Michigan State Spartans vs. Michigan Wolverines

Mar 8, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
MSU	41	39	80
MICH	42	48	90

Game Recap

Yaxel Lendeborg scores 27, No. 3 Michigan beats No. 8 Michigan State 90-80 to sweep season series. Yaxel Lendeborg scored 19 of his 27 points in the first half and Morez Johnson Jr. finished with 18 points, leading .

Player Stats

MICHIGAN STATE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
6Jordan Scott	33	1-7	0-3	0-0	2	1	2	2	1	1	2
0Jaxon Kohler	33	10-13	2-4	1-1	8	3	0	1	0	1	23
55Coen Carr	32	3-8	0-3	0-0	7	0	0	0	0	2	6
15Carson Cooper	29	8-14	0-0	3-4	6	2	1	0	2	4	19
1Jeremy Fears Jr.	37	5-13	2-3	10-12	2	9	1	0	3	4	22
35Jesse McCulloch	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
3Cam Ward	9	0-2	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	4	0
2Kur Teng	23	2-8	2-5	2-3	2	1	1	0	0	4	8
10Denham Wojcik	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0
TOTAL	-	29-6544.6%	6-1833.3%	16-2080.0%	28	16	5	3	7	22	80

MICHIGAN	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
23Yaxel Lendeborg	38	8-12	5-6	6-6	3	3	1	1	0	2	27
21Morez Johnson Jr.	26	6-13	1-3	5-7	7	1	0	2	1	3	18
15Aday Mara	19	1-3	0-0	2-2	7	2	0	1	2	3	4
3Elliot Cadeau	33	1-5	0-2	0-0	0	2	0	2	3	2	2
4Nimari Burnett	24	3-8	2-4	2-2	5	0	0	0	1	0	10
42Will Tschetter	13	0-1	0-1	2-2	1	1	0	0	1	3	2
11Roddy Gayle Jr.	28	4-5	0-1	7-8	4	3	1	1	1	3	15
1Trey McKenney	19	4-8	2-5	2-2	2	0	0	0	1	1	12

TOTAL	-	27-5549.1%	10-2245.5%	26-2989.7%	29	12	2	7	10	17	90

Play-by-Play

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1st halfMSUMICH

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by Michigan.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by Michigan State.
(19:45) Elliot Cadeau misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(19:43) Michigan State Defensive Rebound.
(19:24) Carson Cooper misses 13-foot jumper.
(19:21) Nimari Burnett Defensive Rebound.
(18:54) Nimari Burnett misses 13-foot jumper.
(18:54) Jordan Scott Block.
(18:48) Jordan Scott Defensive Rebound.
+2 (18:47) Carson Cooper makes layup (Jeremy Fears Jr. assists).
20
(18:22) Aday Mara misses 7-foot jumper.
(18:19) Aday Mara Offensive Rebound.
(18:09) Elliot Cadeau misses driving layup.
(18:05) Coen Carr Defensive Rebound.
+3 (17:57) Jeremy Fears Jr. makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jaxon Kohler assists).
50
(17:42) Nimari Burnett misses driving layup.
(17:39) Jaxon Kohler Defensive Rebound.
(17:28) Coen Carr misses 18-foot jumper.
(17:25) Yaxel Lendeborg Defensive Rebound.
(17:17) Morez Johnson Jr. misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(17:14) Carson Cooper Defensive Rebound.
(16:57) Carson Cooper misses 7-foot hook shot.
(16:54) Nimari Burnett Defensive Rebound.
(16:45) Yaxel Lendeborg misses 9-foot jumper.
(16:42) Morez Johnson Jr. Offensive Rebound.
+3 (16:36) Nimari Burnett makes 23-foot three point jumper (Morez Johnson Jr. assists).
53
+2 (16:31) Carson Cooper makes 11-foot jumper.
73
(16:18) Foul on Carson Cooper.
(16:01) Foul on Jaxon Kohler.
+1 (16:01) Yaxel Lendeborg makes free throw 1 of 2.
74
+1 (16:01) Yaxel Lendeborg makes free throw 2 of 2.
75
(15:38) Jeremy Fears Jr. misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(15:34) Morez Johnson Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(15:28) Foul on Cam Ward.
+1 (15:28) Morez Johnson Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2.
76
+1 (15:28) Morez Johnson Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2.
77
(15:14) Jaxon Kohler misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(15:10) Nimari Burnett Defensive Rebound.
(15:05) Foul on Cam Ward.
+3 (15:00) Yaxel Lendeborg makes 32-foot three point jumper (Elliot Cadeau assists).
710
(14:48) Jaxon Kohler misses 30-foot three point jumper.
(14:46) Aday Mara Defensive Rebound.
(14:46) Foul on Jesse McCulloch.
(14:34) Foul on Aday Mara.
(14:34) Aday Mara turnover.
(14:24) Foul on Elliot Cadeau.
(14:24) Technical Foul on Jeremy Fears Jr..
(14:24) Jeremy Fears Jr. turnover.
+1 (14:24) Yaxel Lendeborg makes free throw 1 of 2.
711
+1 (14:24) Yaxel Lendeborg makes free throw 2 of 2.
712
(14:06) Trey McKenney bad pass turnover.
(14:06) Jordan Scott Steal.
(13:49) Jeremy Fears Jr. misses 6-foot jumper.
(13:49) Aday Mara Block.
(13:48) Michigan Defensive Rebound.
+2 (13:24) Roddy Gayle Jr. makes driving layup.
714
(13:23) Technical Foul on Aday Mara.
+1 (13:23) Jeremy Fears Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2.
814
+1 (13:23) Jeremy Fears Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2.
914
(12:53) Jordan Scott misses 17-foot jumper.
(12:50) Carson Cooper Offensive Rebound.
+2 (12:49) Carson Cooper makes layup.
1114
(12:34) Trey McKenney misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(12:31) Coen Carr Defensive Rebound.
(12:07) Jordan Scott misses layup.
(12:04) Yaxel Lendeborg Defensive Rebound.
(11:57) Foul on Denham Wojcik.
+1 (11:57) Roddy Gayle Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2.
1115
+1 (11:57) Roddy Gayle Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2.
1116
(11:35) Foul on Will Tschetter.
+2 (11:25) Carson Cooper makes 1-foot dunk.
1316
(10:56) Morez Johnson Jr. misses 9-foot jumper.
(10:54) Jaxon Kohler Defensive Rebound.
(10:49) Jeremy Fears Jr. bad pass turnover.
(10:49) Roddy Gayle Jr. Steal.
+2 (10:44) Trey McKenney makes layup.
1318
(10:44) Technical Foul on Trey McKenney.
+1 (10:44) Jeremy Fears Jr. makes free throw 1 of 1.
1418
(10:34) Jeremy Fears Jr. misses layup.
(10:34) Morez Johnson Jr. Block.
(10:30) Trey McKenney Defensive Rebound.
(10:11) Morez Johnson Jr. traveling turnover.
(9:46) Carson Cooper misses 10-foot jumper.
(9:43) Trey McKenney Defensive Rebound.
+3 (9:37) Yaxel Lendeborg makes 27-foot three point jumper.
1421
(9:05) Jeremy Fears Jr. misses 11-foot jumper.
(9:03) Morez Johnson Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+2 (9:00) Roddy Gayle Jr. makes driving layup.
1423
(8:45) Carson Cooper misses layup.
(8:42) Jaxon Kohler Offensive Rebound.
+2 (8:41) Jaxon Kohler makes layup.
1623
(8:35) Trey McKenney misses 31-foot three point jumper.
(8:33) Carson Cooper Defensive Rebound.
(8:32) Foul on Morez Johnson Jr..
+2 (8:20) Jaxon Kohler makes layup.
1823
(8:20) Foul on Will Tschetter.
+1 (8:20) Jaxon Kohler makes free throw 1 of 1.
1923
(8:05) Will Tschetter bad pass turnover.
(8:05) Kur Teng Steal.
(7:55) Kur Teng misses 17-foot jumper.
(7:51) Carson Cooper Offensive Rebound.
(7:50) Kur Teng misses 9-foot jumper.
(7:50) Michigan Defensive Rebound.
(7:49) Michigan Coach's Challenge (Overturned) Michigan retains its timeout.
(7:30) Yaxel Lendeborg misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(7:27) Michigan Deadball Team Rebound.
(7:27) Foul on Coen Carr.
+1 (7:27) Morez Johnson Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2.
1924
+1 (7:27) Morez Johnson Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2.
1925
+3 (7:05) Kur Teng makes 27-foot three point jumper (Jaxon Kohler assists).
2225
+2 (6:33) Yaxel Lendeborg makes 9-foot turnaround jump shot.
2227
+2 (6:20) Jaxon Kohler makes layup.
2427
(6:08) Roddy Gayle Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(6:04) Jaxon Kohler Defensive Rebound.
+3 (5:58) Kur Teng makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jeremy Fears Jr. assists).
2727
+3 (5:33) Morez Johnson Jr. makes 27-foot three point jumper (Roddy Gayle Jr. assists).
2730
(5:23) Jordan Scott misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(5:21) Coen Carr Offensive Rebound.
(5:16) Foul on Morez Johnson Jr..
+1 (5:16) Carson Cooper makes free throw 1 of 2.
2830
(5:16) Carson Cooper misses free throw 2 of 2.
(5:14) Nimari Burnett Defensive Rebound.
+3 (4:58) Yaxel Lendeborg makes 28-foot three point jumper.
2833
(4:48) Foul on Roddy Gayle Jr..
(4:48) Jeremy Fears Jr. misses free throw 1 of 2.
(4:48) Michigan State Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (4:48) Jeremy Fears Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2.
2933
(4:35) Will Tschetter misses 30-foot three point jumper.
(4:33) Coen Carr Defensive Rebound.
(4:24) Cam Ward misses layup.
(4:22) Carson Cooper Offensive Rebound.
(4:18) Coen Carr misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(4:13) Yaxel Lendeborg Defensive Rebound.
+2 (4:09) Nimari Burnett makes driving layup (Roddy Gayle Jr. assists).
2935
+2 (4:02) Carson Cooper makes 2-foot dunk (Jeremy Fears Jr. assists).
3135
(3:47) Nimari Burnett misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(3:44) Coen Carr Defensive Rebound.
(3:34) Cam Ward misses 8-foot jumper.
(3:34) Elliot Cadeau Block.
(3:34) Michigan State Offensive Rebound.
+2 (3:23) Coen Carr makes layup (Carson Cooper assists).
3335
(3:06) Foul on Cam Ward.
+1 (3:06) Yaxel Lendeborg makes free throw 1 of 2.
3336
+1 (3:06) Yaxel Lendeborg makes free throw 2 of 2.
3337
+3 (2:47) Jeremy Fears Jr. makes 27-foot three point jumper (Kur Teng assists).
3637
(2:34) Elliot Cadeau bad pass turnover.
+2 (2:20) Jaxon Kohler makes 11-foot jumper.
3837
(1:55) Nimari Burnett misses layup.
(1:55) Jordan Scott Block.
(1:51) Jaxon Kohler Defensive Rebound.
+3 (1:47) Jaxon Kohler makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jeremy Fears Jr. assists).
4137
+2 (1:19) Yaxel Lendeborg makes layup.
4139
(0:49) Jordan Scott misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(0:45) Kur Teng Offensive Rebound.
(0:36) Jeremy Fears Jr. misses 12-foot jumper.
(0:34) Roddy Gayle Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+3 (0:15) Nimari Burnett makes 22-foot three point jumper (Yaxel Lendeborg assists).
4142
(0:01) Kur Teng misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(0:00) Roddy Gayle Jr. Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

MSU

MICH

80Points90

29-65(44.6%)Field Goal(%)27-55(49.1%)

6-18(33.3%)3-Point(%)10-22(45.5%)

16-20(80.0%)Free Throw(%)26-29(89.7%)

32(10)Rebounds(Offensive)35(8)

16Assists12

5Steals2

3Blocks7

7Turnovers10

22(2)Fouls(Technical)17(2)

5Largest Lead11

Game Details

Sunday, March 8, 2026 · 4:30 PM

Crisler Center · Ann Arbor, MI

attendance: 12,707 (100%)

tv: CBS

spread: MICH -10.5

over/under: 152.5