Mississippi State Bulldogs vs Michigan State Spartans
Men's Basketball Championship - West Region - 1st Round
69
20-14
Final
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
MSU | 31 | 38 | 69 |
MSST | 24 | 27 | 51 |
51
21-14
Shot Chart
Shot Made
Shot Missed
- Josh Hubbard missed Jumper.
- Jaden Akins made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by A.J. Hoggard.
- Tyson Walker made Layup. Assisted by Carson Cooper.
- Dashawn Davis made Layup. Assisted by Cameron Matthews.
- Dashawn Davis made Jumper.
- Malik Hall missed Three Point Jumper.
- A.J. Hoggard made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tyson Walker.
- Josh Hubbard missed Three Point Jumper.
- Tyson Walker missed Three Point Jumper.
- Xavier Booker made Layup. Assisted by Tyson Walker.
- D.J. Jeffries made Jumper.
- Josh Hubbard made Layup.
- Xavier Booker missed Three Point Jumper.
- D.J. Jeffries missed Three Point Jumper.
- Mady Sissoko made Dunk. Assisted by A.J. Hoggard.
- KeShawn Murphy missed Three Point Jumper.
- Tyson Walker made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by A.J. Hoggard.
- Tyson Walker made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by A.J. Hoggard.
- Dashawn Davis missed Three Point Jumper.
- Malik Hall made Jumper.
- Shakeel Moore missed Layup.
- Jaden Akins missed Three Point Jumper.
- Shawn Jones Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
- Jaxon Kohler missed Jumper.
- Josh Hubbard made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Shawn Jones Jr..
- Josh Hubbard made Jumper.
- Tolu Smith made Dunk. Assisted by Cameron Matthews.
- Josh Hubbard missed Three Point Jumper.
- Tyson Walker missed Three Point Jumper.
- Jaden Akins missed Three Point Jumper.
- Jaden Akins made Jumper.
- Tolu Smith missed Jumper.
- A.J. Hoggard made Layup.
- D.J. Jeffries made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dashawn Davis.
- Jaden Akins made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by A.J. Hoggard.
- Josh Hubbard missed Jumper.
- Jaden Akins missed Three Point Jumper.
- Dashawn Davis missed Three Point Jumper.
- D.J. Jeffries missed Three Point Jumper.
- Jimmy Bell Jr. missed Layup.
- Tyson Walker made Layup.
- KeShawn Murphy missed Layup.
- Tyson Walker missed Jumper.
- KeShawn Murphy missed Three Point Jumper.
- Tre Holloman missed Jumper.
- Josh Hubbard made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by KeShawn Murphy.
- A.J. Hoggard missed Three Point Jumper.
- Josh Hubbard made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dashawn Davis.
- Malik Hall made Jumper.
- Tyson Walker made Jumper.
- D.J. Jeffries made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dashawn Davis.
- Malik Hall made Free Throw.
- Malik Hall made Free Throw.
- Jimmy Bell Jr. made Jumper.
- Josh Hubbard missed Layup.
- Malik Hall missed Jumper.
- Malik Hall made Layup.
- Jaden Akins made Jumper.
- Dashawn Davis missed Three Point Jumper.
- Tyson Walker made Jumper.
- Josh Hubbard missed Three Point Jumper.
- Tyson Walker made Free Throw.
- Tyson Walker made Free Throw.
- Tolu Smith missed Free Throw.
- Tolu Smith made Free Throw.
- Malik Hall missed Jumper.
- Cameron Matthews made Dunk. Assisted by Josh Hubbard.
- Josh Hubbard made Layup. Assisted by Tolu Smith.
- Jaden Akins missed Jumper.
- Malik Hall made Dunk. Assisted by A.J. Hoggard.
- Shakeel Moore made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Josh Hubbard.
- A.J. Hoggard made Layup.
- Josh Hubbard missed Three Point Jumper.
- Cameron Matthews made Dunk.
- Jaxon Kohler made Layup.
- Shakeel Moore made Dunk. Assisted by Shawn Jones Jr..
- Tre Holloman made Jumper.
- Tolu Smith made Layup.
- Jaden Akins made Dunk.
- Tolu Smith missed Free Throw.
- Xavier Booker made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tre Holloman.
- Shakeel Moore missed Layup.
- Tolu Smith made Dunk. Assisted by KeShawn Murphy.
- Xavier Booker missed Three Point Jumper.
- KeShawn Murphy missed Three Point Jumper.
- Jaden Akins missed Three Point Jumper.
- Xavier Booker missed Layup.
- Tre Holloman made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mady Sissoko.
- Cameron Matthews missed Jumper.
- A.J. Hoggard missed Free Throw.
- A.J. Hoggard made Free Throw.
- Shakeel Moore missed Three Point Jumper.
- Cameron Matthews missed Layup.
- Xavier Booker missed Three Point Jumper.
- Josh Hubbard missed Layup.
- Shakeel Moore missed Free Throw.
- Cameron Matthews made Layup. Assisted by Shakeel Moore.
- Jaden Akins missed Three Point Jumper.
- Jaden Akins made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by A.J. Hoggard.
- Tolu Smith made Free Throw.
- Tolu Smith made Free Throw.
- Jaden Akins missed Jumper.
- Shakeel Moore missed Three Point Jumper.
- Malik Hall missed Jumper.
- Tyson Walker made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by A.J. Hoggard.
- Cameron Matthews made Free Throw.
- Cameron Matthews missed Free Throw.
- Josh Hubbard missed Three Point Jumper.
- Dashawn Davis missed Three Point Jumper.
- Cameron Matthews made Free Throw.
- Cameron Matthews missed Free Throw.
- Tolu Smith missed Layup.
- Josh Hubbard missed Three Point Jumper.
- Tyson Walker missed Three Point Jumper.
- A.J. Hoggard missed Layup.
- Jaden Akins missed Dunk.
- Josh Hubbard missed Three Point Jumper.
- Shakeel Moore missed Three Point Jumper.
- Tyson Walker missed Jumper.
- Josh Hubbard missed Three Point Jumper.
- A.J. Hoggard missed Layup.
- Davis Smith missed Jumper.
- Davis Smith made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Steven Izzo.
- KeShawn Murphy missed Jumper.
Shot Made
Shot Missed
| TIME | PLAY | MSU | MSST | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 | Jump Ball won by Mississippi State | 0 | 0 | |
| 19:33 | Josh Hubbard missed Jumper. | 0 | 0 | |
| 19:33 | A.J. Hoggard Defensive Rebound. | 0 | 0 | |
| 19:03 | Jaden Akins made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by A.J. Hoggard. | 3 | 0 | |
| 18:41 | Foul on Cameron Matthews. | 3 | 0 | |
| 18:41 | Cameron Matthews Turnover. | 3 | 0 | |
| 18:34 | Tyson Walker made Layup. Assisted by Carson Cooper. | 5 | 0 | |
| 18:03 | Dashawn Davis made Layup. Assisted by Cameron Matthews. | 5 | 2 | |
| 17:46 | Malik Hall Turnover. | 5 | 2 | |
| 17:35 | Dashawn Davis made Jumper. | 5 | 4 | |
| 17:19 | Malik Hall missed Three Point Jumper. | 5 | 4 | |
| 17:19 | D.J. Jeffries Defensive Rebound. | 5 | 4 | |
| 16:57 | Tolu Smith Turnover. | 5 | 4 | |
| 16:45 | Foul on Cameron Matthews. | 5 | 4 | |
| 16:39 | A.J. Hoggard made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tyson Walker. | 8 | 4 | |
| 16:11 | Foul on Tyson Walker. | 8 | 4 | |
| 16:05 | Josh Hubbard missed Three Point Jumper. | 8 | 4 | |
| 16:05 | Mady Sissoko Defensive Rebound. | 8 | 4 | |
| 15:58 | A.J. Hoggard Turnover. | 8 | 4 | |
| 15:58 | Tolu Smith Steal. | 8 | 4 | |
| 15:52 | Tolu Smith Turnover. | 8 | 4 | |
| 15:52 | Official TV Timeout | 8 | 4 | |
| 15:37 | Tyson Walker missed Three Point Jumper. | 8 | 4 | |
| 15:37 | Mississippi State Defensive Rebound. | 8 | 4 | |
| 15:20 | D.J. Jeffries Turnover. | 8 | 4 | |
| 15:20 | Tyson Walker Steal. | 8 | 4 | |
| 15:15 | Xavier Booker made Layup. Assisted by Tyson Walker. | 10 | 4 | |
| 14:47 | D.J. Jeffries made Jumper. | 10 | 6 | |
| 14:31 | Xavier Booker Turnover. | 10 | 6 | |
| 14:31 | KeShawn Murphy Steal. | 10 | 6 | |
| 14:25 | Josh Hubbard made Layup. | 10 | 8 | |
| 14:11 | Xavier Booker missed Three Point Jumper. | 10 | 8 | |
| 14:11 | Josh Hubbard Defensive Rebound. | 10 | 8 | |
| 13:44 | D.J. Jeffries missed Three Point Jumper. | 10 | 8 | |
| 13:44 | Mady Sissoko Defensive Rebound. | 10 | 8 | |
| 13:32 | Mady Sissoko made Dunk. Assisted by A.J. Hoggard. | 12 | 8 | |
| 13:07 | KeShawn Murphy missed Three Point Jumper. | 12 | 8 | |
| 13:07 | Mady Sissoko Defensive Rebound. | 12 | 8 | |
| 12:57 | Tyson Walker made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by A.J. Hoggard. | 15 | 8 | |
| 12:23 | D.J. Jeffries Turnover. | 15 | 8 | |
| 12:23 | A.J. Hoggard Steal. | 15 | 8 | |
| 12:20 | Tyson Walker made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by A.J. Hoggard. | 18 | 8 | |
| 12:14 | Mississippi State Timeout | 18 | 8 | |
| 12:14 | Official TV Timeout | 18 | 8 | |
| 11:47 | Dashawn Davis missed Three Point Jumper. | 18 | 8 | |
| 11:47 | Jaden Akins Defensive Rebound. | 18 | 8 | |
| 11:17 | Malik Hall made Jumper. | 20 | 8 | |
| 10:50 | Shakeel Moore missed Layup. | 20 | 8 | |
| 10:50 | Tre Holloman Defensive Rebound. | 20 | 8 | |
| 10:42 | Jaden Akins missed Three Point Jumper. | 20 | 8 | |
| 10:42 | Jaxon Kohler Offensive Rebound. | 20 | 8 | |
| 10:21 | Michigan State Turnover. | 20 | 8 | |
| 10:21 | Official TV Timeout | 20 | 8 | |
| 10:09 | Foul on Tre Holloman. | 20 | 8 | |
| 10:03 | Shawn Jones Jr. missed Three Point Jumper. | 20 | 8 | |
| 10:03 | Tre Holloman Defensive Rebound. | 20 | 8 | |
| 9:36 | Jaxon Kohler missed Jumper. | 20 | 8 | |
| 9:36 | Jaxon Kohler Offensive Rebound. | 20 | 8 | |
| 9:19 | Tre Holloman Turnover. | 20 | 8 | |
| 9:19 | Shawn Jones Jr. Steal. | 20 | 8 | |
| 9:19 | Josh Hubbard made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Shawn Jones Jr.. | 20 | 11 | |
| 9:00 | Tre Holloman Turnover. | 20 | 11 | |
| 8:43 | Josh Hubbard made Jumper. | 20 | 13 | |
| 8:15 | Malik Hall Turnover. | 20 | 13 | |
| 8:15 | Cameron Matthews Steal. | 20 | 13 | |
| 8:09 | Tolu Smith made Dunk. Assisted by Cameron Matthews. | 20 | 15 | |
| 7:55 | Foul on Tolu Smith. | 20 | 15 | |
| 7:55 | Official TV Timeout | 20 | 15 | |
| 7:39 | A.J. Hoggard Turnover. | 20 | 15 | |
| 7:32 | Josh Hubbard missed Three Point Jumper. | 20 | 15 | |
| 7:32 | Carson Cooper Defensive Rebound. | 20 | 15 | |
| 7:01 | Tyson Walker missed Three Point Jumper. | 20 | 15 | |
| 7:01 | D.J. Jeffries Defensive Rebound. | 20 | 15 | |
| 6:46 | Tolu Smith Turnover. | 20 | 15 | |
| 6:46 | Malik Hall Steal. | 20 | 15 | |
| 6:35 | Jaden Akins missed Three Point Jumper. | 20 | 15 | |
| 6:35 | Jaden Akins Offensive Rebound. | 20 | 15 | |
| 6:30 | Jaden Akins made Jumper. | 22 | 15 | |
| 6:00 | Tolu Smith missed Jumper. | 22 | 15 | |
| 6:00 | Michigan State Defensive Rebound. | 22 | 15 | |
| 5:37 | A.J. Hoggard made Layup. | 24 | 15 | |
| 5:25 | D.J. Jeffries made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dashawn Davis. | 24 | 18 | |
| 4:52 | Jaden Akins made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by A.J. Hoggard. | 27 | 18 | |
| 4:26 | Josh Hubbard missed Jumper. | 27 | 18 | |
| 4:26 | Malik Hall Defensive Rebound. | 27 | 18 | |
| 4:10 | Jaden Akins missed Three Point Jumper. | 27 | 18 | |
| 4:10 | Cameron Matthews Defensive Rebound. | 27 | 18 | |
| 4:04 | Foul on Malik Hall. | 27 | 18 | |
| 3:50 | Dashawn Davis missed Three Point Jumper. | 27 | 18 | |
| 3:50 | KeShawn Murphy Offensive Rebound. | 27 | 18 | |
| 3:44 | Foul on Mady Sissoko. | 27 | 18 | |
| 3:44 | Official TV Timeout | 27 | 18 | |
| 3:28 | D.J. Jeffries missed Three Point Jumper. | 27 | 18 | |
| 3:28 | Jimmy Bell Jr. Offensive Rebound. | 27 | 18 | |
| 3:24 | Jimmy Bell Jr. missed Layup. | 27 | 18 | |
| 3:24 | Mady Sissoko Block. | 27 | 18 | |
| 3:24 | Mississippi State Offensive Rebound. | 27 | 18 | |
| 3:23 | Mississippi State Turnover. | 27 | 18 | |
| 2:56 | Tyson Walker made Layup. | 29 | 18 | |
| 2:39 | KeShawn Murphy missed Layup. | 29 | 18 | |
| 2:39 | Jaden Akins Defensive Rebound. | 29 | 18 | |
| 2:12 | Tyson Walker missed Jumper. | 29 | 18 | |
| 2:06 | Mississippi State Defensive Rebound. | 29 | 18 | |
| 1:53 | KeShawn Murphy missed Three Point Jumper. | 29 | 18 | |
| 1:53 | A.J. Hoggard Defensive Rebound. | 29 | 18 | |
| 1:32 | Tre Holloman missed Jumper. | 29 | 18 | |
| 1:32 | Shawn Jones Jr. Defensive Rebound. | 29 | 18 | |
| 1:17 | Josh Hubbard made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by KeShawn Murphy. | 29 | 21 | |
| 1:15 | Foul on Tolu Smith. | 29 | 21 | |
| 0:49 | A.J. Hoggard missed Three Point Jumper. | 29 | 21 | |
| 0:49 | Malik Hall Offensive Rebound. | 29 | 21 | |
| 0:43 | Michigan State Turnover. | 29 | 21 | |
| 0:35 | Josh Hubbard made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dashawn Davis. | 29 | 24 | |
| 0:16 | Michigan State Timeout | 29 | 24 | |
| 0:02 | Malik Hall made Jumper. | 31 | 24 | |
| 0:00 | End of 1st half | 31 | 24 | |
Game Information
Charlotte, NC
Referee:Tim Clougherty
Referee:Terry Oglesby
Referee:Edwin Young
2025-26 Standings
NCAA Division I
| Big Ten ConferenceBig Ten Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 14-1 | - | 24-1 |
| Illinois | 12-3 | 2 | 21-5 |
| Nebraska | 11-3 | 2.5 | 22-3 |
| Purdue | 11-3 | 2.5 | 21-4 |
| Michigan State | 10-4 | 3.5 | 20-5 |
| Wisconsin | 10-4 | 3.5 | 18-7 |
| UCLA | 9-5 | 4.5 | 17-8 |
| Iowa | 8-6 | 5.5 | 18-7 |
| Ohio State | 8-6 | 5.5 | 16-9 |
| Indiana | 8-7 | 6 | 17-9 |
| USC | 7-7 | 6.5 | 18-7 |
| Washington | 5-10 | 9 | 13-13 |
| Minnesota | 4-10 | 9.5 | 11-14 |
| Rutgers | 3-11 | 10.5 | 10-15 |
| Maryland | 3-11 | 10.5 | 10-15 |
| Oregon | 2-12 | 11.5 | 9-16 |
| Penn State | 2-13 | 12 | 11-15 |
| Northwestern | 2-13 | 12 | 10-16 |
| Southeastern ConferenceSoutheastern Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florida | 10-2 | - | 19-6 |
| Arkansas | 9-3 | 1 | 19-6 |
| Vanderbilt | 8-4 | 2 | 21-4 |
| Tennessee | 8-4 | 2 | 18-7 |
| Alabama | 8-4 | 2 | 18-7 |
| Kentucky | 8-4 | 2 | 17-8 |
| Missouri | 7-5 | 3 | 17-8 |
| Texas A&M | 7-5 | 3 | 17-8 |
| Texas | 7-5 | 3 | 16-9 |
| Georgia | 5-7 | 5 | 17-8 |
| Auburn | 5-7 | 5 | 14-11 |
| Mississippi State | 4-8 | 6 | 12-13 |
| Oklahoma | 3-9 | 7 | 13-12 |
| Ole Miss | 3-9 | 7 | 11-14 |
| LSU | 2-10 | 8 | 14-11 |
| South Carolina | 2-10 | 8 | 11-14 |
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