Saturday, December 6
East Lansing, Mich.
12 PM
Michigan State University
8-1,1-0Big Ten
60
vs
66
Duke
10-0,0-0ACC
1
2
F
Duke
31
35
66
Michigan St.
34
26
60
Photo by: Matthew Mitchell Photography
No. 7 Michigan State Falls Short Against No. 4 Duke, 66-60
12/6/2025 2:47:00 PM | Men's Basketball
EAST LANSING, Mich. – No. 7 Michigan State had leads late in the second half but could not hang on as No. 4 Duke pulled away for a 66-60 win over the Spartans at the Breslin Center on Saturday afternoon.
Senior center Carson Cooper had his first career double-double with 16 points and a career-high 16 rebounds, senior forward Jaxon Kohler scored a team-high 14 points and grabbed seven rebounds, and while junior forward Coen Carr scored a game-high 10 points and grabbed four rebounds and redshirt sophomore guard Jeremy Fears Jr. added six points and tied a career-high with 13 assists.
Records
Michigan State falls to 8-1 overall, while Duke improves to 10-0.
Up Next
Michigan State is off for a week before returning to Big Ten Conference play, traveling to play at Penn State on Saturday, Dec. 13 (BTN, noon).
Senior center Carson Cooper had his first career double-double with 16 points and a career-high 16 rebounds, senior forward Jaxon Kohler scored a team-high 14 points and grabbed seven rebounds, and while junior forward Coen Carr scored a game-high 10 points and grabbed four rebounds and redshirt sophomore guard Jeremy Fears Jr. added six points and tied a career-high with 13 assists.
Records
Michigan State falls to 8-1 overall, while Duke improves to 10-0.
Up Next
Michigan State is off for a week before returning to Big Ten Conference play, traveling to play at Penn State on Saturday, Dec. 13 (BTN, noon).
Team Stats
DU
MSU
FG%
.382
.318
3FG%
.310
.364
FT%
.652
.714
RB
44
43
TO
8
5
STL
5
5
Game Leaders
Pts
16
FGM
7
3FGM
0
FTM
2
Pts
14
FGM
5
3FGM
4
FTM
0
Pts
6
FGM
0
3FGM
0
FTM
6
Players Mentioned
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