Michigan Wolverines vs. Michigan State Spartans

Jan 30, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
MICH	42	41	83
MSU	26	45	71

Game Recap

No. 3 Michigan beats No. 7 Michigan State 83-71, takes sole possession of 1st place in Big Ten. Yaxel Lendeborg had 26 points and 12 rebounds, Elliot Cadeau scored 17 and Morez Johnson added 12 points to lead No. 3 Michigan to an 83-71 victory over seventh-ranked Michigan State on Friday night.

Player Stats

MICHIGAN	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
23Yaxel Lendeborg	35	6-13	1-4	13-15	12	1	0	2	0	3	26
21Morez Johnson Jr.	29	4-7	0-0	4-4	4	3	1	2	2	3	12
15Aday Mara	21	4-12	0-0	0-0	5	1	0	3	2	3	8
3Elliot Cadeau	30	5-8	3-5	4-5	3	6	0	0	2	3	17
4Nimari Burnett	13	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	1	0	1	1	0
42Will Tschetter	17	1-3	1-2	2-2	0	0	0	0	1	2	5
2L.J. Cason	11	1-4	1-4	0-0	1	3	0	0	1	1	3
11Roddy Gayle Jr.	21	1-1	0-0	0-0	3	0	0	0	2	2	2
1Trey McKenney	23	4-10	2-6	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	3	10

TOTAL	-	26-5944.1%	8-2138.1%	23-2688.5%	30	14	2	7	12	21	83

MICHIGAN STATE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
0Jaxon Kohler	36	4-13	2-7	2-2	5	1	0	1	1	1	12
55Coen Carr	34	3-8	0-3	4-6	7	0	1	1	1	2	10
15Carson Cooper	26	3-5	0-0	0-0	2	1	0	1	3	3	6
99Divine Ugochukwu	12	0-2	0-1	0-0	0	2	0	0	0	3	0
1Jeremy Fears Jr.	35	9-20	1-5	12-14	5	7	4	0	2	4	31
35Jesse McCulloch	8	0-1	0-1	2-2	2	0	0	1	1	1	2
6Jordan Scott	26	3-7	1-5	3-3	4	1	2	1	1	5	10
3Cam Ward	8	0-3	0-0	0-0	6	0	0	0	3	2	0
2Kur Teng	12	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	2	0	0	0	1	0
9Trey Fort	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	-	22-6036.7%	4-2317.4%	23-2785.2%	32	14	7	5	12	22	71

Play-by-Play

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1st halfMICHMSU

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by Michigan.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by Michigan State.
(19:44) Morez Johnson Jr. misses 10-foot jumper.
(19:41) Coen Carr Defensive Rebound.
(19:35) Foul on Aday Mara.
(19:13) Jaxon Kohler bad pass turnover.
+2 (18:57) Aday Mara makes 6-foot hook shot.
20
+2 (18:33) Carson Cooper makes 6-foot alley oop dunk (Divine Ugochukwu assists).
22
(18:09) Foul on Divine Ugochukwu.
(17:58) Aday Mara misses 11-foot hook shot.
(17:58) Carson Cooper Block.
(17:55) Coen Carr Defensive Rebound.
(17:51) Coen Carr misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(17:48) Jeremy Fears Jr. Offensive Rebound.
(17:47) Jeremy Fears Jr. misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(17:44) Aday Mara Defensive Rebound.
+2 (17:32) Elliot Cadeau makes 7-foot jumper.
42
(17:17) Foul on Nimari Burnett.
(16:58) Jaxon Kohler misses 14-foot jumper.
(16:55) Yaxel Lendeborg Defensive Rebound.
+3 (16:46) Yaxel Lendeborg makes 26-foot three point jumper (Elliot Cadeau assists).
72
(16:30) Coen Carr bad pass turnover.
(16:30) Nimari Burnett Steal.
(16:14) Yaxel Lendeborg misses layup.
(16:14) Coen Carr Block.
(16:11) Michigan Offensive Rebound.
(15:57) Roddy Gayle Jr. bad pass turnover.
(15:57) Jeremy Fears Jr. Steal.
(15:35) Carson Cooper misses 18-foot jumper.
(15:32) Roddy Gayle Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(15:18) Yaxel Lendeborg misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(15:15) Morez Johnson Jr. Offensive Rebound.
(15:14) Morez Johnson Jr. misses 7-foot jumper.
(15:11) Yaxel Lendeborg Offensive Rebound.
(15:10) L.J. Cason misses 22-foot three point jumper.
(15:07) Yaxel Lendeborg Offensive Rebound.
+3 (15:01) Elliot Cadeau makes 26-foot three point jumper.
102
+3 (14:37) Jaxon Kohler makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jeremy Fears Jr. assists).
105
(14:27) Foul on Carson Cooper.
(14:27) Yaxel Lendeborg misses free throw 1 of 2.
(14:27) Michigan Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (14:27) Yaxel Lendeborg makes free throw 2 of 2.
115
(14:17) Jaxon Kohler misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(14:16) Cam Ward Offensive Rebound.
(14:16) Foul on L.J. Cason.
(14:02) Jeremy Fears Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(13:58) Yaxel Lendeborg Defensive Rebound.
(13:54) L.J. Cason bad pass turnover.
(13:47) Kur Teng misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(13:44) Jaxon Kohler Offensive Rebound.
(13:43) Jaxon Kohler misses 2-foot jumper.
(13:43) Aday Mara Block.
(13:39) Roddy Gayle Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+2 (13:32) Aday Mara makes 7-foot hook shot.
135
(13:23) Foul on Cam Ward.
(13:23) Cam Ward turnover.
(13:11) Aday Mara misses 11-foot jumper.
(13:09) Jordan Scott Defensive Rebound.
(13:02) Cam Ward misses 17-foot jumper.
(12:59) Roddy Gayle Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(12:47) Foul on Jeremy Fears Jr..
+2 (12:30) Aday Mara makes layup (L.J. Cason assists).
155
(12:17) Jesse McCulloch misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(12:13) Jordan Scott Offensive Rebound.
(12:10) Jordan Scott bad pass turnover.
(11:52) Trey McKenney misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(11:49) Jordan Scott Defensive Rebound.
(11:34) Jesse McCulloch bad pass turnover.
(11:11) Aday Mara bad pass turnover.
(11:11) Jeremy Fears Jr. Steal.
(11:09) Foul on Trey McKenney.
+2 (10:42) Jeremy Fears Jr. makes 11-foot jumper.
157
+3 (10:29) Trey McKenney makes 25-foot three point jumper (Elliot Cadeau assists).
187
(10:09) Coen Carr misses layup.
(10:07) Morez Johnson Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(10:05) Foul on Will Tschetter.
(10:05) Will Tschetter turnover.
(9:46) Foul on Carson Cooper.
(9:46) Carson Cooper turnover.
(9:39) Foul on Divine Ugochukwu.
(9:30) Elliot Cadeau misses 6-foot jumper.
(9:29) Michigan State Defensive Rebound.
(9:12) Cam Ward misses layup.
(9:10) Coen Carr Offensive Rebound.
(9:02) Jaxon Kohler misses 8-foot jumper.
(9:00) Yaxel Lendeborg Defensive Rebound.
+2 (8:52) Morez Johnson Jr. makes layup.
207
+2 (8:40) Jeremy Fears Jr. makes 6-foot jumper.
209
(8:40) Foul on Elliot Cadeau.
+1 (8:40) Jeremy Fears Jr. makes free throw 1 of 1.
2010
(8:26) Yaxel Lendeborg misses 11-foot jumper.
(8:24) Jaxon Kohler Defensive Rebound.
(8:06) Jeremy Fears Jr. bad pass turnover.
(8:06) Morez Johnson Jr. Steal.
(7:59) Elliot Cadeau misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(7:57) Kur Teng Defensive Rebound.
(7:47) Jeremy Fears Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(7:44) Michigan Defensive Rebound.
(7:22) Aday Mara misses layup.
(7:22) Jesse McCulloch Block.
(7:19) Jesse McCulloch Defensive Rebound.
+3 (7:12) Jordan Scott makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jeremy Fears Jr. assists).
2013
(6:59) Elliot Cadeau misses 29-foot three point jumper.
(6:56) Jaxon Kohler Defensive Rebound.
(6:37) Jordan Scott misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(6:37) Morez Johnson Jr. Block.
(6:33) Aday Mara Defensive Rebound.
+2 (6:32) Morez Johnson Jr. makes 2-foot dunk (Aday Mara assists).
2213
+2 (6:12) Jeremy Fears Jr. makes 11-foot jumper.
2215
(5:54) Aday Mara misses 8-foot hook shot.
(5:53) Foul on Yaxel Lendeborg.
+1 (5:53) Jesse McCulloch makes free throw 1 of 2.
2216
+1 (5:53) Jesse McCulloch makes free throw 2 of 2.
2217
(5:52) Jesse McCulloch Defensive Rebound.
+2 (5:33) Yaxel Lendeborg makes 9-foot jumper.
2417
(5:26) Jeremy Fears Jr. misses 16-foot jumper.
(5:23) Aday Mara Defensive Rebound.
(4:58) Yaxel Lendeborg misses 11-foot jumper.
(4:55) Coen Carr Defensive Rebound.
(4:50) Foul on Aday Mara.
+1 (4:50) Jeremy Fears Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2.
2418
+1 (4:50) Jeremy Fears Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2.
2419
+3 (4:29) Elliot Cadeau makes 24-foot three point jumper (Morez Johnson Jr. assists).
2719
(4:04) Coen Carr misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(4:00) Cam Ward Offensive Rebound.
(3:54) team shot clock turnover .
+2 (3:30) Trey McKenney makes 9-foot jumper.
2919
(2:53) Foul on Roddy Gayle Jr..
+1 (2:53) Jeremy Fears Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2.
2920
+1 (2:53) Jeremy Fears Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2.
2921
(2:39) Yaxel Lendeborg misses 29-foot three point jumper.
(2:36) Cam Ward Defensive Rebound.
(2:35) Cam Ward traveling turnover.
(2:29) L.J. Cason misses 22-foot three point jumper.
(2:29) Cam Ward Defensive Rebound.
(2:29) Michigan Coach's Challenge (Overturned) Michigan retains its timeout.
(2:29) Foul on Cam Ward.
(2:29) Cam Ward turnover.
+1 (2:29) Yaxel Lendeborg makes free throw 1 of 2.
3021
+1 (2:29) Yaxel Lendeborg makes free throw 2 of 2.
3121
+2 (2:28) Yaxel Lendeborg makes layup (L.J. Cason assists).
3321
(2:28) Foul on Jesse McCulloch.
+1 (2:28) Yaxel Lendeborg makes free throw 1 of 1.
3421
(2:16) Jaxon Kohler misses layup.
(2:16) Morez Johnson Jr. Block.
(2:13) Yaxel Lendeborg Defensive Rebound.
+3 (2:02) Trey McKenney makes 23-foot three point jumper (L.J. Cason assists).
3721
(1:52) Foul on Morez Johnson Jr..
+1 (1:52) Jeremy Fears Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2.
3722
(1:52) Jeremy Fears Jr. misses free throw 2 of 2.
(1:50) Jaxon Kohler Offensive Rebound.
(1:28) team shot clock turnover .
+2 (1:02) Roddy Gayle Jr. makes 6-foot jumper.
3922
(0:51) Jaxon Kohler misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(0:49) L.J. Cason Defensive Rebound.
(0:47) Foul on Jeremy Fears Jr..
+1 (0:47) Yaxel Lendeborg makes free throw 1 of 2.
4022
(0:47) Yaxel Lendeborg misses free throw 2 of 2.
(0:47) Michigan Deadball Team Rebound.
(0:42) Trey McKenney misses 10-foot jumper.
(0:40) Coen Carr Defensive Rebound.
(0:36) Foul on Morez Johnson Jr..
+1 (0:36) Coen Carr makes free throw 1 of 2.
4023
+1 (0:36) Coen Carr makes free throw 2 of 2.
4024
(0:07) Foul on Jordan Scott.
+1 (0:07) Will Tschetter makes free throw 1 of 2.
4124
+1 (0:07) Will Tschetter makes free throw 2 of 2.
4224
+2 (0:00) Coen Carr makes 6-foot dunk (Divine Ugochukwu assists).
4226

2nd half

Team Stats

MICH

MSU

83Points71

26-59(44.1%)Field Goal(%)22-60(36.7%)

8-21(38.1%)3-Point(%)4-23(17.4%)

23-26(88.5%)Free Throw(%)23-27(85.2%)

36(11)Rebounds(Offensive)36(15)

14Assists14

2Steals7

7Blocks5

13Turnovers14

21(0)Fouls(Technical)23(1)

18Largest Lead2

Game Details

Friday, January 30, 2026 · 8:00 PM

Breslin Center · East Lansing, MI

attendance: 14,797 (100%)

tv: FOX

spread: MICH -2.5

over/under: 149.5