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title: "Michigan State Falls 86-79 at Marquette in Final Exhibition"
url: https://www.herelansing.com/2026/10/26/michigan-state-falls-at-marquette-final-exhibition/
date: 2026-10-26T05:24:41-04:00
modified: 2026-10-26T05:24:41-04:00
author: "Ian E. Mendoza"
categories: ["Sports"]
site: "HERE Lansing"
attribution: "HERE Lansing"
---

# Michigan State Falls 86-79 at Marquette in Final Exhibition

> MILWAUKEE, Wis. — Michigan State, the Big Ten program based in East Lansing, Mich., wrapped up its preseason with an 86-79 exhibition loss at Marquette on Sunday, Oct. 25, a result that stays off the official ledger but left the Spartans with plenty to clean up on both ends. Cold shooting early put Michigan State

*Source: [HERE Lansing](https://www.herelansing.com/2026/10/26/michigan-state-falls-at-marquette-final-exhibition/) — October 26, 2026 by Ian E. Mendoza*

MILWAUKEE, Wis. — Michigan State, the Big Ten program based in East Lansing, Mich., wrapped up its preseason with an 86-79 exhibition loss at Marquette on Sunday, Oct. 25, a result that stays off the official ledger but left the Spartans with plenty to clean up on both ends.

Cold shooting early put Michigan State in a 43-31 halftime hole. The Spartans made only 7-of-27 shots in the first half while Marquette hit 15-of-23.

The Golden Eagles stretched the margin to 49-33 early in the second half. Michigan State answered with an 11-0 run, and Jeremy Fears Jr. made it 52-47 at the line with 12:10 to play, but the Spartans got no closer.

Marquette won the boards 33-23 and shot 57.4 percent for the game, including 9-of-18 from 3-point range. Michigan State finished at 39.6 percent.

The trip was the program’s first to Milwaukee to face Marquette since 1956. The Spartans went 1-2 in exhibitions, topping Incarnate Word by a 89-59 count early this month and falling 78-70 to UConn at home last week.

The regular season starts Monday, Nov. 2, when Michigan State hosts Quinnipiac at the Breslin Center in East Lansing.