NCAAB

Western Michigan Broncos at Michigan State Spartans

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Western Michigan Broncos
3-9, 1-6 Away
Final
62 - 80
Michigan State Spartans
11-2, 7-0 Home

Akins scores 18 points, Cooper has career-high 13 as No. 18 Michigan St beats Western Michigan 80-62

Western Michigan Broncos vs. Michigan State Spartans: Game Highlights

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.

Takeaways Western Michigan: In Stephens' third season, the Broncos can build confidence after starting strong in each half. They led Michigan State 11-5 and scored the first 10 points after halftime.

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.

Key moment Cooper's alley-oop dunk midway through the second half put the Spartans ahead by eight and they pulled away for the 18-point win.

Key stat The Spartans had almost as many turnovers (11) as field goals in the first half and finished with 17 turnovers, stunting their ability to turn the game into a rout until the final minutes.

Up next Michigan State plays at Ohio State on Friday night. Western Michigan hosts Toledo in its Mid-American Conference opener on Saturday.

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  • TV Channel: Western Michigan at Michigan State 2021 College Basketball, week 9, is broadcasted on BTN.
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Matchup Prediction

Michigan State: 99.1%
Western Michigan: 0.9%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

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

Breslin Center

Location: East Lansing, MI
Attendance: 14,797 | Capacity:

2024-25 Mid-American Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Miami (OH) 2-0 - 10-4
Akron 2-0 - 9-5
Ohio 2-0 - 8-6
Toledo 2-0 - 8-6
Kent State 1-1 1 10-4
Ball State 1-1 1 7-7
Eastern Michigan 1-1 1 7-7
Bowling Green 1-1 1 6-8
Central Michigan 0-2 2 6-8
Buffalo 0-2 2 5-9
Northern Illinois 0-2 2 4-10
Western Michigan 0-2 2 3-11

2024-25 Big Ten Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Michigan 4-0 - 12-3
Michigan State 3-0 0.5 12-2
Indiana 3-1 1 12-3
Illinois 3-1 1 11-3
Purdue 3-1 1 11-4
Oregon 2-2 2 13-2
Wisconsin 2-2 2 12-3
Nebraska 2-2 2 12-3
Penn State 2-2 2 12-3
Iowa 2-2 2 11-4
UCLA 2-2 2 11-4
Ohio State 2-2 2 10-5
USC 1-2 2.5 9-5
Maryland 1-3 3 11-4
Washington 1-3 3 10-5
Northwestern 1-3 3 10-5
Rutgers 1-3 3 8-7
Minnesota 0-4 4 8-7
Full Standings