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North Dakota State Bison vs Michigan State Spartans, NCAA Men's Basketball Championship East Region 1st Round

College BasketballNCAA Men's Basketball Championship · East Region - 1st Round
#14N Dakota St
27-8
67-92
Final
#3Michigan St
26-7
KeyBank Center

Lead tracker

NDSU leadsBiggest lead NDSU 3, MSU 28
H1H2
MSU leads
Team1H2HT
NDSU254267
MSU454792

Who won: Michigan St 92-67

The Michigan State Spartans beat the North Dakota State Bison 92-67 in NCAA Men's Basketball Championship East Region 1st Round on Thursday, March 19, 2026 at KeyBank Center. The Michigan St outscored the N Dakota St 45-25 in the 1st half. Carson Cooper led the Michigan St in points (20). Damari Wheeler-Thomas led the N Dakota St in points (16).

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0
  1. 18.4Carson CooperC
  2. 27.8Coen CarrF
  3. 37.3Cam WardF
  4. 46.8Trevian CarsonG
  5. 56.7Jaxon KohlerF
  6. 66.6Damari Wheeler-ThomasG
  7. 76.3Noah FeddersenC
  8. 86.3Jeremy Fears Jr.G
  9. 96.3Trey FortG
  10. 106.1Jordan ScottF
  11. 116.0Tay SmithG
  12. 125.8Denham WojcikG

Team stats

NDSUMSU
25-57FG33-56
44Field Goal %59
6-253PT10-20
24Three Point %50
11-17FT16-18
65Free Throw %89
23Rebounds35
4Offensive Rebounds4
19Defensive Rebounds31
13Assists26
6Steals5
1Blocks6
12Turnovers12
0Team Turnovers0
12Total Turnovers12
0Technical Fouls0
0Total Technical Fouls0
0Flagrant Fouls0
15Points Off Turnovers12
10Fast Break Points15
34Points in Paint44
17Fouls14
3Largest Lead28
3Lead Changes3
6Percent Led92

Player of the game

Carson Cooper

MSU · 20 PTS, 10 REB

8.4

Win probability

100%MSU final
NDSUMSU

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Play by play

  1. End of Game
  2. End of 2nd half
  3. H2 0:00Brennan Walton

    Defensive rebound

    Brennan Walton Defensive Rebound.

  4. H2 0:03Riley Saunders

    Misses 29-foot three point jumper

    Riley Saunders misses 29-foot three point jumper

    R. Saunders

  5. THREEH2 0:16
    Jesse McCulloch

    Three! Jumper, 28 ft

    J. McCulloch · 3 PTS · ast N. Sanders

    Jesse McCulloch makes 28-foot three point jumper (Nick Sanders assists)

    NDSU 67 - 92 MSU
  6. H2 0:37Riley Massey
    TO

    Out of bounds bad pass turnover

    Riley Massey out of bounds bad pass turnover

    R. Massey

  7. SLAMH2 0:59
    Cam Ward

    Dunk, 3 ft

    C. Ward · 13 PTS · ast T. Fort

    Cam Ward makes 3-foot dunk (Trey Fort assists)

    NDSU 67 - 89 MSU
  8. H2 1:01Trey Fort

    Defensive rebound

    Trey Fort Defensive Rebound.

  9. H2 1:04Jesse McCulloch

    Block

    Jesse McCulloch Block.

    J. McCulloch · 3 PTS

  10. H2 1:04Max Majerle

    Misses driving layup

    Max Majerle misses driving layup

    M. Majerle

  11. H2 1:31Trey Fort
    +1

    Makes free throw 1 of 1

    Trey Fort makes free throw 1 of 1

    T. Fort · 7 PTS

    NDSU 67 - 87 MSU
  12. H2 1:31Emil Skytt

    Foul on Emil Skytta

    Foul on Emil Skytta.

    E. Skytta · 5 PTS

  13. H2 1:31Trey Fort
    +2

    Driving layup

    Trey Fort makes driving layup

    T. Fort · 7 PTS

    NDSU 67 - 86 MSU
  14. H2 1:56Treyson Anderson
    +2

    Layup

    Treyson Anderson makes layup (Andy Stefonowicz assists)

    T. Anderson · 10 PTS · ast A. Stefonowicz

    NDSU 67 - 84 MSU
  15. H2 2:06Treyson Anderson

    Defensive rebound

    Treyson Anderson Defensive Rebound.

  16. H2 2:08Jeremy Fears Jr.

    Misses 8-foot floating jump shot

    Jeremy Fears Jr. misses 8-foot floating jump shot

    J. Fears Jr. · 7 PTS

  17. H2 2:13Trey Fort

    Steal

    Trey Fort Steal.

    T. Fort · 7 PTS

  18. H2 2:13Andy Stefonowicz
    TO

    Bad pass turnover

    Andy Stefonowicz bad pass turnover

    A. Stefonowicz · 6 PTS

  19. H2 2:23Emil Skytt

    Defensive rebound

    Emil Skytta Defensive Rebound.

  20. H2 2:27Trey Fort

    Misses 25-foot three point jumper

    Trey Fort misses 25-foot three point jumper

    T. Fort · 7 PTS

  21. H2 2:39Damari Wheeler-Thomas
    +2

    Layup

    Damari Wheeler-Thomas makes layup

    D. Wheeler-Thomas · 16 PTS

    NDSU 65 - 84 MSU
  22. H2 2:45Damari Wheeler-Thomas

    Defensive rebound

    Damari Wheeler-Thomas Defensive Rebound.

  23. H2 2:45Jordan Scott

    Misses 11-foot jumper

    Jordan Scott misses 11-foot jumper

    J. Scott · 6 PTS

  24. H2 2:55Noah Feddersen
    +1

    Makes free throw 2 of 2

    Noah Feddersen makes free throw 2 of 2

    N. Feddersen · 7 PTS

    NDSU 63 - 84 MSU
  25. H2 2:55Noah Feddersen
    +1

    Makes free throw 1 of 2

    Noah Feddersen makes free throw 1 of 2

    N. Feddersen · 7 PTS

    NDSU 62 - 84 MSU

Leaders

NDSUMSU
Points
Damari Wheeler-Thomas
16
Carson Cooper
20
Assists
Trevian Carson
6
Jeremy Fears Jr.
11
Rebounds
Trevian Carson
7
Carson Cooper
10

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