MEN'S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP - MIDWEST REGION - 1st ROUND

25-9

Final

	1	2	T
MTSU MTSU	41	49	90
Michigan St MSU	35	46	81

Michigan State SpartansMichigan StMSU

29-6

Michigan State Spartans vs Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders

Game Information

St. Louis, MO

Referee:Bryan Kersey

Referee:Clarence Armstrong

Referee:Brett Nansel

NCAA Division I

Conference USA	CONF	GB	OVR
Liberty	17-3	-	26-8
Sam Houston	13-7	4	22-12
Louisiana Tech	11-9	2	20-14
Western Kentucky	11-9	6	18-14
Middle Tennessee	11-9	6	17-15
Kennesaw State	10-10	7	21-14
Jacksonville State	10-10	7	15-17
New Mexico State	8-12	9	16-16
Missouri State	8-12	9	16-18
Florida International	8-12	9	15-17
UTEP	7-13	8	11-20
Delaware	6-14	11	10-21

Big Ten Conference	CONF	GB	OVR
Michigan	19-1	-	37-3
Nebraska	15-5	4	28-7
Michigan State	15-5	4	27-8
Illinois	15-5	4	28-9
Wisconsin	14-6	5	24-11
Purdue	13-7	6	30-9
UCLA	13-7	6	24-12
Ohio State	12-8	7	21-13
Iowa	10-10	9	24-13
Indiana	9-11	10	18-14
Minnesota	8-12	11	15-18
USC	7-13	12	18-14
Washington	7-13	12	16-17
Rutgers	6-14	13	14-20
Northwestern	5-15	14	15-19
Oregon	5-15	14	12-20
Maryland	4-16	15	12-21
Penn State	3-17	16	12-20

Men's College Basketball News

Paul Finebaum remembers former LSU coach Dale Brown

Ole Miss served most punishments past two seasons for ex-assistant's violations

The NCAA has penalized Ole Miss's men's basketball program for tampering violations by former assistant coach Wes Flanigan, with most of the penalties served during the 2024-25 and 2025-26 school years.

Dale Brown, LSU's winningest basketball coach, dies at 90

Dale Brown, who coached LSU to two Final Four appearances and whose players included Shaquille O'Neal and Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf, has died at the age of 90.

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