Ohio State Buckeyes vs. Michigan State Spartans

Feb 22, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
OSU	26	34	60
MSU	23	43	66

Game Recap

Carson Cooper scores career-high 20, leads No. 15 Michigan State to 66-60 win over Ohio State. Carson Cooper scored a career-high 20 points and grabbed 11 rebounds to lead No. 15 Michigan State to a 66-60 win over .

Player Stats

OHIO STATE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
1Amare Bynum	29	0-5	0-2	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	4	0
13Christoph Tilly	29	5-6	0-0	0-3	7	1	2	1	0	2	10
2Bruce Thornton	40	12-22	2-8	6-8	5	2	2	0	0	0	32
6Puff Johnson	20	0-4	0-3	2-2	0	0	0	0	1	4	2
3Taison Chatman	32	2-8	1-5	0-0	3	3	0	1	1	4	5
20Colin White	25	1-2	1-2	0-2	4	1	1	0	0	4	3
7Ivan Njegovan	14	2-2	0-0	2-2	3	0	0	0	0	2	6
4Gabe Cupps	11	1-3	0-2	0-0	0	2	0	0	1	1	2


TOTAL	-	23-5244.2%	4-2218.2%	10-1758.8%	24	9	5	2	3	21	60

MICHIGAN STATE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
6Jordan Scott	31	4-7	1-2	3-5	4	3	0	1	1	3	12
0Jaxon Kohler	17	4-8	1-4	0-0	10	0	0	0	1	5	9
55Coen Carr	32	2-7	0-1	1-4	8	1	0	0	1	2	5
15Carson Cooper	34	7-10	0-0	6-6	11	3	0	0	1	1	20
1Jeremy Fears Jr.	35	2-7	1-1	6-6	1	8	2	0	3	3	11
35Jesse McCulloch	4	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
3Cam Ward	15	1-3	0-0	2-4	4	0	0	1	0	0	4
2Kur Teng	23	2-9	1-5	0-0	1	1	0	0	1	1	5
9Trey Fort	4	0-3	0-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10Denham Wojcik	5	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	-	22-5540.0%	4-1526.7%	18-2572.0%	40	18	2	2	8	17	66

Play-by-Play

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1st halfOSUMSU

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by Michigan State.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by Ohio State.
(19:54) Jeremy Fears Jr. bad pass turnover.
(19:41) Taison Chatman misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(19:38) Jaxon Kohler Defensive Rebound.
(19:27) Foul on Amare Bynum.
+2 (19:24) Jordan Scott makes 20-foot jumper (Jeremy Fears Jr. assists).
02
(19:07) Amare Bynum misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(19:05) Jaxon Kohler Defensive Rebound.
(18:42) Jordan Scott misses 17-foot jumper.
(18:39) Jaxon Kohler Offensive Rebound.
(18:33) team shot clock turnover .
(18:10) Puff Johnson misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(18:08) Jaxon Kohler Defensive Rebound.
(18:08) Foul on Amare Bynum.
(17:50) Jaxon Kohler misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(17:47) Jordan Scott Offensive Rebound.
(17:42) Jordan Scott misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(17:39) Coen Carr Offensive Rebound.
(17:30) Jaxon Kohler bad pass turnover.
(17:30) Bruce Thornton Steal.
(17:13) Foul on Jaxon Kohler.
(17:10) Bruce Thornton misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(17:07) Coen Carr Defensive Rebound.
(17:01) Coen Carr misses 18-foot jumper.
(16:58) Taison Chatman Defensive Rebound.
(16:58) Foul on Jaxon Kohler.
(16:43) Taison Chatman bad pass turnover.
(16:43) Jeremy Fears Jr. Steal.
+2 (16:36) Coen Carr makes 4-foot dunk (Jeremy Fears Jr. assists).
04
+2 (16:13) Bruce Thornton makes 5-foot jumper (Taison Chatman assists).
24
(16:00) Foul on Jordan Scott.
(16:00) Jordan Scott turnover.
+2 (15:39) Bruce Thornton makes 8-foot jumper.
44
+2 (15:13) Carson Cooper makes 7-foot hook shot (Denham Wojcik assists).
46
(14:42) Taison Chatman misses 11-foot jumper.
(14:40) Denham Wojcik Defensive Rebound.
(14:30) Coen Carr misses layup.
(14:28) Ivan Njegovan Defensive Rebound.
+2 (14:15) Ivan Njegovan makes layup (Bruce Thornton assists).
66
+3 (13:59) Kur Teng makes 23-foot three point jumper (Denham Wojcik assists).
69
(13:27) Puff Johnson misses 10-foot jumper.
(13:27) Cam Ward Block.
(13:27) Ohio State Offensive Rebound.
(13:25) team shot clock turnover .
(13:09) Jesse McCulloch misses 10-foot jumper.
(13:06) Colin White Defensive Rebound.
(12:46) Foul on Kur Teng.
(12:46) Gabe Cupps bad pass turnover.
(12:46) Jeremy Fears Jr. Steal.
(12:38) Jordan Scott misses 15-foot jumper.
(12:36) Cam Ward Offensive Rebound.
(12:36) Foul on Puff Johnson.
(12:20) Foul on Coen Carr.
(12:20) Coen Carr turnover.
+2 (12:02) Bruce Thornton makes layup.
89
(11:40) Kur Teng misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(11:38) Christoph Tilly Defensive Rebound.
(11:24) Foul on Jesse McCulloch.
+2 (11:13) Christoph Tilly makes 10-foot jumper.
109
(10:49) Coen Carr misses 7-foot hook shot.
(10:46) Taison Chatman Defensive Rebound.
(10:26) Bruce Thornton misses 16-foot jumper.
(10:23) Cam Ward Defensive Rebound.
(10:10) Cam Ward misses layup.
(10:08) Ivan Njegovan Defensive Rebound.
(9:57) Foul on Jeremy Fears Jr..
(9:57) Bruce Thornton misses free throw 1 of 2.
(9:57) Ohio State Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (9:57) Bruce Thornton makes free throw 2 of 2.
119
(9:40) Cam Ward misses 3-foot jumper.
(9:40) Taison Chatman Block.
(9:36) Bruce Thornton Defensive Rebound.
+3 (9:22) Bruce Thornton makes 24-foot three point jumper (Taison Chatman assists).
149
(8:53) Foul on Ivan Njegovan.
+1 (8:53) Coen Carr makes free throw 1 of 2.
1410
(8:53) Coen Carr misses free throw 2 of 2.
(8:52) Carson Cooper Offensive Rebound.
(8:49) Trey Fort misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(8:43) Kur Teng Offensive Rebound.
+2 (8:43) Kur Teng makes 0-foot tip in layup.
1412
(8:32) Bruce Thornton misses 11-foot jumper.
(8:29) Coen Carr Defensive Rebound.
(8:15) Jeremy Fears Jr. misses layup.
(8:14) Taison Chatman Defensive Rebound.
+2 (7:55) Ivan Njegovan makes layup.
1612
(7:49) Trey Fort misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(7:47) Coen Carr Offensive Rebound.
(7:47) Foul on Puff Johnson.
(7:28) Trey Fort misses 11-foot jumper.
(7:25) Christoph Tilly Defensive Rebound.
(6:59) Taison Chatman misses 18-foot jumper.
(6:56) Carson Cooper Defensive Rebound.
(6:55) Carson Cooper bad pass turnover.
(6:55) Christoph Tilly Steal.
+2 (6:52) Christoph Tilly makes layup.
1812
+2 (6:24) Carson Cooper makes 18-foot jumper.
1814
+2 (5:55) Bruce Thornton makes layup.
2014
(5:49) Foul on Colin White.
(5:28) Jeremy Fears Jr. misses layup.
(5:27) Michigan State Offensive Rebound.
+3 (5:15) Jaxon Kohler makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jeremy Fears Jr. assists).
2017
(4:39) Gabe Cupps misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(4:37) Jaxon Kohler Defensive Rebound.
(4:25) Jeremy Fears Jr. misses 15-foot jumper.
(4:23) Colin White Defensive Rebound.
+2 (4:12) Gabe Cupps makes layup.
2217
(4:01) Kur Teng bad pass turnover.
(4:01) Bruce Thornton Steal.
(3:51) Amare Bynum misses layup.
(3:49) Colin White Offensive Rebound.
(3:48) Foul on Jaxon Kohler.
(3:48) Colin White misses free throw 1 of 2.
(3:48) Ohio State Deadball Team Rebound.
(3:48) Colin White misses free throw 2 of 2.
(3:46) Carson Cooper Defensive Rebound.
(3:16) Foul on Puff Johnson.
+1 (3:16) Jeremy Fears Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2.
2218
+1 (3:16) Jeremy Fears Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2.
2219
(2:48) Bruce Thornton misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(2:44) Coen Carr Defensive Rebound.
(2:37) Coen Carr misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(2:33) Christoph Tilly Defensive Rebound.
+2 (2:17) Bruce Thornton makes 11-foot jumper (Gabe Cupps assists).
2419
(2:01) Foul on Colin White.
(2:01) Cam Ward misses free throw 1 of 2.
(2:01) Michigan State Deadball Team Rebound.
(2:01) Cam Ward misses free throw 2 of 2.
(2:00) Christoph Tilly Defensive Rebound.
(1:38) Taison Chatman misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(1:35) Cam Ward Defensive Rebound.
+2 (1:18) Coen Carr makes 7-foot jumper (Jeremy Fears Jr. assists).
2421
+2 (0:55) Bruce Thornton makes 9-foot jumper.
2621
(0:40) Carson Cooper misses 14-foot jumper.
(0:38) Amare Bynum Defensive Rebound.
(0:13) Amare Bynum misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(0:11) Carson Cooper Defensive Rebound.
(0:11) Foul on Christoph Tilly.
+1 (0:11) Carson Cooper makes free throw 1 of 2.
2622
+1 (0:11) Carson Cooper makes free throw 2 of 2.
2623
(0:00) Christoph Tilly misses layup.
(0:00) Jordan Scott Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

OSU

MSU

60Points66

23-52(44.2%)Field Goal(%)22-55(40.0%)

4-22(18.2%)3-Point(%)4-15(26.7%)

10-17(58.8%)Free Throw(%)18-25(72.0%)

26(4)Rebounds(Offensive)43(15)

9Assists18

5Steals2

2Blocks2

5Turnovers9

21(1)Fouls(Technical)17(1)

6Largest Lead10

Game Details

Sunday, February 22, 2026 · 1:00 PM

Breslin Center · East Lansing, MI

attendance: 14,797 (100%)

tv: CBS

spread: MSU -10.5

over/under: 146.5