US EditionCarson Cooper's Career Game Lifts No. 10 Michigan State Past Oregon
Carson Cooper scored 19 points and Coen Carr added 15 points with eight rebounds as Michigan State extended its winning streak to five games, while Oregon lost its fifth straight.
- Tuesday night, the Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team defeated the Oregon Ducks men's basketball team 68-52 at Matthew Knight Arena, earning their fifth straight win.
- Missing key players, Oregon Ducks men's basketball team entered without senior center Nate Bittle and Oregon point guard Jackson Shelstad, then lost Oregon forward Ege Demir to a right-shoulder injury.
- Helping seal the victory, Carson Cooper scored a career-high 19 points with seven rebounds and four blocks, while Coen Carr hit three 3-pointers and finished with 15 points and eight rebounds.
- Michigan State now heads home to face Maryland on Saturday, while Oregon visits Washington on Sunday amid a five-game losing streak.
- In the closing stretch, Michigan State Spartans outscored Oregon 30-15 over the final 13:09 and led by as many as 18 points; MSU is one win from equaling its 18-2 start from a year ago.
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