Overview
- UConn led wire-to-wire in Hartford despite injuries to starters Tarris Reed Jr. (hamstring) and Braylon Mullins (ankle).
- Alex Karaban and Solo Ball scored 18 points each, with Jayden Ross adding 13 and Silas Demary Jr. debuting with nine and a team-best plus-17 in 20 minutes.
- The teams combined for 56 fouls and 74 free throws, with Michigan State taking 43 attempts and making 28 under an exhibition six-foul limit.
- Michigan State shot 39.1% from the field, finished 4-for-14 from three, and missed 15 free throws in a performance it will try to clean up before the season opener.
- Jeremy Fears had 14 points and six assists, while Carson Cooper and Jaxon Kohler posted double-doubles as the Spartans cut the margin late but never closed the gap.