Michigan State vs. Michigan: Box score, stats, and summary feat. Colston Loveland (Week 9)

In the Battle for the Paul Bunyan Trophy, the Michigan State Spartans kept the game close but lost at Michigan Stadium to the Michigan Wolverines 24-17. A major factor was the production from tight end Colston Loveland with a pair of touchdown receptions.

The Spartans (4-4, 2-3 Big Ten) are in the mix for a bowl game but they were able to do well with Aidan Chiles throwing the ball and Nate Carter with 174 all-purpose yards in the game. The Wolverines (5-3, 3-2) were able to make a quarterback change to Davis Warren and still used Alex Orji in the running game.

Let's take a closer look at the box score for this game and discuss how things went in this matchup.

Michigan State vs. Michigan box score

Michigan State vs. Michigan box score

Team	First Quarter	Second Quarter	Third Quarter	Fourth Quarter	Final Score
Michigan State	7	0	3	7	17
Michigan	0	9	7	8	24

Michigan State box score

Quarterback:

Player	Carries	Rushing Yards	Rushing TDs	Passing Completions	Passing Yards	Passing TDs	Interceptions
Aidan Chiles	8	6	0	17-23	189	1	0

Rushing & Receiving:

Player	Carries	Rushing Yards	Rushing TDs	Receptions	Receiving Yards	Receiving TDs
Nate Carter	19	118	1	2	56	0
Kay'Ron Lynch-Adams	10	35	0	1	-5	0
Aidan Chiles	8	6	0	0	0	0
Montorie Foster Jr.	1	3	0	4	44	0
Makhi Frazier	2	2	0	0	0	0
Alante Brown	1	1	0	1	5	0
Nick Marsh	0	0	0	4	42	0
Jack Velling	0	0	0	4	40	0
Brennan Parachek	0	0	0	1	7	0

Kicking:

Player	Extra Points Made/Attempted	Field Goals Made/Attempted	Long
Jonathan Kim	2-2	1-2	46

Michigan box score

Quarterback:

Player	Carries	Rushing Yards	Rushing TDs	Passing Completions	Passing Yards	Passing TDs	Interceptions
Davis Warren	1	7	0	13-19	123	1	0
Donovan Edwards	9	24	0	1-1	23	1	0

Rushing & Receiving:

Player	Carries	Rushing Yads	Rushing TDs	Receptions	Receiving Yards	Receiving TDs
Alex Orji	6	64	1	0	0	0
Donovan Edwards	9	24	0	2	17	0
Kalel Mullings	13	18	0	0	0	0
Davis Warren	1	7	0	0	0	0
Semaj Morgan	1	7	0	3	12	0
Colston Loveland	0	0	0	6	67	2
Tyler Morris	0	0	0	1	23	0
Peyton O'Leary	0	0	0	1	15	0
Kendrick Bell	0	0	0	1	12	0

Defense:

Player	Interceptions	Fumble Recoveries
Kenneth Grant	0	1

Kicking:

Player	Extra Points Made/Attempted	Field Goals Made/Attempted	Long
Dominic Zvada	1-1	1-1	37

Michigan State vs. Michigan Game Summary

The Michigan State Spartans had success offensively as the program went 8-of-15 on third downs and 1-of-2 on fourth downs. Aidan Chiles only had six incompletions against one of the nation's best defenses. The team was able to have 8.2 yards per pass and 3.9 yards per rush. With the Spartans having possession for an incredible 37:05, things definitely looked right for the team.

However, the Michigan Wolverines moved the chains as they were able to go 7-of-12 on third downs. The program was able to not commit a single accepted penalty throughout the 60 minutes. With cornerback Will Johnson not playing, things were shaky but they secured the victory nonetheless. Let's take a look at how the scoring came about throughout this game.

• 0:10 1Q: Nate Carter 2 Yard Rushing TD | 7-0 Michigan State
• 0:29 2Q: Davis Warren 10 Yard Passing TD to Colston Loveland (Two Point Conversion Failed) 7-6 Michigan State
• 0:02 2Q: Dominic Zvada 37 Yard Field Goal | 9-7 Michigan
• 9:49 3Q: Alex Orji 2 Yard Rushing TD | 16-7 Michigan
• 3:45 3Q: Jonathan Kim 46 Yard Field Goal | 16-10 Michigan
• 13:20 4Q: Donovan Edwards 23 Yard Passing TD to Colston Loveland (Successful Two Point Conversion) | 24-10 Michigan
• 6:12 4Q: Aidan Chiles 20 Yard Passing TD to Nick Marsh | 24-17 Michigan