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Michigan State Spartans vs UConn Huskies, NCAA Men's Basketball Championship East Region Sweet 16

College BasketballNCAA Men's Basketball Championship · East Region - Sweet 16
#3Michigan St
27-8
63-67
Final
#2UConn
32-5
Capital One Arena

Lead tracker

MSU leadsBiggest lead MSU 2, CONN 19
H1H2
CONN leads
Team1H2HT
MSU273663
CONN353267

Who won: UConn 67-63

The UConn Huskies beat the Michigan State Spartans 67-63 in NCAA Men's Basketball Championship East Region Sweet 16 on Friday, March 27, 2026 at Capital One Arena. The UConn outscored the Michigan St 35-27 in the 1st half. Tarris Reed Jr. led the UConn in points (20). Carson Cooper led the Michigan St in points (14).

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0
  1. 17.9Tarris Reed Jr.C
  2. 27.5Alex KarabanF
  3. 37.4Carson CooperC
  4. 46.9Coen CarrF
  5. 56.9Malachi SmithG
  6. 66.5Jaxon KohlerF
  7. 76.3Jeremy Fears Jr.G
  8. 86.1Jordan ScottF
  9. 96.0Solo BallG
  10. 105.8Braylon MullinsG
  11. 115.1Silas Demary Jr.G
  12. 125.1Jayden RossF

Team stats

MSUCONN
23-58FG24-52
40Field Goal %46
4-163PT9-21
25Three Point %43
13-18FT10-16
72Free Throw %63
39Rebounds30
13Offensive Rebounds6
26Defensive Rebounds24
13Assists20
6Steals8
3Blocks6
10Turnovers10
1Team Turnovers1
10Total Turnovers10
0Technical Fouls0
0Total Technical Fouls0
0Flagrant Fouls0
8Points Off Turnovers11
5Fast Break Points8
34Points in Paint30
15Fouls18
2Largest Lead19
7Lead Changes7
6Percent Led93

Player of the game

Tarris Reed Jr.

CONN · 20 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST

7.9

Win probability

100%CONN final
MSUCONN

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Play by play

  1. End of Game
  2. End of 2nd half
  3. H2 0:03Jayden Ross

    Steal

    Jayden Ross Steal.

    J. Ross · 1 PTS

  4. H2 0:03Denham Wojcik
    TO

    Bad pass turnover

    Denham Wojcik bad pass turnover

    D. Wojcik

  5. H2 0:04MSU

    Shorttimeout

    Michigan State Timeout

  6. H2 0:04Tarris Reed Jr.
    +1

    Makes free throw 2 of 2

    Tarris Reed Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2

    T. Reed Jr. · 20 PTS

    MSU 63 - 67 CONN
  7. H2 0:04Tarris Reed Jr.
    +1

    Makes free throw 1 of 2

    Tarris Reed Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2

    T. Reed Jr. · 20 PTS

    MSU 63 - 66 CONN
  8. H2 0:04Jeremy Fears Jr.

    Foul on Jeremy Fears Jr

    Foul on Jeremy Fears Jr..

    J. Fears Jr. · 13 PTS

  9. H2 0:04Tarris Reed Jr.

    Defensive rebound

    Tarris Reed Jr. Defensive Rebound.

  10. H2 0:04Carson Cooper

    Misses free throw 2 of 2

    Carson Cooper misses free throw 2 of 2

    C. Cooper · 14 PTS

  11. H2 0:04CON

    Shorttimeout

    UConn Timeout

  12. H2 0:04Carson Cooper
    +1

    Makes free throw 1 of 2

    Carson Cooper makes free throw 1 of 2

    C. Cooper · 14 PTS

    MSU 63 - 65 CONN
  13. H2 0:04Tarris Reed Jr.

    Foul on Tarris Reed Jr

    Foul on Tarris Reed Jr..

    T. Reed Jr. · 20 PTS

  14. H2 0:04Carson Cooper

    Offensive Rebound

    Carson Cooper Offensive Rebound.

    C. Cooper · 14 PTS

  15. H2 0:06Kur Teng

    Misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot

    Kur Teng misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot

    K. Teng

  16. H2 0:22Alex Karaban
    +1

    Makes free throw 2 of 2

    Alex Karaban makes free throw 2 of 2

    A. Karaban · 17 PTS

    MSU 62 - 65 CONN
  17. H2 0:22Alex Karaban
    +1

    Makes free throw 1 of 2

    Alex Karaban makes free throw 1 of 2

    A. Karaban · 17 PTS

    MSU 62 - 64 CONN
  18. H2 0:22Denham Wojcik

    Foul on Denham Wojcik

    Foul on Denham Wojcik.

    D. Wojcik

  19. H2 0:32MSU

    Shorttimeout

    Michigan State Timeout

  20. H2 0:32Jeremy Fears Jr.
    +1

    Makes free throw 2 of 2

    Jeremy Fears Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2

    J. Fears Jr. · 13 PTS

    MSU 62 - 63 CONN
  21. H2 0:32Jeremy Fears Jr.
    +1

    Makes free throw 1 of 2

    Jeremy Fears Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2

    J. Fears Jr. · 13 PTS

    MSU 61 - 63 CONN
  22. H2 0:32Silas Demary Jr.

    Foul on Silas Demary Jr

    Foul on Silas Demary Jr..

    S. Demary Jr. · 2 PTS

  23. H2 0:41MSU

    Regulartimeout

    Michigan State Timeout

  24. H2 0:44Tarris Reed Jr.
    +1

    Makes free throw 2 of 2

    Tarris Reed Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2

    T. Reed Jr. · 20 PTS

    MSU 60 - 63 CONN
  25. H2 0:44Tarris Reed Jr.
    +1

    Makes free throw 1 of 2

    Tarris Reed Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2

    T. Reed Jr. · 20 PTS

    MSU 60 - 62 CONN

Leaders

MSUCONN
Points
Carson Cooper
14
Tarris Reed Jr.
20
Assists
Jeremy Fears Jr.
7
Malachi Smith
7
Rebounds
Jaxon Kohler
8
Alex Karaban
7

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