Michigan State Spartans vs USC Trojans
Men's Basketball Championship - East Region - 1st Round
22-11
62
22-11
Final
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
USC | 34 | 28 | 62 |
MSU | 34 | 38 | 72 |
72
20-12
Shot Chart
Shot Made
Shot Missed
- Joey Hauser missed Jumper.
- Drew Peterson made Jumper.
- Mady Sissoko made Dunk.
- Tre White missed Dunk.
- Joey Hauser made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by A.J. Hoggard.
- Drew Peterson missed Jumper.
- Boogie Ellis missed Three Point Jumper.
- A.J. Hoggard missed Jumper.
- Tre White made Free Throw.
- Tre White made Free Throw.
- Tyson Walker made Layup.
- Jaden Akins missed Three Point Jumper.
- Drew Peterson missed Jumper.
- Jaden Akins made Layup.
- Joshua Morgan made Jumper. Assisted by Kobe Johnson.
- Jaden Akins made Jumper.
- Drew Peterson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Boogie Ellis.
- Malik Hall missed Jumper.
- Reese Dixon-Waters missed Three Point Jumper.
- Kobe Johnson missed Layup.
- Boogie Ellis missed Jumper.
- Joey Hauser made Free Throw.
- Joey Hauser made Free Throw.
- Reese Dixon-Waters missed Jumper.
- Mady Sissoko missed Jumper.
- Tre White missed Three Point Jumper.
- Tyson Walker made Layup.
- Tyson Walker missed Free Throw.
- Jaden Akins missed Layup.
- Jaden Akins missed Three Point Jumper.
- Jaden Akins missed Jumper.
- Tyson Walker made Jumper. Assisted by A.J. Hoggard.
- Kobe Johnson made Layup. Assisted by Kijani Wright.
- Carson Cooper made Free Throw.
- Carson Cooper made Free Throw.
- Reese Dixon-Waters made Jumper. Assisted by Kobe Johnson.
- Joey Hauser made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Malik Hall.
- Boogie Ellis missed Jumper.
- Mady Sissoko made Dunk. Assisted by A.J. Hoggard.
- Reese Dixon-Waters made Layup. Assisted by Kobe Johnson.
- Drew Peterson made Free Throw.
- Drew Peterson made Free Throw.
- Tre Holloman made Jumper. Assisted by Tyson Walker.
- Boogie Ellis missed Jumper.
- Jaden Akins missed Three Point Jumper.
- Joshua Morgan made Jumper. Assisted by Boogie Ellis.
- Joey Hauser missed Jumper.
- A.J. Hoggard missed Jumper.
- Joshua Morgan made Dunk. Assisted by Boogie Ellis.
- Jaden Akins made Dunk. Assisted by A.J. Hoggard.
- Kobe Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.
- Mady Sissoko missed Dunk.
- Joshua Morgan made Layup. Assisted by Kobe Johnson.
- Joey Hauser missed Three Point Jumper.
- Joshua Morgan made Layup. Assisted by Drew Peterson.
- Malik Hall missed Jumper.
- Boogie Ellis made Jumper.
- Malik Hall missed Three Point Jumper.
- Tyson Walker missed Three Point Jumper.
- Kijani Wright missed Free Throw.
- Kijani Wright made Free Throw.
- Jaxon Kohler made Jumper. Assisted by Tyson Walker.
- Kobe Johnson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Boogie Ellis.
- Boogie Ellis missed Jumper.
- A.J. Hoggard made Layup.
- Reese Dixon-Waters made Three Point Jumper.
- A.J. Hoggard made Jumper.
- A.J. Hoggard made Layup.
- Drew Peterson missed Three Point Jumper.
- A.J. Hoggard missed Layup.
- Boogie Ellis missed Three Point Jumper.
- Kobe Johnson missed Layup.
- Tre White made Free Throw.
- Tre White made Free Throw.
- Tyson Walker made Jumper.
- Boogie Ellis made Layup.
- Joey Hauser made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tyson Walker.
- Boogie Ellis made Jumper.
- Jaden Akins missed Three Point Jumper.
- Tyson Walker made Layup.
- Joshua Morgan missed Jumper.
- Jaden Akins made Layup.
- Jaden Akins missed Free Throw.
- Boogie Ellis missed Jumper.
- Joey Hauser missed Jumper.
- Drew Peterson missed Three Point Jumper.
- Carson Cooper made Dunk. Assisted by Tyson Walker.
- Tyson Walker missed Layup.
- Carson Cooper made Two Point Tip Shot.
- Drew Peterson missed Three Point Jumper.
- Kobe Johnson made Dunk. Assisted by Joshua Morgan.
- Joshua Morgan made Dunk. Assisted by Reese Dixon-Waters.
- Malik Hall made Layup.
- Reese Dixon-Waters made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Drew Peterson.
- Malik Hall made Free Throw.
- Malik Hall made Free Throw.
- Drew Peterson made Jumper.
- Jaden Akins missed Jumper.
- Jaden Akins made Free Throw.
- Jaden Akins missed Free Throw.
- A.J. Hoggard made Free Throw.
- A.J. Hoggard made Free Throw.
- Joshua Morgan missed Jumper.
- A.J. Hoggard made Layup.
- Kobe Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.
- Reese Dixon-Waters missed Layup.
- Tyson Walker missed Three Point Jumper.
- Kobe Johnson missed Jumper.
- Joey Hauser missed Three Point Jumper.
- Reese Dixon-Waters missed Three Point Jumper.
- A.J. Hoggard missed Jumper.
- Carson Cooper missed Free Throw.
- Carson Cooper missed Free Throw.
- Reese Dixon-Waters missed Jumper.
- Malik Hall made Jumper.
- Tre White missed Jumper.
- Joshua Morgan made Two Point Tip Shot.
- A.J. Hoggard missed Jumper.
- Joey Hauser made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by A.J. Hoggard.
- Boogie Ellis missed Jumper.
- Jaden Akins made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Joey Hauser.
- Drew Peterson missed Jumper.
- Kobe Johnson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Reese Dixon-Waters.
- Tyson Walker missed Jumper.
- Kobe Johnson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Boogie Ellis.
- Malik Hall missed Jumper.
- Kobe Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.
- Malik Hall missed Jumper.
- A.J. Hoggard missed Free Throw.
- Reese Dixon-Waters missed Jumper.
- A.J. Hoggard missed Free Throw.
- Kobe Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.
- Mady Sissoko missed Free Throw.
- Joey Hauser missed Free Throw.
- Joey Hauser made Free Throw.
- Boogie Ellis missed Three Point Jumper.
- Joey Hauser made Free Throw.
- Joey Hauser made Free Throw.
- Drew Peterson made Layup.
- Tyson Walker made Free Throw.
- Tyson Walker made Free Throw.
- Harrison Hornery made Three Point Jumper.
- A.J. Hoggard made Free Throw.
- A.J. Hoggard missed Free Throw.
- Reese Dixon-Waters missed Layup.
Shot Made
Shot Missed
| TIME | PLAY | USC | MSU | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 | | Jump Ball won by Michigan State | 0 | 0 |
| 19:37 | | Joey Hauser missed Jumper. | 0 | 0 |
| 19:37 | | Boogie Ellis Defensive Rebound. | 0 | 0 |
| 19:14 | | Drew Peterson made Jumper. | 2 | 0 |
| 18:57 | | Mady Sissoko made Dunk. | 2 | 2 |
| 18:28 | | Tre White missed Dunk. | 2 | 2 |
| 18:28 | | Mady Sissoko Block. | 2 | 2 |
| 18:28 | | Mady Sissoko Defensive Rebound. | 2 | 2 |
| 18:18 | | Joey Hauser made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by A.J. Hoggard. | 2 | 5 |
| 17:58 | | Drew Peterson missed Jumper. | 2 | 5 |
| 17:58 | | Joshua Morgan Offensive Rebound. | 2 | 5 |
| 17:45 | | Boogie Ellis missed Three Point Jumper. | 2 | 5 |
| 17:45 | | Mady Sissoko Defensive Rebound. | 2 | 5 |
| 17:26 | | A.J. Hoggard missed Jumper. | 2 | 5 |
| 17:26 | | Drew Peterson Defensive Rebound. | 2 | 5 |
| 17:11 | | Foul on Tyson Walker. | 2 | 5 |
| 17:11 | | Tre White made Free Throw. | 3 | 5 |
| 17:11 | | Tre White made Free Throw. | 4 | 5 |
| 17:01 | | Tyson Walker made Layup. | 4 | 7 |
| 16:39 | | Tre White Turnover. | 4 | 7 |
| 16:39 | | Jaden Akins Steal. | 4 | 7 |
| 16:19 | | Jaden Akins missed Three Point Jumper. | 4 | 7 |
| 16:19 | | Drew Peterson Defensive Rebound. | 4 | 7 |
| 16:05 | | Drew Peterson missed Jumper. | 4 | 7 |
| 16:05 | | A.J. Hoggard Defensive Rebound. | 4 | 7 |
| 15:47 | | Jaden Akins made Layup. | 4 | 9 |
| 15:43 | Official TV Timeout | 4 | 9 | |
| 15:35 | | Joshua Morgan made Jumper. Assisted by Kobe Johnson. | 6 | 9 |
| 15:04 | | Jaden Akins made Jumper. | 6 | 11 |
| 14:43 | | Drew Peterson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Boogie Ellis. | 9 | 11 |
| 14:26 | | Malik Hall missed Jumper. | 9 | 11 |
| 14:26 | | Boogie Ellis Defensive Rebound. | 9 | 11 |
| 14:07 | | Reese Dixon-Waters missed Three Point Jumper. | 9 | 11 |
| 14:07 | | Kobe Johnson Offensive Rebound. | 9 | 11 |
| 13:59 | | Kobe Johnson missed Layup. | 9 | 11 |
| 13:59 | | Malik Hall Block. | 9 | 11 |
| 13:59 | | Malik Hall Defensive Rebound. | 9 | 11 |
| 13:55 | | Foul on A.J. Hoggard. | 9 | 11 |
| 13:55 | | A.J. Hoggard Turnover. | 9 | 11 |
| 13:47 | | Boogie Ellis missed Jumper. | 9 | 11 |
| 13:47 | | Joey Hauser Defensive Rebound. | 9 | 11 |
| 13:30 | | Foul on Boogie Ellis. | 9 | 11 |
| 13:30 | | Joey Hauser made Free Throw. | 9 | 12 |
| 13:30 | | Joey Hauser made Free Throw. | 9 | 13 |
| 13:16 | | Reese Dixon-Waters missed Jumper. | 9 | 13 |
| 13:16 | | Malik Hall Defensive Rebound. | 9 | 13 |
| 12:52 | | Mady Sissoko missed Jumper. | 9 | 13 |
| 12:52 | | Tre White Defensive Rebound. | 9 | 13 |
| 12:32 | | Tre White missed Three Point Jumper. | 9 | 13 |
| 12:32 | | Tyson Walker Defensive Rebound. | 9 | 13 |
| 12:08 | | Tyson Walker made Layup. | 9 | 15 |
| 12:08 | | Foul on Drew Peterson. | 9 | 15 |
| 12:08 | | Tyson Walker missed Free Throw. | 9 | 15 |
| 12:08 | | Tre White Defensive Rebound. | 9 | 15 |
| 11:56 | | Drew Peterson Turnover. | 9 | 15 |
| 11:56 | | Jaden Akins Steal. | 9 | 15 |
| 11:51 | | Jaden Akins missed Layup. | 9 | 15 |
| 11:51 | | Tre White Block. | 9 | 15 |
| 11:51 | | Malik Hall Offensive Rebound. | 9 | 15 |
| 11:43 | | Jaden Akins missed Three Point Jumper. | 9 | 15 |
| 11:41 | | Jaden Akins Offensive Rebound. | 9 | 15 |
| 11:39 | | Jaden Akins missed Jumper. | 9 | 15 |
| 11:39 | | Jaden Akins Offensive Rebound. | 9 | 15 |
| 11:19 | | Tyson Walker made Jumper. Assisted by A.J. Hoggard. | 9 | 17 |
| 10:58 | | Kobe Johnson made Layup. Assisted by Kijani Wright. | 11 | 17 |
| 10:30 | | Foul on Tre White. | 11 | 17 |
| 10:30 | Official TV Timeout | 11 | 17 | |
| 10:30 | | Carson Cooper made Free Throw. | 11 | 18 |
| 10:30 | | Carson Cooper made Free Throw. | 11 | 19 |
| 10:16 | | Reese Dixon-Waters made Jumper. Assisted by Kobe Johnson. | 13 | 19 |
| 9:44 | | Joey Hauser made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Malik Hall. | 13 | 22 |
| 9:25 | | Boogie Ellis missed Jumper. | 13 | 22 |
| 9:25 | | Carson Cooper Defensive Rebound. | 13 | 22 |
| 9:09 | | Mady Sissoko made Dunk. Assisted by A.J. Hoggard. | 13 | 24 |
| 8:57 | | Joshua Morgan Turnover. | 13 | 24 |
| 8:52 | | Jaden Akins Turnover. | 13 | 24 |
| 8:33 | | Foul on Tre Holloman. | 13 | 24 |
| 8:29 | | Reese Dixon-Waters made Layup. Assisted by Kobe Johnson. | 15 | 24 |
| 8:11 | | Joey Hauser Turnover. | 15 | 24 |
| 8:11 | | Kobe Johnson Steal. | 15 | 24 |
| 7:52 | | Foul on Jaden Akins. | 15 | 24 |
| 7:51 | Official TV Timeout | 15 | 24 | |
| 7:51 | | Drew Peterson made Free Throw. | 16 | 24 |
| 7:51 | | Drew Peterson made Free Throw. | 17 | 24 |
| 7:37 | | Tre Holloman made Jumper. Assisted by Tyson Walker. | 17 | 26 |
| 7:16 | | Boogie Ellis missed Jumper. | 17 | 26 |
| 7:16 | | Tyson Walker Defensive Rebound. | 17 | 26 |
| 6:46 | | Jaden Akins missed Three Point Jumper. | 17 | 26 |
| 6:46 | | Kobe Johnson Defensive Rebound. | 17 | 26 |
| 6:20 | | Joshua Morgan made Jumper. Assisted by Boogie Ellis. | 19 | 26 |
| 6:07 | | Joey Hauser missed Jumper. | 19 | 26 |
| 6:07 | | Mady Sissoko Offensive Rebound. | 19 | 26 |
| 6:02 | | Foul on Reese Dixon-Waters. | 19 | 26 |
| 5:48 | | A.J. Hoggard missed Jumper. | 19 | 26 |
| 5:48 | | Boogie Ellis Defensive Rebound. | 19 | 26 |
| 5:32 | | Joshua Morgan made Dunk. Assisted by Boogie Ellis. | 21 | 26 |
| 5:25 | | Jaden Akins made Dunk. Assisted by A.J. Hoggard. | 21 | 28 |
| 4:52 | | Kobe Johnson missed Three Point Jumper. | 21 | 28 |
| 4:52 | | Malik Hall Defensive Rebound. | 21 | 28 |
| 4:42 | | Mady Sissoko missed Dunk. | 21 | 28 |
| 4:42 | | Kobe Johnson Defensive Rebound. | 21 | 28 |
| 4:30 | | Joshua Morgan made Layup. Assisted by Kobe Johnson. | 23 | 28 |
| 4:14 | | Joey Hauser missed Three Point Jumper. | 23 | 28 |
| 4:14 | | Boogie Ellis Defensive Rebound. | 23 | 28 |
| 3:48 | | Joshua Morgan made Layup. Assisted by Drew Peterson. | 25 | 28 |
| 3:40 | | Michigan State Timeout | 25 | 28 |
| 3:40 | Official TV Timeout | 25 | 28 | |
| 3:27 | | Malik Hall missed Jumper. | 25 | 28 |
| 3:27 | | Kijani Wright Block. | 25 | 28 |
| 3:27 | | Tre White Defensive Rebound. | 25 | 28 |
| 3:14 | | Boogie Ellis made Jumper. | 27 | 28 |
| 2:50 | | Malik Hall missed Three Point Jumper. | 27 | 28 |
| 2:50 | | Jaxon Kohler Offensive Rebound. | 27 | 28 |
| 2:47 | | Foul on Kijani Wright. | 27 | 28 |
| 2:45 | | Tyson Walker missed Three Point Jumper. | 27 | 28 |
| 2:45 | | Reese Dixon-Waters Defensive Rebound. | 27 | 28 |
| 2:23 | | Foul on Malik Hall. | 27 | 28 |
| 2:23 | | Kijani Wright missed Free Throw. | 27 | 28 |
| 2:23 | | USC Deadball Team Rebound. | 27 | 28 |
| 2:23 | | Kijani Wright made Free Throw. | 28 | 28 |
| 2:08 | | Jaxon Kohler made Jumper. Assisted by Tyson Walker. | 28 | 30 |
| 1:44 | | Kobe Johnson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Boogie Ellis. | 31 | 30 |
| 1:18 | | Jump Ball won by USC | 31 | 30 |
| 1:18 | | Jaxon Kohler Turnover. | 31 | 30 |
| 1:18 | | Boogie Ellis Steal. | 31 | 30 |
| 0:57 | | Boogie Ellis missed Jumper. | 31 | 30 |
| 0:57 | | Joey Hauser Defensive Rebound. | 31 | 30 |
| 0:49 | | A.J. Hoggard made Layup. | 31 | 32 |
| 0:32 | | USC Timeout | 31 | 32 |
| 0:20 | | Reese Dixon-Waters made Three Point Jumper. | 34 | 32 |
| 0:03 | | A.J. Hoggard made Jumper. | 34 | 34 |
| 0:00 | End of 1st half | 34 | 34 | |
Game Information
Columbus, OH
Referee:Steven Anderson
Referee:Roger Ayers
Referee:Scott Brown
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 |
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