
Western Michigan Broncos at Michigan State Spartans
· NCAA Men's BasketballAkins scores 18 points, Cooper has career-high 13 as No. 18 Michigan St beats Western Michigan 80-62

The Spartans (11-2) have won six in a row and nine of 10.
The Broncos (3-9) were competitive in stretches of the game before falling behind by double digits midway through the second half.
Michigan State's Carson Cooper scored a career-high 13 points.
Western Michigan's Chansey Willis scored 12 points and Max Burton had 10.
The game marked the return of Dwayne Stephens, who was hired off Tom Izzo's staff in 2022. Stephens was an assistant for the Hall of Fame coach for 19 seasons and played for the Spartans under the late Jud Heathcote.
Michigan State: Cooper and Szymon Zapala (eight points and nine rebounds) made up for Xavier Booker's lack of production. Booker scored just two points for the second straight game after scoring in double figures in four consecutive games, capping the run with a career-high 18 against Oakland.
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Recent Plays
2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 62 - 80 |
2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 62 - 80 |
2nd 0:13 | Michael Sulaka made Jumper. | 62 - 80 |
2nd 0:13 | Michael Sulaka Offensive Rebound. | 60 - 80 |
2nd 0:19 | Marquese Josephs missed Jumper. | 60 - 80 |
Statistics
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24-58 | FG | 27-54 |
41.4 | Field Goal % | 50.0 |
7-23 | 3PT | 6-20 |
30.4 | Three Point % | 30.0 |
7-17 | FT | 20-22 |
41.2 | Free Throw % | 90.9 |
30 | Rebounds | 37 |
11 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
19 | Defensive Rebounds | 29 |
14 | Assists | 20 |
8 | Steals | 6 |
2 | Blocks | 7 |
17 | Turnovers | 17 |
2 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
17 | Total Turnovers | 17 |
2 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
2 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
14 | Points Off Turnovers | 17 |
16 | Fast Break Points | 23 |
28 | Points in Paint | 36 |
17 | Fouls | 14 |
6 | Largest Lead | 20 |
Game Information

Location: East Lansing, MI
Attendance: 14,797 | Capacity:
2024-25 Mid-American Conference Standings
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
---|---|---|---|
Akron | 17-1 | - | 28-7 |
Miami (OH) | 14-4 | 3 | 25-9 |
Kent State | 11-7 | 6 | 24-12 |
Toledo | 10-8 | 7 | 18-15 |
Ohio | 10-8 | 7 | 16-16 |
Eastern Michigan | 9-9 | 8 | 16-16 |
Western Michigan | 9-9 | 8 | 12-20 |
Bowling Green | 8-10 | 9 | 14-18 |
Ball State | 7-11 | 10 | 14-17 |
Central Michigan | 7-11 | 10 | 14-17 |
Buffalo | 4-14 | 13 | 9-22 |
Northern Illinois | 2-16 | 15 | 6-25 |
2024-25 Big Ten Conference Standings
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
---|---|---|---|
Michigan State | 17-3 | - | 30-7 |
Maryland | 14-6 | 3 | 27-9 |
Michigan | 14-6 | 3 | 27-10 |
Wisconsin | 13-7 | 4 | 27-10 |
UCLA | 13-7 | 4 | 23-11 |
Purdue | 13-7 | 4 | 24-12 |
Oregon | 12-8 | 5 | 25-10 |
Illinois | 12-8 | 5 | 22-13 |
Indiana | 10-10 | 7 | 19-13 |
Ohio State | 9-11 | 8 | 17-15 |
Rutgers | 8-12 | 9 | 15-17 |
Nebraska | 7-13 | 10 | 19-14 |
Northwestern | 7-13 | 10 | 17-16 |
Iowa | 7-13 | 10 | 17-16 |
USC | 7-13 | 10 | 17-17 |
Minnesota | 7-13 | 10 | 15-17 |
Penn State | 6-14 | 11 | 16-15 |
Washington | 4-16 | 13 | 13-18 |