No. 3Michigan State Spartans

East Region · 1st Round

Past match

Michigan State Spartans won.

Michigan State Spartans beat the North Dakota State Bison

Ranked #14 · 27-8 67 – 92

Ranked #3 · 26-7

Final · Thu, Mar 19

Game Details

KeyBank Center (Buffalo) · 17,182 fans · TNT View tournament bracket →

Recap

Carson Cooper's 20 points, 10 rebounds power Michigan State to 92-67 win over North Dakota State

Carson Cooper matched his career high with 20 points and grabbed 10 rebounds as Michigan State routed North Dakota State 92-67 on Thursday to reach the second round of the NCAA Tournament for...

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Line Score

	1	2	T
NDSU	25	42	67
MSU	45	47	92

Game Flow

NDSU MSU

H1H2

8-0Biggest Run10-0

3Largest Lead28

3 lead changes · tied 1 time

Win Probability · Michigan State Spartans

tip-offnow: 100%

Game Leaders

North Dakota State Bison

Damari Wheeler-Thomas · 16Points
Trevian Carson · 6Assists
Trevian Carson · 7Rebounds

Michigan State Spartans

Carson Cooper · 20Points
Jeremy Fears Jr. · 11Assists
Carson Cooper · 10Rebounds

2025-26 Summit League Standings

Team	GB
North Dakota State	-
St. Thomas	2
North Dakota	4
South Dakota	6
Omaha	6
Denver	7
South Dakota State	7
Oral Roberts	10
Kansas City	13

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

Team Stats

North Dakota State BisonMichigan State Spartans

Shooting

25-57, 44% Field Goals 33-56, 59%

6-25, 24% 3-Pointers 10-20, 50%

11-17, 65% Free Throws 16-18, 89%

Possessions

23 Rebounds 35

4 Offensive Rebounds 4

13 Assists 26

6 Steals 5

1 Blocks 6

12 Turnovers 12

17 Fouls 14

Scoring

34 Points in Paint 44

10 Fast Break Points 15

3 Largest Lead 28

Box Score

North Dakota State Bison ▾

Starters	PTS	REB	AST	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF
T. AndersonF	10	1	2	19	4-9	0-3	2-6	2	1	0	0	1	3
T. CarsonG	11	7	6	34	5-11	1-4	0-0	1	0	0	0	7	1
A. StefonowiczG	6	2	1	35	3-8	0-4	0-0	5	2	0	0	2	1
D. Wheeler-ThomasG	16	3	2	30	5-11	2-6	4-4	2	0	0	0	3	4
M. StricklandG	6	1	1	16	3-6	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	3
Bench
C. SchoenrockF	0	0	0	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
N. FeddersenC	7	1	1	20	1-1	0-0	5-7	1	1	1	0	1	2
R. SaundersG	0	0	0	2	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
R. MasseyG	0	0	0	9	0-2	0-2	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0
C. SmithG	0	0	0	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
M. MajerleG	0	0	0	1	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
E. SkyttaG	5	3	0	14	2-3	1-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	3	2
T. SmithG	6	1	0	18	2-4	2-4	0-0	0	1	0	1	0	1
D. ClayG	DNP: Did not play
Team	67	23	13		25-57	6-25	11-17	12	6	1	4	19	17

Michigan State Spartans ▾

Starters	PTS	REB	AST	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF
J. ScottF	6	3	2	24	2-5	2-3	0-0	0	1	0	0	3	1
J. KohlerF	12	9	2	26	4-9	3-6	1-2	2	1	0	1	8	3
C. CarrF	17	4	2	28	6-8	1-2	4-4	3	1	1	2	2	0
C. CooperC	20	10	3	30	7-9	0-0	6-6	1	0	1	0	10	3
J. Fears Jr.G	7	2	11	32	2-6	1-2	2-2	4	0	0	0	2	1
Bench
C. WaltonF	0	0	0	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
B. WaltonF	0	1	0	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0
J. McCullochF	3	0	0	3	1-1	1-1	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	0
C. WardF	13	1	0	16	6-6	0-0	1-2	0	1	2	0	1	3
N. SandersG	0	0	1	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
K. TengG	3	1	2	18	1-5	1-3	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	3
T. FortG	7	2	2	12	2-5	1-3	2-2	1	1	1	0	2	0
D. WojcikG	4	1	1	8	2-2	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0
K. GlennF	DNP: Did not play
D. UgochukwuG	DNP: Did not play
Team	92	35	26		33-56	10-20	16-18	12	5	6	4	31	14

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