CarsonCooper scored a career-high 20 points and grabbed 11 rebounds to lead No ... 7 Purdue ... Jordan Scott, who had 12 points, made one of two three throws with 9.8 seconds left, and Cooper followed with two free throws to seal the win for the Spartans ... .
MSU outscored the Buckeyes by nine points in the second half, led by 20 points in the game from unsung big man CarsonCooper to beat OSU, 66-60, with a late comeback from the Buckeyes making things very interesting.
Look no further than CarsonCooper... “Nowadays it's tough to find guys who have the right mindset, right mentality, the right kind of goals about things,” Cooper said last week after a win over Maryland ... The original plan for Cooper was to redshirt him.
EUGENE, OR — A small sliver of selfishness came over CarsonCooper... It was a critical moment for a career night for Cooper, who is now averaging 10.5 points and 7.2 rebounds a game with a team-leading 21 blocked shots.
Coen Carr hitting 3-pointers? CarsonCooper carrying the offense? TreyFort delivering one big shot after another? ... Cooper had a pair of baskets in the paint, where eight early points came for the Spartans.
EAST LANSING — It hasn’t been an easy stretch of games for Michigan State center CarsonCooper as of late ... He has not played like the Carson Cooper I know,” Michigan State coach Tom Izzo said ... Cooper himself didn’t really see that coming.
East Lansing — It hasn’t been an easy stretch of games for Michigan State center CarsonCooper as of late ... He has not played like the Carson Cooper I know,” Michigan State coach Tom Izzo said ... Cooper himself didn’t really see that coming.
Four different Michigan State players are averaging double-figures in points this season -- among them CarsonCooper, a 6-foot-11 center who is starting consistently for the first time in his college career and having his best year to date.