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Michigan State takes advantage of late Michigan fade, wins 73-63
Ann Arbor — No one on Michigan State’s current team had experienced the euphoria of beating the Spartans’ most hated rival, Michigan, in enemy territory.
Saturday was the last chance for guys like Tyson Walker and Malik Hall — and possibly A.J. Hoggard and Jaden Akins.
The outcome was in doubt for much of the game but then Michigan suffered one of its trademark late collapses and the Spartans pulled away for a 73-63 victory.
Hall finished with a team-high 18 points to go with his four rebounds. Walker, who scored six points at Penn State earlier this week, had 17 points, three rebounds and three assists to help Michigan State earn its first win at Crisler Center since the 2018-19 season.
Hall charged toward the hoop from the baseline before throwing down a one-handed slam to give the Spartans a seven-point lead. Then, Hoggard picked off Tray Jackson and had Walker move it up the floor before he dished it to a soaring Akins, who tipped it in.
Olivier Nkamhoua was whistled for a travel, Michigan’s 20th turnover of the night.
A chorus of “Go Green! Go White!” chants echoed through Crisler Center and drowned out Michigan’s band that was playing “The Victors” during the media timeout.
The Spartans held the Wolverines scoreless over the last 7:01.
The Wolverines had 22 turnovers, which Michigan State turned into 27 points. Dug McDaniel committed five giveaways and Nkamhoua had eight. The Spartans recorded a whopping 15 steals.
Timely 3-pointers kept Michigan in the game until the final seven minutes. Nimari Burnett made a 3-pointer that knotted the score at 61 with 8:07 left. Michigan would tie it once more but never score again.
The game started with both teams shooting well. Then it got ugly for all parties. The first half was littered with unforced turnovers, bad fouls and offensive lapses.
Michigan State cleaned up its act in the second half, but the Wolverines didn’t.
Hoggard was whistled for two fouls in the game’s first three minutes and sat for the rest of the first half. Without its point guard, Michigan State struggled with ball security and stringing together profitable possessions.
Michigan and Michigan State missed a combined nine shots and went scoreless over a 2:22 stretch before Malik Hall ended the drought with a driving layup that tied the score at 16 with 10:51 left in the first half.
Moments later, Coen Carr got a steal and was going for a monstrous dunk but Will Tschetter committed a Flagrant 1 foul as Carr went airborne. The Spartans freshmen split his pair of free throws to give Michigan State a two-point lead.
The next time Carr got a steal and was heading full speed to the rim, Michigan stayed out of his way and let him soar. His dunk capped a 7-0 run for the Spartans that gave them a 31-22 lead.
Michigan responded later. Jaelin Llewellyn put an exclamation point on an 8-0 Michigan run with a go-ahead 3-pointer with 38.7 seconds left.
The last time these teams met on Jan. 30, the Spartans needed a Rocky-like speech at halftime from walk-on Davis Smith to hit the ground running in the second half and earn the 19-point victory.
This time, with Hoggard, Akins and Holloman with two fouls each, Davis made a cameo in the final 24 seconds of the half. Dug McDaniel turned the ball over and Carr passed it to Davis, who was fouled in the final second of the half. Davis knocked down each of his free throws to give Michigan State the 39-37 advantage at the break.
After the break, Michigan hung in with the Spartans early — and even led by six at one point — but the Wolverines’ trend of second-half collapse caught up to them.
Michigan State outscored Michigan 10-0 over the final seven minutes.
BOX SCORE: Michigan State 73, Michigan 63
Five Wolverines finished with double figure scoring, including Tarri Reed Jr. who had a team-high 15 points. But the Spartans bench outscored Michigan’s reserves 23-2.
The Spartans also had the 42-24 edge on points in the paint and recorded 19 fast-break points to the Wolverines’ two.
Michigan State will have three days of prep before hosting Iowa at Breslin Center on Tuesday. Michigan will return to action Thursday at Northwestern.
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The Vancouver Canucks are set for game two of their season-long six-game road trip. They will face the Detroit Red Wings on Thursday night for the second and final time this season.
Brock Boeser picked up a pair of assists in Tuesday’s game against the Buffalo Sabres, while the Canucks’ three goals came from Liam Öhgren, Jake DeBrusk, and Elias Pettersson.
Filip Hronek also had an assist in the game and played a team-high 26:20 of ice time. The 28-year-old, who will represent his home country of Czechia at this year’s Olympics, has been strong at both ends of the ice this season and holds a 59.7% control of the goal share at five-on-five this season. He has been on the ice for 34 goals scored and 23 goals against.
DeBrusk had a hat trick and four points in the game the last time these two teams met in Detroit.
Pettersson has five goals and 18 points in his 12 games against the Red Wings. He has four three-point games against them in his career and has three goals and 10 points in his six games in Detroit.
Quick Hits on the Competition
- The Red Wings come into Thursday’s game with an 8-3-1 record in their last 12 games.
- They picked up a 5-3 victory over the Ottawa Senators in their most recent outing.
- Detroit is sitting pretty with a 25-15-4 record, and are second in the Atlantic Division.
- On home ice, they posted a 14-8-1 record this season and have an 8-0-1 record in one-goal games on home ice.
- Lucas Raymond (45 points) and Alex DeBrincat (43 points) lead the offence. DeBrincat is tied with Dylan Larkin for the team lead with 22 goals this season.
- DeBrincat has scored 10 power play goals this season, and the Red Wings’ power play is tied for sixth in the league with its 24.6% conversion rate.
- Moritz Seider leads the way on the backend. He is averaging 25:12 of ice time per game and has 31 points in 44 games.
- John Gibson has made 25 starts this season, while Cam Talbot has 19 of his own. Gibson has a 14-9-1 record while Talbot is 11-6-3.
The Story: Power Plays
Rookie defenceman Tom Willander has been getting a run on the first power play unit over the past few games. The Canucks’ 2023 first-round pick is up to two goals and 10 assists for 12 points in 32 games this season.
The Canucks have picked up four power play goals in their last three games.
Jake DeBrusk leads the team with 10, and Kiefer Sherwood sits second on the squad with six.
The team ranks 13th on the power play this season. They have scored on 20.4% of their opportunities with the man advantage.
Canucks’ Top Performers over the Last Five Games
Elias Pettersson: 3g-1a-4p
Jake DeBrusk: 2g-2a-4p
Linus Karlsson: 2g-2a-4p
Filip Hronek: 1g-3a-4p
Tom Willander: 1g-2a-3p
When and Where to Watch
Thursday’s game is at 4:00 p.m. PT, and you can watch the game on Sportsnet or listen to Brendan Batchelor’s radio call on Sportsnet 650 and the Sportsnet Radio Network.
Murder and two related charges have been filed against a Detroit man in the aftermath of an altercation that left one man dead and his brother seriously injured.
Michael Alan Harris, 42, of Detroit was arraigned Tuesday in 36th District Court of Detroit on charges of first-degree murder, felony firearm and resisting and obstructing a police officer, Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy said.
The charges are related to the fatal shooting of Jalen Coats Stevens, 28, of Detroit, Worthy said. Stevens was pronounced dead at the scene of an altercation early Sunday in the 15900 block of Grand River Avenue.
During the altercation, Stevens’ brother, Glenn, was stabbed over a dozen times but survived. He has been in the hospital since. Hundreds of people gathered for a vigil hosted by the Stevens family Tuesday night outside of Chita’s Nefertiti bar. The brothers were celebrating a work promotion for Jalen Saturday night before the altercation erupted.
While it was known by Tuesday night that one person was in custody, the family asked the public and police to continue working on the investigation, as the person who had stabbed Glenn had not been located.
In the meantime, Harris is scheduled for a probable cause conference Jan. 14, and a preliminary exam is set for Jan. 21.
The above video originally aired Jan. 6.
Blough is only two years into his coaching career after retiring from playing after the 2023 season. He has spent the last two seasons as the Washington Commanders’ assistant quarterbacks coach, helping young quarterback Jayden Daniels emerge as a strong franchise player for Washington. Late in the 2025 season, Commanders quarterbacks coach Tavita Pritchard took the Stanford head coaching job, leaving Blough to serve as the interim quarterbacks coach for the rest of the season.
While backing up Jared Goff in Detroit, Blough was often described by the coaching staff as an excellent backup and strong offensive mind.
“I love the kid, if I’m being totally honest with you,” Campbell said back in 2021. “He’s just a little football player. And when I say that, I mean that in the highest regard. Look, he’s smart. He’s extremely smart. He knows where to go with the football, I love his timing. He knows how to command the huddle, he communicates well and on top of that, he’s a hell of a dude, by the way. He just is. So, he has not disappointed. He’s doing a good job. He’s out there competing with the rest of those guys.”
As of now, this is the only known candidate for the Lions’ offensive coordinator position, but it’s still early in the process. When more candidates emerge, we’ll have a tracker so you can see all of the names in one place.
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