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Michigan State Spartans vs Purdue Boilermakers

College Basketball

23-5

76-74

Final

22-6

Mackey Arena

Lead tracker

MSU leadsBiggest lead MSU 8, PUR 7

PUR leads

Team	1H	2H	T
MSU	36	40	76
PUR	39	35	74

Who won: Michigan St 76-74

The Michigan State Spartans beat the Purdue Boilermakers 76-74 on Thursday, February 26, 2026 at Mackey Arena. Carson Cooper led the Michigan St in points (15). Braden Smith led the Purdue in points (12).

Recap · Feb 26

No. 13 Michigan State holds on to edge No. 8 Purdue, 76-74

Carson Cooper scored 15 points, Kur Teng had 13 and No. 13 Michigan State survived Braden Smith's missed 3-point attempt with a second to play for a 76-74 victory over No. 8 Purdue on Thursday night.

What it means

Michigan St 5-3 on the road; Purdue 12-4 at home.

Latest headlines

Izzo calls his roster-building strategy 'right school' not 'old-school'

Antonio Pemberton, top 10 PG in '27 class, commits to Michigan St.

Ex-Purdue star Trey Kaufman-Renn enters portal, sources say

Sources: Michigan State to hire Western Michigan AD Bartholomae

New Purdue AD admits dig at Indiana was immediate error

Purdue hires longtime AD Tommy McClelland from Rice

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Game info

Venue: Mackey Arena, West Lafayette, IN · Attendance 14,876
Officials: Larry Scirotto (Referee), Bert Smith (Referee), Doug Sirmons (Referee)

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