Michigan State Spartans vs. Penn State Nittany Lions

Dec 13, 2025

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
MSU	36	40	76
PSU	39	33	72

Game Recap

Michigan State Spartans vs Penn State Nittany Lions game highlights

Ugochukwu scores career-high 23, leads No. 9 Michigan State over Penn State 76-72. Divine Ugochukwu scored a career-high 23 points and No. 9 Michigan State overcame a sloppy performance to beat Penn State 76-72 on Saturday.

Player Stats

MICHIGAN STATE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
0Jaxon Kohler	33	5-8	0-1	0-0	12	0	1	1	1	1	10
55Coen Carr	27	1-4	0-1	1-2	4	1	1	0	1	1	3
15Carson Cooper	30	2-8	0-0	6-6	6	0	0	1	1	1	10
99Divine Ugochukwu	27	8-10	5-5	2-2	1	1	3	0	3	2	23
1Jeremy Fears Jr.	29	2-5	0-1	4-6	3	9	0	0	3	2	8
35Jesse McCulloch	10	0-2	0-1	2-2	1	0	0	0	0	0	2
6Jordan Scott	17	2-4	2-3	1-1	5	1	1	1	1	2	7
3Cam Ward	5	1-2	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	3	2
2Kur Teng	12	2-4	2-2	2-2	1	0	0	0	2	1	8
9Trey Fort	4	1-4	1-3	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3
10Denham Wojcik	6	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	2	0	0	3	0	0
TOTAL	-	24-5246.2%	10-1855.6%	18-2185.7%	35	14	6	3	16	13	76

PENN STATE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
3Ivan Juric	30	4-9	2-5	0-0	5	0	0	1	0	2	10
10Josh Reed	26	2-6	0-3	0-0	6	1	0	0	1	3	4
9Melih Tunca	13	2-7	1-3	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	5
7Dominick Stewart	8	0-2	0-2	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	3	0
4Kayden Mingo	34	5-13	1-4	0-0	7	8	2	0	3	3	11
16Tibor Mirtic	18	3-5	0-0	0-0	2	1	4	0	1	0	6
22Sasa Ciani	10	1-1	0-0	2-2	1	0	0	1	1	2	4
1Mason Blackwood	5	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
5Freddie Dilione V	32	8-15	3-8	4-5	1	3	3	1	2	2	23
11Eli Rice	24	3-8	1-4	2-2	1	0	1	1	0	3	9

TOTAL	-	28-6642.4%	8-2927.6%	8-988.9%	26	14	10	4	8	18	72

Play-by-Play

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1st halfMSUPSU

(20:00) Start game.
(19:58) Jump Ball won by Penn State.
(19:58) Jump Ball lost by Michigan State.
(19:46) Melih Tunca missed Three Point Jumper.
(19:44) Jaxon Kohler Defensive Rebound.
(19:16) Coen Carr missed Jumper.
(19:13) Jaxon Kohler Offensive Rebound.
+2 (19:13) Jaxon Kohler made Two Point Tip Shot.
20
(18:45) Kayden Mingo Turnover.
(18:45) Divine Ugochukwu Steal.
(18:32) Foul on Dominick Stewart.
+2 (18:28) Divine Ugochukwu made Jumper. Assisted by Jeremy Fears Jr..
40
(18:07) Ivan Juric missed Three Point Jumper.
(18:04) Divine Ugochukwu Defensive Rebound.
(17:59) Jeremy Fears Jr. Turnover.
(17:39) Kayden Mingo missed Jumper.
(17:34) Kayden Mingo Offensive Rebound.
+2 (17:34) Kayden Mingo made Two Point Tip Shot.
42
(17:27) Coen Carr missed Layup.
(17:27) Eli Rice Block.
(17:22) Ivan Juric Defensive Rebound.
(17:20) Eli Rice missed Three Point Jumper.
(17:17) Jaxon Kohler Defensive Rebound.
+3 (17:06) Divine Ugochukwu made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jeremy Fears Jr..
72
(16:52) Josh Reed missed Three Point Jumper.
(16:49) Coen Carr Defensive Rebound.
+2 (16:26) Jaxon Kohler made Dunk.
92
+2 (16:09) Kayden Mingo made Jumper. Assisted by Freddie Dilione V.
94
(16:02) Jeremy Fears Jr. missed Layup.
(15:59) Kayden Mingo Defensive Rebound.
(15:55) Eli Rice missed Layup.
(15:55) Jaxon Kohler Block.
(15:47) Josh Reed Offensive Rebound.
+2 (15:47) Josh Reed made Two Point Tip Shot.
96
+2 (15:38) Carson Cooper made Dunk. Assisted by Jeremy Fears Jr..
116
+2 (15:12) Freddie Dilione V made Layup.
118
(15:04) Divine Ugochukwu missed Layup.
(15:04) Ivan Juric Block.
(14:59) Freddie Dilione V Defensive Rebound.
(14:54) Kayden Mingo missed Three Point Jumper.
(14:52) Jaxon Kohler Defensive Rebound.
(14:37) Foul on Josh Reed.
+1 (14:37) Carson Cooper made Free Throw.
128
+1 (14:37) Carson Cooper made Free Throw.
138
(14:27) Foul on Eli Rice.
+1 (14:27) Coen Carr made Free Throw.
148
(14:27) Coen Carr missed Free Throw.
(14:26) Mason Blackwood Defensive Rebound.
(14:15) Freddie Dilione V missed Three Point Jumper.
(14:12) Coen Carr Defensive Rebound.
+3 (13:47) Kur Teng made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Denham Wojcik.
178
(13:27) Melih Tunca missed Jumper.
(13:27) Penn State Deadball Team Rebound.
(13:25) Foul on Cam Ward.
(13:06) Tibor Mirtic missed Jumper.
(13:04) Jordan Scott Defensive Rebound.
(12:53) Denham Wojcik Turnover.
(12:53) Freddie Dilione V Steal.
(12:35) Foul on Cam Ward.
+3 (12:27) Freddie Dilione V made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tibor Mirtic.
1711
(12:04) Denham Wojcik Turnover.
(11:46) Freddie Dilione V Turnover.
(11:46) Jordan Scott Steal.
(11:25) Carson Cooper missed Layup.
(11:23) Saša Ciani Defensive Rebound.
(11:12) Foul on Jeremy Fears Jr..
+1 (11:12) Saša Ciani made Free Throw.
1712
+1 (11:12) Saša Ciani made Free Throw.
1713
(10:53) Trey Fort missed Three Point Jumper.
(10:50) Kayden Mingo Defensive Rebound.
(10:39) Kayden Mingo missed Layup.
(10:39) Jordan Scott Block.
(10:35) Josh Reed Offensive Rebound.
(10:34) Josh Reed missed Three Point Jumper.
(10:32) Trey Fort Defensive Rebound.
(10:21) Jeremy Fears Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
(10:19) Ivan Juric Defensive Rebound.
+2 (10:12) Ivan Juric made Layup. Assisted by Freddie Dilione V.
1715
(9:57) Foul on Freddie Dilione V.
+3 (9:55) Trey Fort made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jeremy Fears Jr..
2015
+2 (9:33) Ivan Juric made Jumper. Assisted by Josh Reed.
2017
(9:11) Trey Fort missed Three Point Jumper.
(9:08) Josh Reed Defensive Rebound.
+3 (8:58) Ivan Juric made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dominick Stewart.
2020
(8:44) Foul on Dominick Stewart.
(8:38) Trey Fort missed Jumper.
(8:35) Kayden Mingo Defensive Rebound.
+2 (8:33) Freddie Dilione V made Layup. Assisted by Kayden Mingo.
2022
+2 (8:02) Jeremy Fears Jr. made Layup.
2222
+2 (7:49) Tibor Mirtic made Layup. Assisted by Kayden Mingo.
2224
(7:32) Carson Cooper missed Layup.
(7:29) Eli Rice Defensive Rebound.
+3 (7:19) Kayden Mingo made Three Point Jumper.
2227
(7:05) Jeremy Fears Jr. Turnover.
(7:05) Freddie Dilione V Steal.
(7:01) Foul on Jeremy Fears Jr..
+1 (7:01) Freddie Dilione V made Free Throw.
2228
+1 (7:01) Freddie Dilione V made Free Throw.
2229
(7:00) Foul on Divine Ugochukwu.
+2 (6:41) Tibor Mirtic made Jumper.
2231
+2 (6:25) Jaxon Kohler made Jumper.
2431
(6:09) Eli Rice missed Three Point Jumper.
(6:06) Kur Teng Defensive Rebound.
(5:53) Kur Teng missed Jumper.
(5:50) Kayden Mingo Defensive Rebound.
(5:45) Kayden Mingo missed Layup.
(5:45) Jaxon Kohler Defensive Rebound.
(5:43) Foul on Saša Ciani.
(5:32) Kur Teng Turnover.
(5:32) Tibor Mirtic Steal.
(5:07) Kayden Mingo missed Layup.
(5:05) Jaxon Kohler Defensive Rebound.
(4:58) Divine Ugochukwu Turnover.
(4:58) Kayden Mingo Steal.
(4:41) Kayden Mingo missed Three Point Jumper.
(4:38) Carson Cooper Defensive Rebound.
+3 (4:34) Kur Teng made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Divine Ugochukwu.
2731
(4:10) Tibor Mirtic missed Layup.
(4:10) Carson Cooper Block.
(4:08) Penn State Offensive Rebound.
(3:59) Penn State Turnover.
(3:42) Coen Carr Turnover.
+3 (3:24) Melih Tunca made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Freddie Dilione V.
2734
(3:04) Jordan Scott missed Jumper.
(3:00) Jaxon Kohler Offensive Rebound.
+2 (3:00) Jaxon Kohler made Jumper.
2934
(2:31) Josh Reed missed Three Point Jumper.
(2:27) Jordan Scott Defensive Rebound.
+2 (2:24) Coen Carr made Dunk. Assisted by Jordan Scott.
3134
(2:05) Josh Reed Turnover.
(2:05) Divine Ugochukwu Steal.
(2:03) Divine Ugochukwu Turnover.
(1:39) Freddie Dilione V missed Jumper.
(1:35) Jaxon Kohler Defensive Rebound.
+2 (1:13) Jaxon Kohler made Dunk.
3334
+3 (0:55) Eli Rice made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kayden Mingo.
3337
+3 (0:28) Jordan Scott made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Denham Wojcik.
3637
+2 (0:02) Tibor Mirtic made Layup. Assisted by Kayden Mingo.
3639

2nd half

Team Stats

MSU

PSU

76Points72

24-52(46.2%)Field Goal(%)28-66(42.4%)

10-18(55.6%)3-Point(%)8-29(27.6%)

18-21(85.7%)Free Throw(%)8-9(88.9%)

40(11)Rebounds(Offensive)27(9)

14Assists14

6Steals10

3Blocks4

17Turnovers9

13(0)Fouls(Technical)18(0)

10Largest Lead9

Game Details

Saturday, December 13, 2025 · 12:00 PM

Bryce Jordan Center · University Park, PA

attendance: 7,091 (46.9%)

spread: MSU -12.5

over/under: 145.5