Michigan State Spartans vs Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders
MEN'S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP - MIDWEST REGION - 1st ROUND
90
25-9
Final
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
MTSU | 41 | 49 | 90 |
MSU | 35 | 46 | 81 |
81
29-6
Shot Chart
Shot Made
Shot Missed
- Darnell Harris made Jumper.
- Deyonta Davis made Layup. Assisted by Denzel Valentine.
- Giddy Potts made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Perrin Buford.
- Denzel Valentine missed Three Point Jumper.
- Perrin Buford made Layup.
- Denzel Valentine missed Jumper.
- Reggie Upshaw made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Perrin Buford.
- Bryn Forbes missed Three Point Jumper.
- Perrin Buford made Layup. Assisted by Jaqawn Raymond.
- Denzel Valentine missed Jumper.
- Darnell Harris made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jaqawn Raymond.
- Reggie Upshaw missed Jumper.
- Matt Costello made Dunk. Assisted by Denzel Valentine.
- Perrin Buford missed Jumper.
- Reggie Upshaw made Layup.
- Darnell Harris missed Three Point Jumper.
- Marvin Clark Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Denzel Valentine.
- Giddy Potts missed Jumper.
- Bryn Forbes missed Jumper.
- Denzel Valentine made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Matt Costello.
- Darnell Harris missed Layup.
- Jaqawn Raymond made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Giddy Potts.
- Giddy Potts missed Three Point Jumper.
- Kenny Goins missed Layup.
- Reggie Upshaw missed Three Point Jumper.
- Gavin Schilling made Dunk. Assisted by Denzel Valentine.
- Eron Harris missed Free Throw.
- Eron Harris made Free Throw.
- Darnell Harris missed Jumper.
- Matt Costello made Jumper.
- Matt Costello made Free Throw.
- Denzel Valentine made Jumper. Assisted by Eron Harris.
- Giddy Potts made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Darnell Harris.
- Matt Costello missed Layup.
- Deyonta Davis made Dunk.
- Reggie Upshaw missed Layup.
- Matt Costello made Free Throw.
- Matt Costello made Free Throw.
- Giddy Potts made Layup. Assisted by Reggie Upshaw.
- Perrin Buford made Layup. Assisted by Jaqawn Raymond.
- Deyonta Davis made Dunk. Assisted by Denzel Valentine.
- Perrin Buford missed Jumper.
- Karl Gamble made Two Point Tip Shot.
- Deyonta Davis made Dunk. Assisted by Denzel Valentine.
- Reggie Upshaw made Three Point Jumper.
- Deyonta Davis missed Jumper.
- Deyonta Davis missed Jumper.
- Reggie Upshaw made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Perrin Buford.
- Denzel Valentine made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Matt Costello.
- Perrin Buford missed Jumper.
- Matt McQuaid missed Three Point Jumper.
- Reggie Upshaw missed Three Point Jumper.
- Perrin Buford missed Jumper.
- Aldonis Foote made Jumper.
- Gavin Schilling missed Layup.
- Gavin Schilling missed Layup.
- Gavin Schilling missed Free Throw.
- Gavin Schilling made Free Throw.
- Matt McQuaid made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kenny Goins.
- Jaqawn Raymond made Three Point Jumper.
- Jaqawn Raymond made Free Throw.
- Matt McQuaid missed Three Point Jumper.
- Alvin Ellis III made Layup.
- Deyonta Davis missed Layup.
- Jaqawn Raymond made Jumper.
- Bryn Forbes made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Denzel Valentine.
- Reggie Upshaw made Layup.
- Bryn Forbes missed Three Point Jumper.
- Darnell Harris missed Jumper.
- Matt Costello made Jumper. Assisted by Bryn Forbes.
- Matt Costello made Layup. Assisted by Eron Harris.
- Matt Costello made Free Throw.
- Jaqawn Raymond missed Three Point Jumper.
- Bryn Forbes missed Three Point Jumper.
- Denzel Valentine missed Three Point Jumper.
- Aldonis Foote made Jumper.
- Perrin Buford made Dunk. Assisted by Reggie Upshaw.
- Giddy Potts made Layup. Assisted by Reggie Upshaw.
- Bryn Forbes made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Javon Bess.
- Giddy Potts made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Perrin Buford.
- Denzel Valentine missed Three Point Jumper.
- Jaqawn Raymond missed Jumper.
- Matt Costello made Jumper.
- Giddy Potts missed Three Point Jumper.
- Bryn Forbes made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Denzel Valentine.
- Quavius Copeland made Layup.
- Quavius Copeland made Free Throw.
- Darnell Harris made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Reggie Upshaw.
- Matt Costello made Layup.
- Reggie Upshaw made Jumper.
- Bryn Forbes made Free Throw.
- Bryn Forbes made Free Throw.
- Perrin Buford made Layup.
- Deyonta Davis made Jumper.
- Darnell Harris missed Jumper.
- Darnell Harris made Free Throw.
- Darnell Harris missed Free Throw.
- Matt Costello made Dunk. Assisted by Lourawls Nairn Jr..
- Reggie Upshaw missed Free Throw.
- Darnell Harris missed Three Point Jumper.
- Perrin Buford missed Jumper.
- Bryn Forbes made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Denzel Valentine.
- Giddy Potts missed Jumper.
- Matt Costello made Layup. Assisted by Denzel Valentine.
- Darnell Harris made Jumper.
- Darnell Harris made Free Throw.
- Bryn Forbes missed Three Point Jumper.
- Eron Harris made Layup.
- Darnell Harris made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Perrin Buford.
- Eron Harris made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Denzel Valentine.
- Reggie Upshaw made Layup.
- Reggie Upshaw missed Free Throw.
- Gavin Schilling missed Free Throw.
- Gavin Schilling missed Free Throw.
- Reggie Upshaw missed Free Throw.
- Reggie Upshaw made Free Throw.
- Matt Costello made Layup.
- Jaqawn Raymond missed Jumper.
- Reggie Upshaw made Free Throw.
- Reggie Upshaw missed Free Throw.
- Jaqawn Raymond made Layup.
- Bryn Forbes missed Jumper.
- Darnell Harris missed Jumper.
- Eron Harris made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Denzel Valentine.
- Reggie Upshaw missed Jumper.
- Colby Wollenman made Free Throw.
- Colby Wollenman made Free Throw.
- Perrin Buford made Jumper.
- Perrin Buford missed Free Throw.
- Denzel Valentine missed Three Point Jumper.
- Darnell Harris missed Jumper.
- Bryn Forbes missed Three Point Jumper.
- Matt Costello missed Free Throw.
- Reggie Upshaw missed Three Point Jumper.
- Giddy Potts made Jumper. Assisted by Perrin Buford.
- Reggie Upshaw made Dunk. Assisted by Darnell Harris.
- Reggie Upshaw missed Free Throw.
- Denzel Valentine made Jumper.
- Perrin Buford made Free Throw.
- Perrin Buford made Free Throw.
- Bryn Forbes missed Three Point Jumper.
- Giddy Potts made Free Throw.
- Giddy Potts made Free Throw.
- Denzel Valentine made Three Point Jumper.
- Giddy Potts made Free Throw.
- Giddy Potts made Free Throw.
- Denzel Valentine missed Three Point Jumper.
- Perrin Buford made Free Throw.
- Perrin Buford missed Free Throw.
Shot Made
Shot Missed
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Game Information
St. Louis, MO
CBS
Referee:Bryan Kersey
Referee:Clarence Armstrong
Referee:Brett Nansel
2025-26 Standings
NCAA Division I
| Conference USA | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty | 17-3 | - | 26-8 |
| Sam Houston | 13-7 | 4 | 22-12 |
| Louisiana Tech | 11-9 | 6 | 20-14 |
| Western Kentucky | 11-9 | 6 | 18-14 |
| Middle Tennessee | 11-9 | 6 | 17-15 |
| Kennesaw State | 10-10 | 7 | 21-14 |
| Jacksonville State | 10-10 | 7 | 15-17 |
| New Mexico State | 8-12 | 9 | 16-16 |
| Missouri State | 8-12 | 9 | 16-18 |
| Florida International | 8-12 | 9 | 15-17 |
| UTEP | 7-13 | 10 | 11-20 |
| Delaware | 6-14 | 11 | 10-21 |
| Big Ten Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 19-1 | - | 37-3 |
| Nebraska | 15-5 | 4 | 28-7 |
| Michigan State | 15-5 | 4 | 27-8 |
| Illinois | 15-5 | 4 | 28-9 |
| Wisconsin | 14-6 | 5 | 24-11 |
| Purdue | 13-7 | 6 | 30-9 |
| UCLA | 13-7 | 6 | 24-12 |
| Ohio State | 12-8 | 7 | 21-13 |
| Iowa | 10-10 | 9 | 24-13 |
| Indiana | 9-11 | 10 | 18-14 |
| Minnesota | 8-12 | 11 | 15-18 |
| USC | 7-13 | 12 | 18-14 |
| Washington | 7-13 | 12 | 16-17 |
| Rutgers | 6-14 | 13 | 14-20 |
| Northwestern | 5-15 | 14 | 15-19 |
| Oregon | 5-15 | 14 | 12-20 |
| Maryland | 4-16 | 15 | 12-21 |
| Penn State | 3-17 | 16 | 12-20 |
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