MSU Falls to UM 83-71 at Home

January 30, 2026: This loss really stings. It certainly isn’t some sort of season ending loss but it certainly makes the path MSU wants a whole lot harder. And it probably brings a lot of questions as well. The first half of this game probably couldn’t have gone any worse as the Spartans trailed by 16, 42-16 thanks to a last second dunk by Coen Carr.

In the first half, the Spartans were 5-14 from 2, 2-12 from 3, 7 offensive rebounds but no second chance points, 4 assists, 11 turnovers, and the only bright spot - if you could call it one - was going 10-11 from the line. Really a nightmare start and one in which Michigan didn’t really play well either.

The second half started differently as the Spartans battled back and not only tied the game but actually briefly took the lead 59-57. It was some serious focus from MSU on defense and offense to make that push and Michigan looking very very casual. They seemed to figure out what to do with Mara on both sides of the court but then Michigan went a little small and MSU just couldn’t match the firepower and just could not hit a single open shot. The game then just got out of hand as Michigan hit their free throws and the Spartans continued to miss shots to make the margin double digits.

About the only thing to add is that Jordan Scott performed well and Jeremy Fears with another career high in scoring with 31 points. MSU drop to 19-3 and 9-2 in the Big Ten and will head to Minneapolis to try and right the ship before returning home and facing a super tough Illinois team.

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