North Dakota State Bison vs Michigan State Spartans, NCAA Men's Basketball Championship East Region 1st Round

College Basketball

N Dakota St

27-8

67-92

Final

Michigan St

26-7

KeyBank Center

Lead tracker

NDSU leadsBiggest lead NDSU 3, MSU 28

MSU leads

Team	1H	2H	T
NDSU	25	42	67
MSU	45	47	92

Who won: Michigan St 92-67

The Michigan State Spartans beat the North Dakota State Bison 92-67 in NCAA Men's Basketball Championship East Region 1st Round on Thursday, March 19, 2026 at KeyBank Center. The Michigan St outscored the N Dakota St 45-25 in the 1st half. Carson Cooper led the Michigan St in points (20). Damari Wheeler-Thomas led the N Dakota St in points (16).

Win probability

100%MSU final

NDSUMSU

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Play by play

End of Game
End of 2nd half
H2 0:00
Brennan Walton Defensive Rebound.
H2 0:03
Riley Saunders misses 29-foot three point jumper
THREEH2 0:16
Three! Jumper, 28 ft
Jesse McCulloch
Jesse McCulloch makes 28-foot three point jumper (Nick Sanders assists)
NDSU 67 - 92 MSU
H2 0:37
TO
Riley Massey out of bounds bad pass turnover
SLAMH2 0:59
Dunk, 3 ft
Cam Ward
Cam Ward makes 3-foot dunk (Trey Fort assists)
NDSU 67 - 89 MSU
H2 1:01
Trey Fort Defensive Rebound.
H2 1:04
Jesse McCulloch Block.
H2 1:04
Max Majerle misses driving layup
H2 1:31
+1
Trey Fort makes free throw 1 of 1
NDSU 67 - 87 MSU
H2 1:31
Foul on Emil Skytta.
H2 1:31
+2
Trey Fort makes driving layup
NDSU 67 - 86 MSU
H2 1:56
+2
Treyson Anderson makes layup (Andy Stefonowicz assists)
NDSU 67 - 84 MSU
H2 2:06
Treyson Anderson Defensive Rebound.
H2 2:08
Jeremy Fears Jr. misses 8-foot floating jump shot
H2 2:13
Trey Fort Steal.
H2 2:13
TO
Andy Stefonowicz bad pass turnover
H2 2:23
Emil Skytta Defensive Rebound.
H2 2:27
Trey Fort misses 25-foot three point jumper
H2 2:39
+2
Damari Wheeler-Thomas makes layup
NDSU 65 - 84 MSU
H2 2:45
Damari Wheeler-Thomas Defensive Rebound.
H2 2:45
Jordan Scott misses 11-foot jumper
H2 2:55
+1
Noah Feddersen makes free throw 2 of 2
NDSU 63 - 84 MSU
H2 2:55
+1
Noah Feddersen makes free throw 1 of 2
NDSU 62 - 84 MSU