Michigan guard L.J. Cason suffered a torn right ACL and will miss the rest of the season, the school announced Saturday.

The injury occurred in the Wolverines’ win over Illinois on Friday night.

“This isn’t how I wanted my season to end, but I trust God’s plan, and I’ll attack rehab the same way I approach everything — with focus and determination,” Cason said. “We’ve got many goals as a team, and I’ll be locked in supporting my brothers every step of the way.”

Cason, a 6-foot-2 sophomore, had emerged as one of the premier backup guards in college basketball this season, providing a consistent boost off the bench for No. 3 Michigan. He was averaging 8.4 points and 2.4 assists in 18.6 minutes, making more than 40% of his 3-point attempts. Cason had nine points and two assists in just 13 minutes against Illinois before suffering the injury.

He had scored in double-figures in four of his last six games entering Friday night, including an 18-point performance in the Wolverines’ comeback win against Northwestern earlier this month.

“First and foremost, our hearts hurt for L.J.,” coach Dusty May said. “You never want to see a young man who has poured so much into this program have something like this happen. However, if there’s anyone equipped to handle this and the rehab process, it’s L.J. He’s resilient, he’s disciplined, and he has an incredible support system around him.”

With Cason out, the point guard duties will fall almost solely on Elliot Cadeau. Cadeau has made major strides since transferring from North Carolina last spring, but Cason’s consistent play has limited Cadeau. He has played more than 30 minutes just twice since January. The junior guard is averaging 10.1 points and 5.5 assists, shooting a career-best 38.4% from 3.

Michigan, which clinched the outright Big Ten regular-season title Friday, wraps up the regular season with games against Iowa and Michigan State next week.

ITHACA, N.Y. — Jake Fiegen hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with one second left as Cornell upset first-place Yale 72-69 on Friday night to keep pace in the Ivy League postseason chase.

Cornell entered the day having lost five straight games against Yale, its last win coming Feb. 23, 2024. That included a 34-point loss to the Bulldogs earlier this season.

With the win, Cornell (13-12) improved to 6-6 in Ivy League play and moved into sole possession of fourth place in the regular-season standings with two games remaining. The top four teams advance to the Ivy Madness tournament, with the winner securing the league’s automatic NCAA bid.

Fiegen scored 17 points to lead five double-figure scorers for the Big Red and also contributed eight rebounds and four assists. He shot 7-of-12 from the field and 3-of-6 from beyond the arc

Cooper Noard added 16 points on 6-for-16 shooting to go along with six rebounds. Josh Baldwin was 4-of-5 from the field (3-for-4 from 3) en route to finishing with 13 points.

As a team, Cornell shot 14-of-35 from 3-point range, with nine of those coming in the first half. The Big Red led by as many as 14 before the Bulldogs battled back to tie the score at 69 on a Nick Townsend layup with seven seconds remaining.

“We started out lousy in three of our last four games and put ourselves in a hole that we had to dig out of,” Yale coach James Jones said. “It’s great that the guys were able to fight back and get back into it, but we’ve got to do a better job of starting each half.”

Cornell won the rebounding battle 31-28 and outscored Yale 12-3 on second-chance points.

Casey Simmons, Isaac Celiscar and Townsend led the way for the Bulldogs (21-5, 9-3) with 14 points apiece. The loss snapped Yale’s five-game winning streak.

ESPN Research and The Associated Press contributed to this report.

Stony Brook men’s basketball star Erik Pratt was suspended by the school for spitting on a fan during the team’s 82-69 loss to Monmouth Thursday.

Pratt was being heckled by fans with 2:30 left in the game with Stony Brook down 79-63. Instead of ignoring the fans, Pratt turned and spit at them and walked away.

“In light of his actions in last night’s game at Monmouth, I have made the decision in consultation with the CAA to suspend Erik Pratt for Saturday’s game at Hofstra,” Stony Brook Director of Athletics Shawn Helibron said in a statement.

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“I met with Erik earlier, and he acknowledged his mistake while accepting full responsibility for his actions. While emotions were high in the moment, he understands that his behavior was inappropriate and did not meet the standards we expect of our student-athletes, nor those set forth by our department, institution and the CAA. Erik has expressed his commitment to learning from this experience and moving forward in a positive manner.”

At the time of his ejection, Pratt led the team with 14 points and had eight assists. Pratt is Stony Brook’s leading scorer, averaging 19.4 points per game, and his absence for the team’s game against Hofstra on Saturday is a big one.

Milwaukee Panthers guard Erik Pratt (8), who now plays for Stony Brook, dribbles during the Horizon League championship basketball game between the Oakland Golden Grizzlies and the Milwaukee Panthers at the Indiana Farmers Coliseum in Indianapolis, Indiana. Indianapolis, Indiana, on March 12, 2024. (Michael Allio/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

Stony Brook is currently tied for the No. 5 seed in the CAA tournament, and a loss to Hofstra could drop them in the seedings.

Pratt previously played at Milwaukee and Texas A&M before joining Stony Brook. 

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Texas A&M Aggies guard Erik Pratt (3), who now plays for Stony Brook, leads a fast break during a basketball game between the Georgia Bulldogs and the Texas A&M Aggies at Reed Arena in College Station, Texas. College Station, Texas, on Feb. 4, 2023. (Ken Murray/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

Pratt is not the only athlete to be embroiled in a spitting controversy over the last year, as Philadelphia Eagles star Jalen Carter spit on Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott in the first game of the NFL season.

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