Belt game 2,220 · January 31, 2018
Michigan State take the belt
Michigan State beat Penn State 76–68 at home to start reign 651 of the College Basketball belt, the 13th for the program.
Penn State had held it since January 25, 2018, with 1 defense over 6 days.
Michigan State held it for 31 days and 8 defenses, then lost it to Michigan on March 3, 2018.
651Reign number
13Team's reign
8Defenses
31Days held
Box score
Penn State
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Carr | 38 | 28 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 9-24 | 4-10 | 6-6 |
| Lamar Stevens | 35 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7-19 | 1-4 | 3-4 |
| Mike Watkins | 20 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Josh Reaves | 34 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3-11 | 0-5 | 0-0 |
| Shep Garner | 31 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 0-0 |
| Julian Moore | 17 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| John Harrar | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Deivis Zemgulis | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Jamari Wheeler | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Nazeer Bostick | 18 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Michigan State
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miles Bridges | 37 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7-16 | 3-7 | 6-6 |
| Cassius Winston | 30 | 15 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 5-7 | 1-2 | 4-4 |
| Joshua Langford | 29 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4-12 | 2-4 | 4-4 |
| Nick Ward | 21 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 4-7 |
| Matt McQuaid | 22 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2-2 | 2-2 | 0-0 |
| Lourawls Nairn Jr. | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Kenny Goins | 21 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 1-2 |
| Jaren Jackson Jr. | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Gavin Schilling | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Xavier Tillman | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
Player box scores: CollegeBasketballData.com.
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