Michigan State Spartans @ Louisville Cardinals
ACC/Big Ten Challenge presented by Continental Tire
5-2, 0-1 Away
78
5-2, 0-1 Away
Final/OT
| 1 | 2 | OT | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
MSU | 32 | 35 | 11 | 78 |
LOU | 38 | 29 | 15 | 82 |
4-2, 4-0 Home
82
4-2, 4-0 Home
Shot Chart
Shot Made
Shot Missed
- Steven Enoch made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Christen Cunningham.
- Dwayne Sutton made Dunk.
- Nick Ward missed Free Throw.
- Nick Ward made Free Throw.
- Christen Cunningham missed Layup.
- Joshua Langford made Free Throw.
- Joshua Langford made Free Throw.
- Kyle Ahrens missed Layup.
- Nick Ward missed Jumper.
- Christen Cunningham missed Three Point Jumper.
- Jordan Nwora made Free Throw.
- Jordan Nwora missed Free Throw.
- Joshua Langford missed Three Point Jumper.
- Akoy Agau made Free Throw.
- Akoy Agau missed Free Throw.
- Jordan Nwora missed Three Point Jumper.
- Kyle Ahrens made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Xavier Tillman.
- Jordan Nwora missed Three Point Jumper.
- Cassius Winston made Free Throw.
- Cassius Winston made Free Throw.
- Dwayne Sutton missed Jumper.
- Aaron Henry missed Jumper.
- Malik Williams missed Jumper.
- Cassius Winston missed Jumper.
- Darius Perry made Jumper.
- Aaron Henry missed Jumper.
- Ryan McMahon made Three Point Jumper.
- Cassius Winston made Three Point Jumper.
- Dwayne Sutton made Free Throw.
- Dwayne Sutton made Free Throw.
- Joshua Langford missed Jumper.
- Ryan McMahon made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Khwan Fore.
- Nick Ward missed Jumper.
- Dwayne Sutton missed Jumper.
- Dwayne Sutton missed Free Throw.
- Dwayne Sutton made Free Throw.
- Joshua Langford missed Three Point Jumper.
- Khwan Fore made Free Throw.
- Khwan Fore made Free Throw.
- Jordan Nwora missed Free Throw.
- Cassius Winston made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kenny Goins.
- Dwayne Sutton made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jordan Nwora.
- Cassius Winston made Free Throw.
- Cassius Winston missed Free Throw.
- Cassius Winston missed Three Point Jumper.
- Jordan Nwora made Jumper.
- Christen Cunningham made Layup.
- Gabe Brown made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Xavier Tillman.
- Jordan Nwora missed Three Point Jumper.
- Nick Ward made Free Throw.
- Nick Ward made Free Throw.
- Malik Williams made Layup.
- Ryan McMahon made Three Point Jumper.
- Xavier Tillman missed Layup.
- Aaron Henry made Layup.
- Jordan Nwora made Free Throw.
- Jordan Nwora made Free Throw.
- Cassius Winston made Free Throw.
- Cassius Winston made Free Throw.
- Ryan McMahon missed Three Point Jumper.
- Joshua Langford missed Free Throw.
- Kyle Ahrens made Dunk.
- Khwan Fore missed Jumper.
- Xavier Tillman made Jumper. Assisted by Joshua Langford.
- Khwan Fore missed Three Point Jumper.
- Cassius Winston missed Jumper.
- Cassius Winston missed Three Point Jumper.
- Christen Cunningham made Layup.
- Nick Ward made Jumper.
- Cassius Winston missed Three Point Jumper.
- Malik Williams missed Three Point Jumper.
- Nick Ward made Layup.
- Jordan Nwora missed Jumper.
- Christen Cunningham made Jumper.
- Darius Perry missed Three Point Jumper.
- Steven Enoch missed Jumper.
- Joshua Langford made Jumper.
- Dwayne Sutton made Free Throw.
- Dwayne Sutton made Free Throw.
- Nick Ward made Layup.
- Dwayne Sutton made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Darius Perry.
- Nick Ward missed Jumper.
- Jordan Nwora missed Three Point Jumper.
- Malik Williams made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Christen Cunningham.
- Xavier Tillman made Jumper.
- Malik Williams made Jumper.
- Kyle Ahrens missed Three Point Jumper.
- Xavier Tillman made Layup.
- Xavier Tillman made Layup. Assisted by Cassius Winston.
- Malik Williams missed Three Point Jumper.
- Cassius Winston missed Three Point Jumper.
- Aaron Henry missed Jumper.
- Dwayne Sutton missed Three Point Jumper.
- Kyle Ahrens made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cassius Winston.
- Aaron Henry missed Three Point Jumper.
- Khwan Fore made Jumper.
- Akoy Agau made Free Throw.
- Akoy Agau missed Free Throw.
- Joshua Langford missed Jumper.
- Jordan Nwora made Free Throw.
- Jordan Nwora made Free Throw.
- Kyle Ahrens missed Three Point Jumper.
- Xavier Tillman made Free Throw.
- Xavier Tillman missed Free Throw.
- Ryan McMahon missed Jumper.
- Cassius Winston missed Three Point Jumper.
- Joshua Langford missed Jumper.
- V.J. King missed Jumper.
- Kyle Ahrens made Dunk. Assisted by Cassius Winston.
- Steven Enoch missed Jumper.
- Cassius Winston missed Jumper.
- Xavier Tillman made Layup.
- V.J. King missed Three Point Jumper.
- Nick Ward made Layup. Assisted by Cassius Winston.
- Christen Cunningham made Jumper.
- Joshua Langford missed Jumper.
- Jordan Nwora made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Christen Cunningham.
- Joshua Langford missed Jumper.
- Malik Williams missed Three Point Jumper.
- Kyle Ahrens made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cassius Winston.
- Malik Williams missed Jumper.
- Cassius Winston made Jumper.
- Ryan McMahon made Free Throw.
- Ryan McMahon made Free Throw.
- Ryan McMahon made Free Throw.
- Xavier Tillman missed Jumper.
- Dwayne Sutton missed Jumper.
- Joshua Langford made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cassius Winston.
- Christen Cunningham missed Three Point Jumper.
- Akoy Agau missed Free Throw.
- Joshua Langford made Jumper. Assisted by Foster Loyer.
- Jordan Nwora missed Three Point Jumper.
- Ryan McMahon made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Christen Cunningham.
- Joshua Langford made Jumper.
- Ryan McMahon missed Three Point Jumper.
- Foster Loyer made Jumper.
- Ryan McMahon made Free Throw.
- Ryan McMahon made Free Throw.
- Nick Ward made Free Throw.
- Nick Ward missed Free Throw.
- Christen Cunningham missed Jumper.
- Foster Loyer missed Free Throw.
- Malik Williams missed Three Point Jumper.
- Christen Cunningham made Free Throw.
- Christen Cunningham missed Free Throw.
- Kenny Goins missed Free Throw.
- Ryan McMahon missed Three Point Jumper.
- Kyle Ahrens missed Three Point Jumper.
- Christen Cunningham made Layup. Assisted by Ryan McMahon.
- Kyle Ahrens made Layup. Assisted by Foster Loyer.
- Ryan McMahon made Free Throw.
- Ryan McMahon missed Free Throw.
- Joshua Langford made Jumper.
- Ryan McMahon made Free Throw.
- Ryan McMahon made Free Throw.
- Joshua Langford made Free Throw.
- Joshua Langford made Free Throw.
- Dwayne Sutton missed Three Point Jumper.
- Xavier Tillman missed Layup.
- Jordan Nwora made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Christen Cunningham.
- Joshua Langford missed Jumper.
- Christen Cunningham missed Free Throw.
- Christen Cunningham made Free Throw.
- Joshua Langford missed Three Point Jumper.
- Christen Cunningham made Free Throw.
- Christen Cunningham missed Free Throw.
- Nick Ward made Layup. Assisted by Joshua Langford.
- Ryan McMahon made Free Throw.
- Ryan McMahon made Free Throw.
- Gabe Brown made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kenny Goins.
- Ryan McMahon made Free Throw.
- Ryan McMahon made Free Throw.
- Joshua Langford missed Free Throw.
- Joshua Langford missed Free Throw.
- Jordan Nwora missed Free Throw.
- Jordan Nwora made Free Throw.
Shot Made
Shot Missed
| TIME | PLAY | MSU | LOU | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 | | Jump Ball won by Louisville | 0 | 0 |
| 19:51 | | Steven Enoch made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Christen Cunningham. | 0 | 3 |
| 19:36 | | Joshua Langford Turnover. | 0 | 3 |
| 19:36 | | Jordan Nwora Steal. | 0 | 3 |
| 19:19 | | Jordan Nwora Turnover. | 0 | 3 |
| 19:19 | | Cassius Winston Steal. | 0 | 3 |
| 19:13 | | Kyle Ahrens Turnover. | 0 | 3 |
| 19:13 | | Dwayne Sutton Steal. | 0 | 3 |
| 19:08 | | Dwayne Sutton made Dunk. | 0 | 5 |
| 18:56 | | Foul on Steven Enoch. | 0 | 5 |
| 18:56 | | Nick Ward missed Free Throw. | 0 | 5 |
| 18:56 | | Michigan State Deadball Team Rebound. | 0 | 5 |
| 18:56 | | Nick Ward made Free Throw. | 1 | 5 |
| 18:47 | | Christen Cunningham missed Layup. | 1 | 5 |
| 18:47 | | Kenny Goins Defensive Rebound. | 1 | 5 |
| 18:37 | | Foul on Steven Enoch. | 1 | 5 |
| 18:37 | | Joshua Langford made Free Throw. | 2 | 5 |
| 18:37 | | Joshua Langford made Free Throw. | 3 | 5 |
| 18:15 | | Dwayne Sutton Turnover. | 3 | 5 |
| 18:11 | | Kyle Ahrens missed Layup. | 3 | 5 |
| 18:11 | | Dwayne Sutton Block. | 3 | 5 |
| 18:11 | | Michigan State Offensive Rebound. | 3 | 5 |
| 18:04 | | Nick Ward missed Jumper. | 3 | 5 |
| 18:04 | | Jordan Nwora Defensive Rebound. | 3 | 5 |
| 17:39 | | Christen Cunningham missed Three Point Jumper. | 3 | 5 |
| 17:39 | | Kenny Goins Defensive Rebound. | 3 | 5 |
| 17:36 | | Foul on Akoy Agau. | 3 | 5 |
| 17:14 | | Cassius Winston Turnover. | 3 | 5 |
| 17:00 | | Foul on Kyle Ahrens. | 3 | 5 |
| 17:00 | | Jordan Nwora made Free Throw. | 3 | 6 |
| 17:00 | | Jordan Nwora missed Free Throw. | 3 | 6 |
| 17:00 | | Kenny Goins Defensive Rebound. | 3 | 6 |
| 16:53 | | Joshua Langford missed Three Point Jumper. | 3 | 6 |
| 16:53 | | Darius Perry Defensive Rebound. | 3 | 6 |
| 16:42 | | Foul on Joshua Langford. | 3 | 6 |
| 16:42 | | Akoy Agau made Free Throw. | 3 | 7 |
| 16:42 | | Akoy Agau missed Free Throw. | 3 | 7 |
| 16:42 | | Aaron Henry Defensive Rebound. | 3 | 7 |
| 16:32 | | Foul on Joshua Langford. | 3 | 7 |
| 16:32 | | Joshua Langford Turnover. | 3 | 7 |
| 16:29 | | Jordan Nwora missed Three Point Jumper. | 3 | 7 |
| 16:29 | | Xavier Tillman Defensive Rebound. | 3 | 7 |
| 16:07 | | Kyle Ahrens made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Xavier Tillman. | 6 | 7 |
| 15:47 | | Jordan Nwora missed Three Point Jumper. | 6 | 7 |
| 15:47 | | Aaron Henry Defensive Rebound. | 6 | 7 |
| 15:33 | | Foul on Akoy Agau. | 6 | 7 |
| 15:33 | | Cassius Winston made Free Throw. | 7 | 7 |
| 15:33 | | Cassius Winston made Free Throw. | 8 | 7 |
| 15:33 | Official TV Timeout | 6 | 7 | |
| 15:16 | | Dwayne Sutton missed Jumper. | 8 | 7 |
| 15:16 | | Xavier Tillman Defensive Rebound. | 8 | 7 |
| 14:54 | | Aaron Henry missed Jumper. | 8 | 7 |
| 14:54 | | Jordan Nwora Defensive Rebound. | 8 | 7 |
| 14:30 | | Malik Williams missed Jumper. | 8 | 7 |
| 14:30 | | Xavier Tillman Defensive Rebound. | 8 | 7 |
| 14:05 | | Cassius Winston missed Jumper. | 8 | 7 |
| 14:05 | | Jordan Nwora Defensive Rebound. | 8 | 7 |
| 13:54 | | Darius Perry made Jumper. | 8 | 9 |
| 13:33 | | Aaron Henry Turnover. | 8 | 9 |
| 13:20 | | Jordan Nwora Turnover. | 8 | 9 |
| 13:20 | | Kyle Ahrens Steal. | 8 | 9 |
| 13:12 | | Aaron Henry missed Jumper. | 8 | 9 |
| 13:12 | | Malik Williams Block. | 8 | 9 |
| 13:12 | | Malik Williams Defensive Rebound. | 8 | 9 |
| 13:00 | | Ryan McMahon made Three Point Jumper. | 8 | 12 |
| 12:32 | | Cassius Winston made Three Point Jumper. | 11 | 12 |
| 12:09 | | Foul on Marcus Bingham Jr.. | 11 | 12 |
| 12:09 | | Dwayne Sutton made Free Throw. | 11 | 13 |
| 12:09 | | Dwayne Sutton made Free Throw. | 11 | 14 |
| 11:58 | Official TV Timeout | 11 | 14 | |
| 11:53 | | Joshua Langford missed Jumper. | 11 | 14 |
| 11:53 | | V.J. King Defensive Rebound. | 11 | 14 |
| 11:37 | | Ryan McMahon made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Khwan Fore. | 11 | 17 |
| 11:09 | | Nick Ward missed Jumper. | 11 | 17 |
| 11:09 | | Dwayne Sutton Defensive Rebound. | 11 | 17 |
| 10:56 | | Ryan McMahon Turnover. | 11 | 17 |
| 10:41 | | Nick Ward Turnover. | 11 | 17 |
| 10:22 | | Dwayne Sutton missed Jumper. | 11 | 17 |
| 10:22 | | Dwayne Sutton Offensive Rebound. | 11 | 17 |
| 10:17 | | Foul on Kenny Goins. | 11 | 17 |
| 10:17 | | Dwayne Sutton missed Free Throw. | 11 | 17 |
| 10:17 | | Louisville Deadball Team Rebound. | 11 | 17 |
| 10:17 | | Dwayne Sutton made Free Throw. | 11 | 18 |
| 10:01 | | Joshua Langford missed Three Point Jumper. | 11 | 18 |
| 10:01 | | V.J. King Defensive Rebound. | 11 | 18 |
| 9:56 | | Foul on Cassius Winston. | 11 | 18 |
| 9:52 | | Foul on Aaron Henry. | 11 | 18 |
| 9:52 | | Khwan Fore made Free Throw. | 11 | 19 |
| 9:52 | | Khwan Fore made Free Throw. | 11 | 20 |
| 9:43 | | Foul on Akoy Agau. | 11 | 20 |
| 9:29 | | Cassius Winston Turnover. | 11 | 20 |
| 9:29 | | Malik Williams Steal. | 11 | 20 |
| 9:25 | | Foul on Gabe Brown. | 11 | 20 |
| 9:25 | | Jordan Nwora missed Free Throw. | 11 | 20 |
| 9:25 | | Nick Ward Defensive Rebound. | 11 | 20 |
| 9:15 | | Cassius Winston made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kenny Goins. | 14 | 20 |
| 8:58 | | Dwayne Sutton made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jordan Nwora. | 14 | 23 |
| 8:38 | | Foul on Darius Perry. | 14 | 23 |
| 8:38 | | Cassius Winston made Free Throw. | 15 | 23 |
| 8:38 | | Cassius Winston missed Free Throw. | 15 | 23 |
| 8:38 | | Jordan Nwora Defensive Rebound. | 15 | 23 |
| 8:13 | | Christen Cunningham Turnover. | 15 | 23 |
| 8:05 | | Cassius Winston missed Three Point Jumper. | 15 | 23 |
| 8:05 | | Dwayne Sutton Defensive Rebound. | 15 | 23 |
| 7:47 | | Jordan Nwora made Jumper. | 15 | 25 |
| 7:37 | | Foul on Nick Ward. | 15 | 25 |
| 7:37 | | Nick Ward Turnover. | 15 | 25 |
| 7:37 | Official TV Timeout | 15 | 25 | |
| 7:24 | | Christen Cunningham made Layup. | 15 | 27 |
| 7:05 | | Gabe Brown made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Xavier Tillman. | 18 | 27 |
| 6:40 | | Jordan Nwora missed Three Point Jumper. | 18 | 27 |
| 6:40 | | Xavier Tillman Defensive Rebound. | 18 | 27 |
| 6:30 | | Foul on Malik Williams. | 18 | 27 |
| 6:30 | | Nick Ward made Free Throw. | 19 | 27 |
| 6:30 | | Nick Ward made Free Throw. | 20 | 27 |
| 6:10 | | Malik Williams made Layup. | 20 | 29 |
| 5:55 | | Xavier Tillman Turnover. | 20 | 29 |
| 5:55 | | Malik Williams Steal. | 20 | 29 |
| 5:47 | | Ryan McMahon made Three Point Jumper. | 20 | 32 |
| 5:43 | | Michigan State Timeout | 20 | 32 |
| 5:22 | | Xavier Tillman missed Layup. | 20 | 32 |
| 5:22 | | Kenny Goins Offensive Rebound. | 20 | 32 |
| 5:14 | | Aaron Henry made Layup. | 22 | 32 |
| 5:11 | | Foul on Kenny Goins. | 22 | 32 |
| 5:11 | | Jordan Nwora made Free Throw. | 22 | 33 |
| 5:11 | | Jordan Nwora made Free Throw. | 22 | 34 |
| 4:49 | | Foul on Ryan McMahon. | 22 | 34 |
| 4:49 | | Cassius Winston made Free Throw. | 23 | 34 |
| 4:49 | | Cassius Winston made Free Throw. | 24 | 34 |
| 4:35 | | Ryan McMahon missed Three Point Jumper. | 24 | 34 |
| 4:35 | | Xavier Tillman Defensive Rebound. | 24 | 34 |
| 4:22 | | Foul on Darius Perry. | 24 | 34 |
| 4:22 | | Joshua Langford missed Free Throw. | 24 | 34 |
| 4:22 | | Joshua Langford Offensive Rebound. | 24 | 34 |
| 4:17 | | Kyle Ahrens made Dunk. | 26 | 34 |
| 3:49 | | Khwan Fore missed Jumper. | 26 | 34 |
| 3:49 | | Xavier Tillman Defensive Rebound. | 26 | 34 |
| 3:38 | | Xavier Tillman made Jumper. Assisted by Joshua Langford. | 28 | 34 |
| 3:24 | | Louisville Timeout | 28 | 34 |
| 3:16 | | Khwan Fore missed Three Point Jumper. | 28 | 34 |
| 3:16 | | Kyle Ahrens Defensive Rebound. | 28 | 34 |
| 3:07 | | Cassius Winston missed Jumper. | 28 | 34 |
| 3:07 | | Aaron Henry Offensive Rebound. | 28 | 34 |
| 2:36 | | Cassius Winston missed Three Point Jumper. | 28 | 34 |
| 2:36 | | Xavier Tillman Offensive Rebound. | 28 | 34 |
| 2:32 | | Michigan State Turnover. | 28 | 34 |
| 2:24 | | Christen Cunningham made Layup. | 28 | 36 |
| 2:14 | | Nick Ward made Jumper. | 30 | 36 |
| 1:50 | | Jordan Nwora Turnover. | 30 | 36 |
| 1:50 | | Xavier Tillman Steal. | 30 | 36 |
| 1:44 | | Cassius Winston missed Three Point Jumper. | 30 | 36 |
| 1:44 | | Jordan Nwora Defensive Rebound. | 30 | 36 |
| 1:14 | | Malik Williams missed Three Point Jumper. | 30 | 36 |
| 1:14 | | Aaron Henry Defensive Rebound. | 30 | 36 |
| 0:52 | | Nick Ward made Layup. | 32 | 36 |
| 0:35 | | Jordan Nwora missed Jumper. | 32 | 36 |
| 0:35 | | Xavier Tillman Defensive Rebound. | 32 | 36 |
| 0:32 | | Jump Ball won by Michigan State | 32 | 36 |
| 0:06 | | Foul on Cassius Winston. | 32 | 36 |
| 0:06 | | Cassius Winston Turnover. | 32 | 36 |
| 0:03 | | Christen Cunningham made Jumper. | 32 | 38 |
| 0:00 | End of 1st half | 32 | 38 | |
MSU @ LOU Videos
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Game Information
Louisville, KY
Referee:Bert Smith
Referee:Ted Valentine
Referee:Jamie Luckie
2025-26 Standings
NCAA Division I
| Big Ten Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 13-1 | - | 23-1 |
| Illinois | 11-3 | 2 | 20-5 |
| Nebraska | 10-3 | 2.5 | 21-3 |
| Purdue | 10-3 | 2.5 | 20-4 |
| Michigan State | 10-3 | 2.5 | 20-4 |
| Wisconsin | 9-4 | 3.5 | 17-7 |
| UCLA | 9-4 | 3.5 | 17-7 |
| Iowa | 8-5 | 4.5 | 18-6 |
| Indiana | 8-6 | 5 | 17-8 |
| Ohio State | 8-6 | 5 | 16-8 |
| USC | 7-7 | 6 | 18-7 |
| Minnesota | 4-9 | 8.5 | 11-13 |
| Washington | 4-10 | 9 | 12-13 |
| Maryland | 3-10 | 9.5 | 10-14 |
| Rutgers | 2-11 | 10.5 | 9-15 |
| Penn State | 2-12 | 11 | 11-14 |
| Northwestern | 2-12 | 11 | 10-15 |
| Oregon | 1-12 | 11.5 | 8-16 |
| Atlantic Coast Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke | 11-1 | - | 22-2 |
| Virginia | 10-2 | 1 | 21-3 |
| Clemson | 10-2 | 1 | 20-5 |
| NC State | 9-3 | 2 | 18-7 |
| Miami | 8-3 | 2.5 | 19-5 |
| Louisville | 8-4 | 3 | 18-6 |
| North Carolina | 7-4 | 3.5 | 19-5 |
| SMU | 6-5 | 4.5 | 17-7 |
| Virginia Tech | 6-6 | 5 | 17-8 |
| California | 5-7 | 6 | 17-8 |
| Stanford | 5-7 | 6 | 16-9 |
| Syracuse | 5-7 | 6 | 14-11 |
| Florida State | 4-7 | 6.5 | 11-13 |
| Wake Forest | 3-8 | 7.5 | 12-12 |
| Boston College | 2-9 | 8.5 | 9-15 |
| Georgia Tech | 2-10 | 9 | 11-14 |
| Notre Dame | 2-10 | 9 | 11-14 |
| Pittsburgh | 2-10 | 9 | 9-16 |
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