Michigan State basketball rally falls short in Sweet 16 loss to UConn
Michigan State basketball score: No Elite 8 for Spartans, as huge comeback unravels late in second half against Connecticut in Sweet 16.
WASHINGTON − Just like in so many games this season, Michigan State basketball opened a game ice-cold. And just like in so many of those games, the Spartans climbed out of their hole to make it a game. But this time, in the East region semifinal at Capital One Arena, the hole was just a little too deep, the second-half comeback stopped a basket or two short, as 3-seed MSU fell to 2-seed Connecticut, 67-63, on Friday, March 27.
In what wound up as their final game of the 2025-26 season, in coach Tom Izzo’s 17 th Sweet 16, the Spartans head home, while the Huskies advance to the Elite Eight. UConn will face 1-seed Duke on Sunday (5:05 p. m.
, CBS) for a spot in next weekend’s Final Four. JEFF SEIDEL: This player helps Michigan State 'win a lot more than people know' Coen Carr paced the Spartans with 13 points, while Jeremy Fears Jr. added 11 points, Jaxon Kohler had 12 points and Carson Cooper finished with 14 points.
Tarris Reed Jr. dominated in the paint for UConn, with 20 points and a key rebound of a missed Cooper free throw in the closing seconds, while Solo Ball added 12, Alex Karaban had 17 and Braylon Mullins posted eight. Déjà vu The start looked eerily similar to MSU’s 76-69 exhibition loss to UConn on Oct.
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