Chloe Peterson, Indianapolis StarWed, January 14, 2026 at 2:04 AM UTC·1 min readEAST LANSING, MI — Tensions started to boil over between Indiana basketball's Reed Bailey and Michigan State's Carson Cooper on Tuesday night.
It happened as Lamar Wilkerson stole the ball from Cooper, hoping to regain some momentum as MSU was on a 17-0 run. As Cooper fought for the ball back, he hooked his arm around Bailey, the two fighting for positioning.
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementAfter Wilkerson gained possession of the ball, Bailey and Cooper fumbled a bit more near the basket along the baseline. As they got untangled, Bailey, who already had four fouls on the game, shoved Cooper — garnering immediate jeers from the crowd.
Bailey was called for a Flagrant 1 foul, and he fouled out of the game with just under six minutes left in the game. Officials did not call a hook and hold on Cooper. He took his two flagrant shots and Michigan State got the ball back, furthering their run to 19-0.
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