No. 2UConn Huskies

East Region · Sweet 16

YES!

UConn Huskies beat the Michigan State Spartans

Ranked #3 · 27-8 63 – 67

Ranked #2 · 32-5

Final · Fri, Mar 27

Game Details

Capital One Arena (Washington) · 19,445 fans · CBS View tournament bracket →

Recap

It's UConn vs. Duke for a Final Four spot after the Huskies edge Michigan State 67-63

One of Tarris Reed Jr.'s few weaknesses is free-throw shooting.

Recap via ESPN

Capital One Arena · Washington

Line Score

	1	2	T
MSU	27	36	63
CONN	35	32	67

Game Flow

MSU CONN

H1H2

9-0Biggest Run10-0

2Largest Lead19

7 lead changes · tied 0 times

Win Probability · UConn Huskies

tip-offnow: 100%

Game Leaders

Michigan State Spartans

Carson Cooper · 14Points
Jeremy Fears Jr. · 7Assists
Jaxon Kohler · 8Rebounds

UConn Huskies

Tarris Reed Jr. · 20Points
Malachi Smith · 7Assists
Alex Karaban · 7Rebounds

2025-26 Big Ten Conference Standings

Team	GB
Michigan	-
Nebraska	4
Michigan State	4
Illinois	4
Wisconsin	5
Purdue	6
UCLA	6
Ohio State	7
Iowa	9
Indiana	10
Minnesota	11
USC	12
Washington	12
Rutgers	13
Northwestern	14
Oregon	14
Maryland	15
Penn State	16

2025-26 Big East Conference Standings

Team	GB
St. John's	-
UConn	1
Villanova	3
Seton Hall	8
Creighton	9
DePaul	10
Butler	11
Providence	11
Marquette	11
Georgetown	12
Xavier	12

Team Stats

Michigan State SpartansUConn Huskies

Shooting

23-58, 40% Field Goals 24-52, 46%

4-16, 25% 3-Pointers 9-21, 43%

13-18, 72% Free Throws 10-16, 63%

Possessions

39 Rebounds 30

13 Offensive Rebounds 6

13 Assists 20

6 Steals 8

3 Blocks 6

10 Turnovers 10

15 Fouls 18

Scoring

34 Points in Paint 30

5 Fast Break Points 8

2 Largest Lead 19

Box Score

Michigan State Spartans ▾

Starters	PTS	REB	AST	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF
J. ScottF	5	5	1	23	2-5	1-2	0-0	0	0	0	4	1	0
J. KohlerF	12	8	0	30	4-10	1-4	3-3	2	2	0	2	6	3
C. CarrF	13	3	1	34	5-9	0-3	3-5	0	0	1	1	2	0
C. CooperC	14	7	3	28	5-8	0-0	4-5	2	0	2	1	6	2
J. Fears Jr.G	13	3	7	36	5-15	1-3	2-3	4	3	0	0	3	4
Bench
C. WardF	2	6	0	19	1-4	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	6	2
K. TengG	0	2	0	20	0-3	0-1	0-0	0	1	0	1	1	1
T. FortG	4	0	0	6	1-3	1-3	1-2	0	0	0	0	0	2
D. WojcikG	0	0	1	4	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	1
C. WaltonF	DNP: Did not play
B. WaltonF	DNP: Did not play
J. McCullochF	DNP: Did not play
K. GlennF	DNP: Did not play
N. SandersG	DNP: Did not play
D. UgochukwuG	DNP: Did not play
Team	63	39	13		23-58	4-16	13-18	10	6	3	13	26	15

UConn Huskies ▾

Starters	PTS	REB	AST	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF
A. KarabanF	17	7	3	37	6-12	3-8	2-2	2	0	2	2	5	3
T. Reed Jr.C	20	5	4	33	8-16	0-0	4-6	0	1	2	1	4	4
B. MullinsG	8	4	1	29	3-7	2-5	0-0	2	0	1	1	3	2
S. Demary Jr.G	2	3	3	23	1-3	0-0	0-0	2	1	0	0	3	3
S. BallG	12	0	1	32	4-8	2-5	2-2	2	0	0	0	0	2
Bench
J. RossF	1	2	0	19	0-2	0-0	1-2	0	2	0	0	2	2
J. StewartF	4	2	0	3	1-2	1-1	1-2	0	0	1	1	1	0
E. ReibeC	0	0	1	7	0-0	0-0	0-2	0	0	0	0	0	1
M. SmithG	3	2	7	17	1-2	1-2	0-0	1	4	0	0	2	1
J. RossF	DNP: Did not play
D. KoromaF	DNP: Did not play
R. ElezajC	DNP: Did not play
U. PaunovicG	DNP: Did not play
J. FurphyG	DNP: Did not play
A. MillenderG	DNP: Did not play
Team	67	30	20		24-52	9-21	10-16	10	8	6	6	24	18