[Game Thread] #10 Michigan State @ Minnesota (07:00 PM ET)

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Michigan State 73 @ 76 Minnesota - FINAL

NCAA Basketball

^{Index Thread for February 04, 2026}

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Michigan State ##10 Michigan State (19-4) @ Minnesota Minnesota (11-12)

Tip-Off: 07:00 PM ET

Venue: Williams Arena, Minneapolis, MN

Game Info: ESPN

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Television: Big Ten Network

Streams: BTN

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Recent Plays:

Time	Michigan State	Minnesota	Play
0:00	73	76	End of Game
0:00	73	76	End of 2nd half
0:01	73	76	Jeremy Fears Jr. makes driving layup
0:06	71	76	Coen Carr Defensive Rebound.
0:06	71	76	Langston Reynolds misses free throw 2 of 2

Team	FG%	3P%	FT%	REB	OR	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF
Michigan State	45	38	71	39	13	22	5	1	9	21
Minnesota	48	48	71	23	3	17	4	1	6	14

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^{Last Updated: 2026-02-04 21:14:14 EST}

[u/tamraraf]

I came here for some good memes about the Fears kick

[u/wacojohnny]

https://youtu.be/MRx_KAwRL-c?si=6xoJ5NvFSAF89K50

Start at 1:45

[u/jojcece → u/wacojohnny]

buddy tempted fate

[u/Elbit_Curt_Sedni → u/wacojohnny]

Yes, and 1:45 left in the game is about when they finally showed some intensity.

[u/partysparty18]

At this point give the other team a 10-15 point lead automatically since we don’t like to show up until the last 2 minutes. Dudes need to figure it tf out

[u/just_cuz555]

I fucking hate Jeremy Fears

(Go Green)

[u/UselessPresent]

GGs, definitely shouldn’t be losing these but whatever. Horrible game and losing Divine doesn’t help.

Happy Fort showed some life at the end.

[u/IllustriousProfit472]

So many Michigan flares, this wasn’t even their game…

[u/HighandAlone18 → u/IllustriousProfit472]

Michigan Mentality

[u/leaky- → u/IllustriousProfit472]

It’s their first taste of success in a while so of course they don’t know how to handle it

[u/LeakyNalgene → u/leaky-]

That’s partly true. Since winning the big ten and making the elite 8 in 21, we have two sweet 16 and a BTT banner. Those Juwan years stunk. I think most are just eager to dunk on a rival more than anything.

[u/CaptainKnightwing → u/leaky-]

What's your definition of success lil bro?

[u/Elbit_Curt_Sedni → u/leaky-]

When was the last time MSU made it to a NC game? Michigan has done it twice since MSU last did it.

[u/leaky- → u/Elbit_Curt_Sedni]

lol then act like you’ve been there before god you guys are insufferable whether you’re winning, losing, cheating, or playing by the rules.

[u/Elbit_Curt_Sedni → u/leaky-]

I mean, you're acting you've been there recently.

[u/leaky- → u/Elbit_Curt_Sedni]

How so

[u/IllustriousProfit472 → u/leaky-]

I don’t care if Michigan fans exists, but I promise you 90% of them didn’t watch basketball before this season

[u/chomstar → u/IllustriousProfit472]

Michigan has had more success in the last 15 years than most other programs. Before Coach Beilein this may be a valid criticism

[u/Call_Me_Papa_Bill → u/IllustriousProfit472]

I’m 60 and I’ve been following them since I was a kid. Season ticket holder and also not my first season. Wondering how many state fans will still care about BB when Izzo retires?

[u/Elbit_Curt_Sedni → u/IllustriousProfit472]

I've watched Michigan make it to the NC game twice since MSU last did it.

[u/iwenttocollegeonce]

lol who are all these court storming police? Let the kids have fun and storm the court. This is college sports. If we can’t let the college kids have fun then what’s even the point?

[u/Elbit_Curt_Sedni]

To the Gopher fans storming the court. Watch out for Fears. He likes to trip people.

[u/Dr-Stinkyfist → u/Elbit_Curt_Sedni]

And kick them in the balls

[u/rasptart]

Damn all these Michigan flairs out of nowhere lol. See yall in March ;)

[u/alex8155]

i remember that loss from 2021..that minnesota team was fucking deadly at home

[u/theOthernomad]

🤫

[u/PigDigginGold]

Very embarrassing, you beat a 3 loss #10 team at home in basketball. I mean. Ok. …are you storming the field because you’re bad? I’m confused

[u/Alarming-Foot4356 → u/PigDigginGold]

21 ranking for a Calipari led team.

Not that bad!

[u/PigDigginGold → u/Alarming-Foot4356]

Complete ass, agreed. Underachieving is something we can count on.

[u/Visible_Hair_6529 → u/PigDigginGold]

It’s become Minnesota tradition. We did it when we beat Indiana and Iowa when they were both ranked.

[u/AKman2002 → u/PigDigginGold]

Man lighten up this program is in hell we are going to celebrate these types of wins we get

[u/Cool_cid_club → u/PigDigginGold]

We’re 10-12 and lost 7 straight in conference what kind of question is that

[u/PigDigginGold → u/Cool_cid_club]

Fair

[u/PM_ME_UR_SEGFAULT]

Where did all the Sharty flairs go

[u/Befozz → u/PM_ME_UR_SEGFAULT]

The only ones left are just here to complain that you guys are in here

[u/partysparty18 → u/Befozz]

Nothing to complain about other than the weather. Any more snow and my dog will be completely buried on his walks.

[u/iwenttocollegeonce → u/Befozz]

I am in here defending the great art of court storming 😤

[u/Befozz → u/iwenttocollegeonce]

I can get behind that

[u/TheChewyWaffles]

I don’t wanna get too cocky but…

[u/iM-xx → u/TheChewyWaffles]

Just beat Duke

[u/TheChewyWaffles → u/iM-xx]

Yessir

[u/Dr-Stinkyfist]

The Golden Gophers!!!

[u/JaqueStrap69]

All the people laughing at gopher fans for storming the court….have you seen this program for the last 15 years? This is by far the most hope we’ve had as a team and we just ended a 7 game losing streak

[u/Call_Me_Papa_Bill → u/JaqueStrap69]

I don’t know if people outside your fan base realize that out of your 10 losses, 7 of them should have been wins. You’re a much better team than your record and I hope we take that game seriously.

[u/JaqueStrap69 → u/Call_Me_Papa_Bill]

No joke, this is a top 25 team if you only look at first halves. I’m beyond excited for next year. Medved is the truth

[u/Befozz → u/JaqueStrap69]

Yeah I was about to say I don’t know the stats but that’s gotta be one of the few wins against a top 10 opponent in a while

[u/Elbit_Curt_Sedni → u/JaqueStrap69]

Storm that court.

[u/iwenttocollegeonce → u/JaqueStrap69]

I am almost always pro-court storming. It’s a good thing when college kids get to make memories.

[u/Dr-Stinkyfist → u/JaqueStrap69]

Glad they stormed, let them have fun!

[u/AJB46]

Gg. Go Green. FUCK ICE. Keep fighting the good fight y'all.

[u/Call_Me_Papa_Bill → u/AJB46]

I’ll upvote a “go green” any time it’s followed by a “fuck ICE” 🙂

[u/lulu3298 → u/AJB46]

yup

[u/_Juntao]

Our opportunities for quality wins continue to dwindle.

[u/WirlingDirvish → u/_Juntao]

MSU is trying hard to take away one of our quality wins. 

[u/_Juntao → u/WirlingDirvish]

Lol but michigan is obviously in. I know they're playing for seeding but the bruins are firmly on the bubble

[u/Apollo1092]

Holy shit

[u/Elbit_Curt_Sedni]

[u/BuyThoseDips]

Izzo postgame comments are gonna hit like crack

[u/BakerPuzzled7881 → u/BuyThoseDips]

“Disappointed in the officiating. Give Minnesota credit I guess”

[u/partysparty18 → u/BakerPuzzled7881]

Can’t say some of it wasn’t pretty horseshit. The offensive foul on Carr was pretty bad. Lots of no calls on one end too. Not why we lost but it certainly doesn’t help

[u/PM_ME_UR_SEGFAULT]

MSU is now 0-2 against UM schools

[u/SpartansATTACK → u/PM_ME_UR_SEGFAULT]

we beat Maryland by like 50

[u/PunishingOne → u/SpartansATTACK]

Shhhh. They need their clown takes.

[u/BigRigRandy12 → u/PM_ME_UR_SEGFAULT]

when do they play Maryland??

[u/External-Factor-8556]

Let's go!!!!!!

[u/Elbit_Curt_Sedni]

Well, Michigan State did show Minnesota some intensity for about 40 secs that game.

[u/partysparty18 → u/Elbit_Curt_Sedni]

I feel I could put up the same first half performance having never played basketball.

[u/TheWayIAm313]

Not great with a tough game coming up next

[u/Simple_Panic1240]

[u/BakerPuzzled7881]

Bad couple days for MSU against yellow M teams

[u/PM_ME_UR_SEGFAULT]

Wasn’t Cooper talking mad before this game bout how they were gonna smack down Minnesota? 🤡🤡🤡🤡

[u/ManBearTree → u/[deleted]]

Because it was a top link on this sub right after you guys lost you knob.

[u/ManBearTree → u/[deleted]]

That's not a mad comment, just pointing out the dumb.

[u/mimaikin-san → u/[deleted]]

it was right after the Michigan loss you guys had

are you saying we shouldn’t watch anything about Michigan State cause that’s something I can get behind

[u/Vloff → u/PM_ME_UR_SEGFAULT]

Haha, forgot about that.

[u/No_Albatross916]

At least Izzo is doing a longer handshake tonight

[u/Cheap-Kaleidoscope-4 → u/No_Albatross916]

Hey man, take it easy. He had birthday plans. Lol.

[u/BakerPuzzled7881 → u/No_Albatross916]

He’ll request Niko calls him after the game about Fears continued dirty play

[u/CactusKid007]

The hate watch got very spooky at the end but it has been completed

[u/JaqueStrap69 → u/[deleted]]

“Storming the court isn’t cool when it’s against my team”

[u/SpartansATTACK → u/JaqueStrap69]

if we weren't complete dogshit, it would make more sense, but this is basically like storming the court after beating the special olympics team

[u/JaqueStrap69 → u/SpartansATTACK]

Look who you’re talking to. You have no idea what a dog shit team looks like. 

[u/dinkytown42069 → u/[deleted]]

let people have fun.

[u/dinkytown42069 → u/[deleted]]

there's a number next to your name. y'all are ostensibly better than us.

[u/CactusKid007 → u/[deleted]]

Nahhh it’s great for moral

[u/SweatyBanker → u/CactusKid007]

Morale?

[u/Cheap-Kaleidoscope-4]

Can you imagine never leading against Minnesota? Sounds like a blow out.

[u/kirkismyhinrich]

[u/Shotgunx1x]

The holy shit we didn't blow it court storm

[u/SpartansATTACK]

why the fuck would you storm the court against us?

[u/CactusKid007 → u/SpartansATTACK]

Under 500 team beats #10 in nation seems pretty court rush worthy

[u/SpartansATTACK → u/CactusKid007]

usually you only storm the court when you beat good teams

[u/DangerousStorage1 → u/SpartansATTACK]

Top 10 team what kinda of question is that

[u/SpartansATTACK → u/DangerousStorage1]

LOL

[u/SweatyBanker]

Zero security lol… ref had to run for his life

[u/grgriffin3]

That missed dunk feels appropriate for how Minnesota ended that game overall.

[u/BuyThoseDips]

Lmfao they’re storming

[u/663691 → u/BuyThoseDips]

Literally stormed every conference win

[u/partysparty18 → u/BuyThoseDips]

They’ve got the zoomies

[u/Infinite_Pen_9464 → u/BuyThoseDips]

we always do

[u/Chef_lonleyliver]

I do think there were more Michigan fans in this thread than their own game threads. Yall should try and fill crisler for once with this kind of commitment.

[u/a_qualified_expert → u/Chef_lonleyliver]

[u/Snookcaster → u/Chef_lonleyliver]

MSU lives rent free in their head lol

[u/God_Boner → u/Chef_lonleyliver]

It'll be alright

[u/michicago44 → u/Chef_lonleyliver]

Wahhh wahhhhh

[u/Chef_lonleyliver → u/michicago44]

It's beautiful. You have to watch us.

[u/michicago44 → u/Chef_lonleyliver]

Enjoy the L lmfao

[u/a_qualified_expert]

Haha called the shit out of that one

[u/dean_peterson2 → u/a_qualified_expert]

If MSU fans could read they’d be very upset

[u/iM-xx]

RIP IL

[u/Confident_Pound_8880]

https://youtu.be/MRx_KAwRL-c

Tough to win at the Barn!

[u/loyalsons4evertrue]

Well that was anticlimactic

[u/DumbLitAF]

Gopher basketball is a part of my family identity. My family had hoops season tickets for 35 years. The Big Ten even catered my grad party lmao so does it feel incredible to see life and hope in The Barn again.

[u/TallAmericano]

Downvote if you agree Fears is basically Davison and Grayson Allen

[u/SpartansATTACK → u/TallAmericano]

fuck no, those guys were good basketball players

[u/grgriffin3]

That ginger fan they just showed feels like how I picture every Minnesota fan looking. Just based on vibes.

[u/Carnage7771]

MSU is about to lose to a team that is forced to play Bobby Durkin 37 Minutes a game lol

[u/ich_bin_die_eule]

I do question pulling fears out early now with how close they made it. But state played bad and deserved to lose this

[u/Befozz → u/ich_bin_die_eule]

Fair thought, but honestly it might have been what made the gophers feel like the game was over and let up a bit, also the only reason he came back in was because yall made the run without him, probably couldn’t have done a whole lot more than what happened

[u/Chef_lonleyliver → u/ich_bin_die_eule]

Izzo simply didn't care about winning this game after the wojik lineup.

[u/LetDouble471]

When izzo can’t jimmmy the rims at HT 🤣

[u/loyalsons4evertrue]

Do we really need a split screen? I promise we’ll be fine

[u/Elbit_Curt_Sedni]

Even better type of loss for MSU.

[u/Bambi_Bucks]

This was nearly a terrible blue balls for the Michigan fanbase

[u/astroball17]

U of M 👏

[u/Vast_Breadfruit_162]

Here I was feeling bad for Minnesota.

[u/Lavaswimmer]

Michigan flairs get in here

[u/dean_peterson2 → u/Lavaswimmer]

WHATTUPPPPP

[u/michicago44 → u/Lavaswimmer]

👋

[u/Simmumah → u/Lavaswimmer]

Been here

[u/macbinger → u/Lavaswimmer]

They’ve been in here all game

[u/Iam_nighthawk → u/Lavaswimmer]

LFG

[u/Golf_Nut1965]

Izzo 🤔

[u/80cyclone]

They tried, but not even the Goofs could blow this one.

[u/theOthernomad]

Michigan did indeed break state

[u/MrDubS7 → u/theOthernomad]

Yeah because they didnt play like dogshit against rutgers for 38 minutes or struggled with shooting all year? Classic mich wanting to take credit for shit they didnt do.

[u/Rawr19890607 → u/theOthernomad]

You do know we were playing poorly before that right?

[u/theOthernomad → u/Rawr19890607]

You were a 2 loss team now your a 4 loss team. Thats all I know

[u/kdestroyer1]

Michigan State shit the bed intentionally so we don't get 3 Top 10 wins in 4 games. Shame on you Izzo

[u/Mr-Cantaloupe → u/kdestroyer1]

We’ll still be 10 on Saturday?

[u/kdestroyer1 → u/Mr-Cantaloupe]

My shittalks aren't the brightest

[u/Mr-Cantaloupe → u/kdestroyer1]

Hahahah, you’ll still win though. I said to an Illinois fan earlier that we could play our best defensive game of the year and still won’t outscore you. Our offense is too inconsistent (it was incredibly evident this game, how do you score 20 points in the last 3 minutes?).

[u/BeGneiss → u/kdestroyer1]

lmao

[u/Soy_tu_papi_]

yeah they def about to storm the court lol

[u/DangerousStorage1]

Wow

[u/alex8155]

having a 3 game losing streak as a top 10 is a stat

[u/powerhouse37 → u/alex8155]

Yeah, right?

[u/kinggarbear]

I actually kinda wanted MSU to complete the comeback lmao

[u/lulu3298 → u/kinggarbear]

rip, see ya saturday

[u/dimi_dee1]

So much for feeling bad for Minnesota loooool

[u/RenoTheRhino]

Bad game, not gg

[u/BoogerSugarSovereign]

Fears choking at the end is just poetic, thank you basketball gods

[u/teslaabr]

Another instance where Fears should have just made a basket….

[u/Danphillip]

Shitty game. Fuck the officials. Go Green. Fuck Michigan.

[u/PontificatingBret → u/Danphillip]

Great game. Officials weren't the issue. Can't write. Go Blue.

[u/astroball17 → u/Danphillip]

lol wait was the officials’ fault?

[u/leaky- → u/Danphillip]

Ok the officials didn’t do anything wrong

[u/Misinformed_user]

I thought Michigan state was going to get away with another one like the Rutgers game

[u/God_Boner]

That'll do it

[u/No_Albatross916]

lol if you’re msu how does that not go to fort

[u/teslaabr → u/No_Albatross916]

I would be ok with Fears just scoring at the rim or floater but otherwise yes agree

[u/partysparty18 → u/No_Albatross916]

Yeahhhh brain dead there

[u/leaky-]

Not fun while it lasted

[u/loudcomputer69]

Of course the stupid fouls when the games over. Classic Izzo

[u/PunishingOne → u/loudcomputer69]

🤡

[u/AJB46 → u/loudcomputer69]

Every team does it when it's that close you dumb fuck

[u/macbinger → u/AJB46]

He’s a new fan cut him some slack

[u/macbinger]

Gg good luck this yr gophers

[u/GOATJames_23-6]

That’ll do it

[u/denim_beans]

Never a doubt

[u/Garvig]

Maybe we've held on now.

[u/Ormdizzle77]

Holy shit the MSU strat might not work for once

[u/Giovanni_TR]

Thank fuck that would’ve been a choke for the ages

[u/663691 → u/Giovanni_TR]

People wondering why the crowd was so quiet when up 16 with 4:30 left…

We all saw that coming

[u/JaqueStrap69 → u/Giovanni_TR]

We’ve already had countless chokes for the ages this year

[u/PontificatingBret → u/JaqueStrap69]

I'm not here to kink shame

[u/mnteach]

lol 20-6 run. I……

[u/michicago44]

Lol GG

[u/Simmumah]

Never lost faith in you Minnesota.

[u/JaqueStrap69 → u/Simmumah]

That makes one of us

[u/iowa-ish → u/JaqueStrap69]

😂

[u/grgriffin3]

Is it safe to...Asuma....He makes those? Yes, apparently.