayne Blackshear made Free Throw.
- Wayne Blackshear made Free Throw.
- Bryn Forbes missed Three Point Jumper.
- Branden Dawson made Two Point Tip Shot.
- Travis Trice made Free Throw.
- Travis Trice made Free Throw.
- Wayne Blackshear missed Three Point Jumper.
- Terry Rozier missed Jumper.
Shot Made
Shot Missed
| TIME | PLAY | MSU | LOU | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 | Jump Ball won by Michigan St | 0 | 0 | |
| 19:27 | Denzel Valentine missed Jumper. | 0 | 0 | |
| 19:27 | Branden Dawson Offensive Rebound. | 0 | 0 | |
| 19:24 | Michigan St Turnover. | 0 | 0 | |
| 19:07 | Wayne Blackshear missed Jumper. | 0 | 0 | |
| 19:07 | Branden Dawson Defensive Rebound. | 0 | 0 | |
| 18:59 | Denzel Valentine missed Three Point Jumper. | 0 | 0 | |
| 18:59 | Wayne Blackshear Block. | 0 | 0 | |
| 18:59 | Terry Rozier Defensive Rebound. | 0 | 0 | |
| 18:34 | Montrezl Harrell made Dunk. Assisted by Wayne Blackshear. | 0 | 2 | |
| 18:00 | Gavin Schilling missed Layup. | 0 | 2 | |
| 18:00 | Montrezl Harrell Defensive Rebound. | 0 | 2 | |
| 17:41 | Terry Rozier missed Jumper. | 0 | 2 | |
| 17:41 | Lourawls Nairn Jr. Defensive Rebound. | 0 | 2 | |
| 17:28 | Branden Dawson missed Jumper. | 0 | 2 | |
| 17:28 | Terry Rozier Defensive Rebound. | 0 | 2 | |
| 17:23 | Terry Rozier Turnover. | 0 | 2 | |
| 17:23 | Branden Dawson Steal. | 0 | 2 | |
| 17:17 | Travis Trice missed Three Point Jumper. | 0 | 2 | |
| 17:17 | Gavin Schilling Offensive Rebound. | 0 | 2 | |
| 17:12 | Travis Trice made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Gavin Schilling. | 3 | 2 | |
| 16:45 | Montrezl Harrell Turnover. | 3 | 2 | |
| 16:45 | Travis Trice Steal. | 3 | 2 | |
| 16:32 | Branden Dawson missed Jumper. | 3 | 2 | |
| 16:32 | Wayne Blackshear Defensive Rebound. | 3 | 2 | |
| 16:13 | Quentin Snider made Jumper. | 3 | 4 | |
| 16:07 | Lourawls Nairn Jr. Turnover. | 3 | 4 | |
| 15:57 | Terry Rozier missed Jumper. | 3 | 4 | |
| 15:57 | Travis Trice Defensive Rebound. | 3 | 4 | |
| 15:51 | Foul on Quentin Snider. | 3 | 4 | |
| 15:51 | Official TV Timeout | 3 | 4 | |
| 15:37 | Bryn Forbes made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Marvin Clark Jr.. | 6 | 4 | |
| 15:13 | Foul on Matt Costello. | 6 | 4 | |
| 14:57 | Mangok Mathiang made Dunk. Assisted by Quentin Snider. | 6 | 6 | |
| 14:39 | Denzel Valentine missed Three Point Jumper. | 6 | 6 | |
| 14:39 | Quentin Snider Defensive Rebound. | 6 | 6 | |
| 14:33 | Montrezl Harrell made Dunk. Assisted by Quentin Snider. | 6 | 8 | |
| 14:17 | Denzel Valentine made Layup. Assisted by Matt Costello. | 8 | 8 | |
| 13:54 | Montrezl Harrell made Jumper. | 8 | 10 | |
| 13:35 | Denzel Valentine made Jumper. Assisted by Bryn Forbes. | 10 | 10 | |
| 13:17 | Terry Rozier missed Jumper. | 10 | 10 | |
| 13:17 | Terry Rozier Offensive Rebound. | 10 | 10 | |
| 13:10 | Montrezl Harrell missed Jumper. | 10 | 10 | |
| 13:10 | Denzel Valentine Defensive Rebound. | 10 | 10 | |
| 13:01 | Denzel Valentine made Jumper. | 12 | 10 | |
| 12:59 | Louisville Timeout | 12 | 10 | |
| 12:44 | Wayne Blackshear made Layup. Assisted by Montrezl Harrell. | 12 | 12 | |
| 12:44 | Foul on Denzel Valentine. | 12 | 12 | |
| 12:44 | Wayne Blackshear made Free Throw. | 12 | 13 | |
| 12:35 | Denzel Valentine Turnover. | 12 | 13 | |
| 12:16 | Montrezl Harrell made Jumper. | 12 | 15 | |
| 12:04 | Lourawls Nairn Jr. missed Layup. | 12 | 15 | |
| 12:04 | Mangok Mathiang Block. | 12 | 15 | |
| 12:04 | Michigan St Offensive Rebound. | 12 | 15 | |
| 12:03 | Foul on Wayne Blackshear. | 12 | 15 | |
| 12:03 | Gavin Schilling made Free Throw. | 13 | 15 | |
| 12:03 | Gavin Schilling made Free Throw. | 14 | 15 | |
| 11:52 | Terry Rozier missed Jumper. | 14 | 15 | |
| 11:52 | Branden Dawson Defensive Rebound. | 14 | 15 | |
| 11:45 | Gavin Schilling made Dunk. Assisted by Alvin Ellis III. | 16 | 15 | |
| 11:23 | Wayne Blackshear missed Layup. | 16 | 15 | |
| 11:23 | Lourawls Nairn Jr. Defensive Rebound. | 16 | 15 | |
| 11:10 | Travis Trice made Jumper. | 18 | 15 | |
| 10:42 | Montrezl Harrell made Jumper. | 18 | 17 | |
| 10:34 | Travis Trice missed Three Point Jumper. | 18 | 17 | |
| 10:34 | Gavin Schilling Offensive Rebound. | 18 | 17 | |
| 10:34 | Gavin Schilling Turnover. | 18 | 17 | |
| 10:34 | Montrezl Harrell Steal. | 18 | 17 | |
| 10:25 | Quentin Snider missed Layup. | 18 | 17 | |
| 10:25 | Branden Dawson Block. | 18 | 17 | |
| 10:25 | Michigan St Defensive Rebound. | 18 | 17 | |
| 10:20 | Foul on Branden Dawson. | 18 | 17 | |
| 10:20 | Branden Dawson Turnover. | 18 | 17 | |
| 10:20 | Official TV Timeout | 18 | 17 | |
| 10:01 | Anton Gill Turnover. | 18 | 17 | |
| 9:39 | Branden Dawson missed Jumper. | 18 | 17 | |
| 9:39 | Montrezl Harrell Defensive Rebound. | 18 | 17 | |
| 9:20 | Shaqquan Aaron missed Jumper. | 18 | 17 | |
| 9:20 | Branden Dawson Defensive Rebound. | 18 | 17 | |
| 9:11 | Foul on Chinanu Onuaku. | 18 | 17 | |
| 9:11 | Alvin Ellis III missed Free Throw. | 18 | 17 | |
| 9:11 | Michigan St Deadball Team Rebound. | 18 | 17 | |
| 9:11 | Alvin Ellis III made Free Throw. | 19 | 17 | |
| 8:59 | Montrezl Harrell made Layup. Assisted by Terry Rozier. | 19 | 19 | |
| 8:50 | Denzel Valentine Turnover. | 19 | 19 | |
| 8:47 | Shaqquan Aaron Turnover. | 19 | 19 | |
| 8:22 | Denzel Valentine made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lourawls Nairn Jr.. | 22 | 19 | |
| 7:59 | Terry Rozier made Layup. Assisted by Montrezl Harrell. | 22 | 21 | |
| 7:59 | Foul on Lourawls Nairn Jr.. | 22 | 21 | |
| 7:59 | Official TV Timeout | 22 | 21 | |
| 7:59 | Terry Rozier made Free Throw. | 22 | 22 | |
| 7:40 | Branden Dawson made Layup. Assisted by Matt Costello. | 24 | 22 | |
| 7:10 | Wayne Blackshear made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Montrezl Harrell. | 24 | 25 | |
| 6:45 | Matt Costello missed Jumper. | 24 | 25 | |
| 6:45 | Montrezl Harrell Defensive Rebound. | 24 | 25 | |
| 6:15 | Wayne Blackshear missed Jumper. | 24 | 25 | |
| 6:15 | Chinanu Onuaku Offensive Rebound. | 24 | 25 | |
| 6:11 | Chinanu Onuaku made Layup. | 24 | 27 | |
| 5:55 | Alvin Ellis III missed Three Point Jumper. | 24 | 27 | |
| 5:55 | Chinanu Onuaku Defensive Rebound. | 24 | 27 | |
| 5:47 | Quentin Snider made Layup. | 24 | 29 | |
| 5:31 | Foul on Chinanu Onuaku. | 24 | 29 | |
| 5:23 | Travis Trice made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Marvin Clark Jr.. | 27 | 29 | |
| 5:05 | Terry Rozier missed Layup. | 27 | 29 | |
| 5:05 | Louisville Offensive Rebound. | 27 | 29 | |
| 5:02 | Foul on Marvin Clark Jr.. | 27 | 29 | |
| 4:55 | Wayne Blackshear made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Terry Rozier. | 27 | 32 | |
| 4:36 | Marvin Clark Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Travis Trice. | 30 | 32 | |
| 4:16 | Wayne Blackshear made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Montrezl Harrell. | 30 | 35 | |
| 4:06 | Travis Trice made Layup. Assisted by Bryn Forbes. | 32 | 35 | |
| 3:40 | Wayne Blackshear missed Three Point Jumper. | 32 | 35 | |
| 3:40 | Denzel Valentine Block. | 32 | 35 | |
| 3:40 | Bryn Forbes Defensive Rebound. | 32 | 35 | |
| 3:24 | Gavin Schilling Turnover. | 32 | 35 | |
| 3:24 | Terry Rozier Steal. | 32 | 35 | |
| 3:20 | Terry Rozier made Layup. | 32 | 37 | |
| 2:56 | Travis Trice missed Three Point Jumper. | 32 | 37 | |
| 2:56 | Mangok Mathiang Defensive Rebound. | 32 | 37 | |
| 2:53 | Foul on Denzel Valentine. | 32 | 37 | |
| 2:53 | Official TV Timeout | 32 | 37 | |
| 2:28 | Foul on Marvin Clark Jr.. | 32 | 37 | |
| 2:28 | Mangok Mathiang made Free Throw. | 32 | 38 | |
| 2:28 | Mangok Mathiang missed Free Throw. | 32 | 38 | |
| 2:28 | Gavin Schilling Defensive Rebound. | 32 | 38 | |
| 2:01 | Bryn Forbes missed Jumper. | 32 | 38 | |
| 2:01 | Louisville Defensive Rebound. | 32 | 38 | |
| 1:40 | Quentin Snider missed Three Point Jumper. | 32 | 38 | |
| 1:40 | Alvin Ellis III Defensive Rebound. | 32 | 38 | |
| 1:31 | Bryn Forbes missed Three Point Jumper. | 32 | 38 | |
| 1:31 | Mangok Mathiang Defensive Rebound. | 32 | 38 | |
| 1:16 | Terry Rozier missed Jumper. | 32 | 38 | |
| 1:16 | Quentin Snider Offensive Rebound. | 32 | 38 | |
| 1:05 | Foul on Gavin Schilling. | 32 | 38 | |
| 1:05 | Quentin Snider missed Free Throw. | 32 | 38 | |
| 1:05 | Louisville Deadball Team Rebound. | 32 | 38 | |
| 1:05 | Quentin Snider missed Free Throw. | 32 | 38 | |
| 1:05 | Branden Dawson Defensive Rebound. | 32 | 38 | |
| 0:54 | Michigan St Timeout | 32 | 38 | |
| 0:40 | Branden Dawson missed Jumper. | 32 | 38 | |
| 0:40 | Wayne Blackshear Defensive Rebound. | 32 | 38 | |
| 0:08 | Terry Rozier missed Layup. | 32 | 38 | |
| 0:08 | Gavin Schilling Block. | 32 | 38 | |
| 0:08 | Jaylen Johnson Offensive Rebound. | 32 | 38 | |
| 0:03 | Jaylen Johnson made Layup. | 32 | 40 | |
| 0:00 | End of 1st half | 32 | 40 | |
Game Information
Syracuse, NY

Referee:Pat Driscoll
Referee:Doug Shows
Referee:Verne Harris

2025-26 Standings
NCAA Division I
| Big Ten ConferenceBig Ten Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 14-1 | - | 24-1 |
| Nebraska | 11-3 | 2.5 | 22-3 |
| Illinois | 11-3 | 2.5 | 20-5 |
| Purdue | 10-3 | 3 | 20-4 |
| Michigan State | 10-4 | 3.5 | 20-5 |
| Wisconsin | 10-4 | 3.5 | 18-7 |
| UCLA | 9-5 | 4.5 | 17-8 |
| Iowa | 8-5 | 5 | 18-6 |
| Indiana | 8-6 | 5.5 | 17-8 |
| Ohio State | 8-6 | 5.5 | 16-8 |
| USC | 7-7 | 6.5 | 18-7 |
| Minnesota | 4-9 | 9 | 11-13 |
| Washington | 4-10 | 9.5 | 12-13 |
| Maryland | 3-10 | 10 | 10-14 |
| Rutgers | 2-11 | 11 | 9-15 |
| Penn State | 2-12 | 11.5 | 11-14 |
| Northwestern | 2-13 | 12 | 10-16 |
| Oregon | 1-12 | 12 | 8-16 |
| Atlantic Coast ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke | 12-1 | - | 23-2 |
| Virginia | 10-2 | 1.5 | 21-3 |
| Clemson | 10-3 | 2 | 20-6 |
| NC State | 9-3 | 2.5 | 18-7 |
| Miami | 8-3 | 3 | 19-5 |
| North Carolina | 8-4 | 3.5 | 20-5 |
| Louisville | 8-4 | 3.5 | 18-6 |
| SMU | 6-6 | 5.5 | 17-8 |
| California | 6-7 | 6 | 18-8 |
| Virginia Tech | 6-7 | 6 | 17-9 |
| Syracuse | 6-7 | 6 | 15-11 |
| Stanford | 5-7 | 6.5 | 16-9 |
| Florida State | 5-7 | 6.5 | 12-13 |
| Wake Forest | 3-8 | 8 | 12-12 |
| Notre Dame | 3-10 | 9 | 12-14 |
| Boston College | 2-10 | 9.5 | 9-16 |
| Georgia Tech | 2-11 | 10 | 11-15 |
| Pittsburgh | 2-11 | 10 | 9-17 |
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