Michigan State 76, Purdue 74 - Box Score

NET #11

	H1	H2	T
Michigan State	36	40	76
Purdue	39	35	74

Purdue

NET #9

	H1	H2	T
Michigan State	36	40	76
Purdue	39	35	74

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CHD Scout Prediction

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Predicted

Actual

Michigan State

Purdue

34%

67%

✗ MissedMargin: +4.9 predicted → -2 actual

Four Factors: Predicted vs Actual

53.1%→ 58.2

eFG%

59.6 ←57.9%

14.0%→ 6.1

TO Rate

11.6 ←11.5%

37.5%

ORB%

34.4%

35.5%→ 29.1

FT Rate

15.8 ←29.4%

Michigan State

Predicted Actual

Purdue

Recap

Spartans Top Boilermakers

Michigan State pulls off the upset, topping Purdue despite being ranked 5 spots lower in the NET rankings.

The Michigan State Spartans edged out the Purdue Boilermakers, 76-74, in a closely contested matchup at Mackey Arena. With a final margin of just two points, it is clear that this game was decided by a possession or two. The Spartans trailed by three at the half, with Purdue leading 39-36, but manag...

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Top Performers

Michigan State

Carson Cooper27.7

PTS15REB6AST1STL1BLK1

6-9 FG, 3-3 FT

Jeremy Fears Jr.20.7

PTS12REB1AST6

5-10 FG, 1-3 3PT, 1-1 FT

Kur Teng20.1

PTS13REB3AST1STL1

4-8 FG, 3-6 3PT, 2-2 FT

Purdue

Braden SmithMVP29.0

PTS12REB5AST10STL1

4-10 FG, 2-7 3PT, 2-2 FT

Trey Kaufman-Renn28.2

PTS10REB6AST7BLK1

4-8 FG, 2-4 FT

Oscar Cluff16.8

PTS10REB4AST0BLK1

5-9 FG

Hot Players

Jack BenterPurdue+79%

PTS

4.4 avg

REB

2.6 avg

AST

0.8 avg

67% FG 4-6

Kur TengMichigan State+65%

PTS

7.3 avg

REB

2.0 avg

AST

1.0 avg

50% FG 4-8

Jordan ScottMichigan State+29%

PTS

5.8 avg

REB

3.1 avg

AST

1.2 avg

40% FG 2-5

Gicarri HarrisPurdue+29%

PTS

4.6 avg

REB

1.6 avg

AST

0.8 avg

25% FG 1-4

Cam WardMichigan State+25%

PTS

5.1 avg

REB

4.2 avg

AST

0.3 avg

100% FG 4-4

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Michigan State76

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO
Jeremy Fears Jr.	36	12	5-10	1-3	1-1	1	6	0	0	1
Jordan Scott	34	9	2-5	1-2	4-5	1	3	1	0	0
Coen Carr	31	11	5-9	0-2	1-2	5	1	0	0	2
Carson Cooper	30	15	6-9	0-0	3-3	6	1	1	1	0
Jaxon Kohler	25	8	3-10	1-6	1-2	3	3	1	0	1
Cam Ward	20	8	4-4	0-0	0-1	4	0	2	0	0
Kur Teng	20	13	4-8	3-6	2-2	3	1	1	0	0
Denham Wojcik	4	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Jesse McCulloch	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Kaleb Glenn	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Nick Sanders	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Divine Ugochukwu	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Trey Fort	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Colin Walton	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Brennan Walton	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	—	76	29-55	6-19	12-16	23	15	6	1	4

Purdue74

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO
Braden Smith	37	12	4-10	2-7	2-2	5	10	1	0	4
Trey Kaufman-Renn	33	10	4-8	0-0	2-4	6	7	0	1	1
Fletcher Loyer	31	8	3-7	2-5	0-0	1	4	0	0	0
Oscar Cluff	21	10	5-9	0-0	0-0	4	0	0	1	0
C.J. Cox	19	6	2-4	2-3	0-0	1	1	2	0	0
Jack Benter	17	11	4-6	3-5	0-0	3	0	0	0	1
Gicarri Harris	15	5	1-4	1-2	2-2	3	1	0	0	0
Omer Mayer	15	6	2-4	2-3	0-0	0	0	0	0	2
Daniel Jacobsen	10	6	3-5	0-0	0-1	2	0	0	1	0
Sam King	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Raleigh Burgess	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Liam Murphy	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Jack Lusk	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Aaron Fine	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Jace Rayl	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Antione West Jr	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	—	74	28-57	12-25	6-9	25	23	3	3	8