Northwestern Wildcats vs. Michigan State Spartans

FINAL

Jan 8, 2026

Box Score

	1	2	T
NU	35	31	66
MSU	28	48	76

Game Recap

No. 12 Michigan State rallies in the 2nd half to beat Northwestern 76-66. Carson Cooper had 18 points and nine rebounds, and Jeremy Fears Jr. scored all of his 15 points in the second half to help No. 12 Michigan State come back to beat...

Player Stats

NORTHWESTERN	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
8Tre Singleton	19	1-4	0-2	1-2	6	1	1	0	1	4	3
2Nick Martinelli	39	8-11	2-3	10-10	5	0	1	0	1	3	28
20Justin Mullins	20	2-6	0-3	0-0	2	1	0	0	1	3	4
11Jordan Clayton	20	0-4	0-4	1-2	1	0	0	0	0	1	1
4Jayden Reid	29	3-14	0-2	2-2	2	8	4	0	0	2	8
1Tyler Kropp	10	3-3	1-1	2-2	1	0	0	0	0	3	9
22Arrinten Page	11	1-2	0-0	0-2	1	0	1	0	1	4	2
10Max Green	24	2-8	2-7	0-0	1	1	2	0	1	2	6
44Angelo Ciaravino	17	2-5	1-3	0-0	3	0	0	2	0	1	5
3Jake West	11	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	3	0	0	1	1	0

TOTAL	-	22-5837.9%	6-2623.1%	16-2080.0%	22	14	9	2	6	24	66

MICHIGAN STATE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
0Jaxon Kohler	30	5-9	3-6	2-2	8	1	0	1	6	2	15
55Coen Carr	26	3-6	0-2	2-6	6	0	2	0	0	2	8
15Carson Cooper	33	6-6	0-0	6-8	9	0	0	1	1	3	18
99Divine Ugochukwu	22	0-1	0-1	1-2	2	5	0	0	3	1	1
1Jeremy Fears Jr.	29	4-11	0-1	7-7	1	5	0	0	0	2	15
35Jesse McCulloch	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
6Jordan Scott	18	1-4	1-4	3-5	2	2	0	0	1	1	6
3Cam Ward	15	3-5	0-0	1-1	7	0	0	0	1	1	7
2Kur Teng	20	2-5	1-4	1-2	6	2	0	0	0	2	6
9Trey Fort	3	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
10Denham Wojcik	3	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	-	24-4949.0%	5-1827.8%	23-3369.7%	41	17	3	2	12	14	76

Play-by-Play

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1st halfNUMSU

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by Michigan State.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by Northwestern.
(19:52) Coen Carr misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(19:49) Tre Singleton Defensive Rebound.
(19:35) Tre Singleton misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(19:32) Jaxon Kohler Defensive Rebound.
+3 (19:09) Jaxon Kohler makes 23-foot three point jumper (Divine Ugochukwu assists).
03
+3 (18:47) Nick Martinelli makes 24-foot three point jumper (Justin Mullins assists).
33
+2 (18:21) Carson Cooper makes 6-foot hook shot (Divine Ugochukwu assists).
35
+2 (17:52) Jayden Reid makes layup.
55
+2 (17:37) Jaxon Kohler makes 10-foot hook shot.
57
(17:21) Jordan Clayton misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(17:18) Carson Cooper Defensive Rebound.
(17:12) Foul on Justin Mullins.
+1 (17:12) Coen Carr makes free throw 1 of 2.
58
(17:12) Coen Carr misses free throw 2 of 2.
(17:11) Justin Mullins Defensive Rebound.
(16:53) Foul on Jeremy Fears Jr..
+1 (16:53) Tre Singleton makes free throw 1 of 2.
68
(16:53) Tre Singleton misses free throw 2 of 2.
(16:52) Jaxon Kohler Defensive Rebound.
(16:43) Foul on Nick Martinelli.
(16:21) team shot clock turnover .
+2 (16:09) Nick Martinelli makes 12-foot jumper (Jayden Reid assists).
88
(15:43) Jaxon Kohler bad pass turnover.
(15:43) Jayden Reid Steal.
(15:39) Jayden Reid misses layup.
(15:39) Carson Cooper Block.
(15:36) Coen Carr Defensive Rebound.
(15:33) Foul on Arrinten Page.
(15:17) Cam Ward traveling turnover.
(15:05) Foul on Jeremy Fears Jr..
+2 (15:00) Jayden Reid makes 9-foot jumper.
108
(14:51) Foul on Arrinten Page.
(14:51) Kur Teng misses free throw 1 of 2.
(14:51) Michigan State Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (14:51) Kur Teng makes free throw 2 of 2.
109
(14:36) Max Green misses 22-foot three point jumper.
(14:34) Jaxon Kohler Defensive Rebound.
(14:34) Foul on Tyler Kropp.
(14:17) Jordan Scott misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(14:13) Jayden Reid Defensive Rebound.
(14:06) Foul on Cam Ward.
+1 (14:06) Tyler Kropp makes free throw 1 of 2.
119
+1 (14:06) Tyler Kropp makes free throw 2 of 2.
129
+2 (13:50) Carson Cooper makes 4-foot hook shot.
1211
(13:23) Max Green misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(13:20) Carson Cooper Defensive Rebound.
+2 (13:12) Carson Cooper makes layup (Divine Ugochukwu assists).
1213
(12:49) Jake West misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(12:45) Tyler Kropp Offensive Rebound.
+2 (12:45) Tyler Kropp makes layup.
1413
(12:22) Kur Teng misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(12:19) Cam Ward Offensive Rebound.
(12:19) Foul on Jake West.
(12:06) Trey Fort misses layup.
(12:06) Angelo Ciaravino Block.
(12:03) Angelo Ciaravino Defensive Rebound.
+3 (11:53) Tyler Kropp makes 25-foot three point jumper (Tre Singleton assists).
1713
(11:28) Foul on Tre Singleton.
+1 (11:28) Divine Ugochukwu makes free throw 1 of 2.
1714
(11:28) Divine Ugochukwu misses free throw 2 of 2.
(11:28) Angelo Ciaravino Defensive Rebound.
(11:13) Nick Martinelli misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(11:11) Divine Ugochukwu Defensive Rebound.
+2 (10:51) Coen Carr makes 18-foot jumper (Divine Ugochukwu assists).
1716
(10:23) Nick Martinelli misses 6-foot hook shot.
(10:21) Coen Carr Defensive Rebound.
+2 (10:17) Carson Cooper makes layup (Trey Fort assists).
1718
+2 (9:57) Nick Martinelli makes 13-foot jumper (Max Green assists).
1918
(9:44) Jaxon Kohler bad pass turnover.
(9:44) Max Green Steal.
+3 (9:41) Max Green makes 26-foot three point jumper.
2218
(9:22) Foul on Tyler Kropp.
(9:22) Carson Cooper misses free throw 1 of 2.
(9:22) Michigan State Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (9:22) Carson Cooper makes free throw 2 of 2.
2219
(9:08) Arrinten Page bad pass turnover.
(8:51) Jaxon Kohler misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(8:47) Kur Teng Offensive Rebound.
+3 (8:36) Jordan Scott makes 23-foot three point jumper (Denham Wojcik assists).
2222
(8:35) Foul on Arrinten Page.
+1 (8:35) Jordan Scott makes free throw 1 of 1.
2223
(8:23) Jordan Clayton misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(8:20) Tre Singleton Offensive Rebound.
+2 (8:13) Tre Singleton makes 7-foot hook shot.
2423
(7:59) Kur Teng misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(7:55) Northwestern Defensive Rebound.
(7:44) Jayden Reid misses 19-foot jumper.
(7:40) Carson Cooper Defensive Rebound.
(7:30) Cam Ward misses layup.
(7:25) Cam Ward Offensive Rebound.
+2 (7:10) Cam Ward makes layup (Jordan Scott assists).
2425
(6:49) Tre Singleton misses 17-foot jumper.
(6:45) Cam Ward Defensive Rebound.
(6:16) Denham Wojcik misses 9-foot jumper.
(6:16) Michigan State Deadball Team Rebound.
(6:16) team shot clock turnover .
(6:02) Justin Mullins misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(5:58) Michigan State Defensive Rebound.
(5:41) Foul on Max Green.
(5:41) Jordan Scott misses free throw 1 of 2.
(5:41) Michigan State Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (5:41) Jordan Scott makes free throw 2 of 2.
2426
(5:18) Max Green misses 22-foot three point jumper.
(5:15) Carson Cooper Defensive Rebound.
+2 (5:06) Carson Cooper makes 5-foot alley oop dunk (Jeremy Fears Jr. assists).
2428
+2 (4:51) Nick Martinelli makes 13-foot jumper (Jayden Reid assists).
2628
(4:37) Jeremy Fears Jr. misses 21-foot jumper.
(4:34) Angelo Ciaravino Defensive Rebound.
+2 (4:07) Nick Martinelli makes 12-foot jumper (Jake West assists).
2828
(3:43) Jeremy Fears Jr. misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(3:39) Nick Martinelli Defensive Rebound.
+3 (3:22) Angelo Ciaravino makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jake West assists).
3128
(3:14) Jeremy Fears Jr. misses 4-foot jumper.
(3:14) Angelo Ciaravino Block.
(3:13) Northwestern Defensive Rebound.
(2:48) Max Green misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(2:44) Northwestern Offensive Rebound.
(2:38) Nick Martinelli bad pass turnover.
(2:38) Coen Carr Steal.
(2:34) Jaxon Kohler bad pass turnover.
+2 (2:21) Tyler Kropp makes layup (Jayden Reid assists).
3328
(1:54) Jaxon Kohler bad pass turnover.
(1:54) Max Green Steal.
(1:31) Jayden Reid misses 15-foot jumper.
(1:28) Jaxon Kohler Defensive Rebound.
(1:13) Jeremy Fears Jr. misses 15-foot jumper.
(1:09) Max Green Defensive Rebound.
(0:48) Foul on Coen Carr.
(0:33) Jayden Reid misses 8-foot jumper.
(0:31) Divine Ugochukwu Defensive Rebound.
(0:07) Divine Ugochukwu bad pass turnover.
(0:07) Jayden Reid Steal.
+2 (0:04) Jayden Reid makes layup.
3528

2nd half

Team Stats

MSU

66Points76

22-58(37.9%)Field Goal(%)24-49(49.0%)

6-26(23.1%)3-Point(%)5-18(27.8%)

16-20(80.0%)Free Throw(%)23-33(69.7%)

25(8)Rebounds(Offensive)42(11)

14Assists17

9Steals3

2Blocks2

6Turnovers15

24(0)Fouls(Technical)15(1)

8Largest Lead10

Game Details

Thursday, January 8, 2026 · 6:30 PM

Breslin Center · East Lansing, MI

attendance: 14,797 (100%)

tv: BTN

spread: MSU -13.5

over/under: 143.5