ANN ARBOR -- Michigan freshman Nik Stauskas left Sunday's 58-57 win over Michigan State with a severe gash over his left eye, and never returned.

Stauskas played just four minutes before taking an errant elbow to the face, and spent the entire second half away from the Michigan bench.

Coach John Beilein had no official update on his condition moving forward.

"I haven't talked with anybody (yet), we'll probably be able to update you later," Beilein said moments after the victory. "I don't think he felt real good."

During a battle for a rebound early in the first half, Stauskas took a stray, but intense, elbow to the face from Michigan State sophomore forward Branden Dawson.

No foul was called on the play, and the elbow appeared to be accidental, but it left Stauskas on the ground with blood pouring from his head.

After being rushed into the Michigan locker room for stitches with 16:28 to play in the first half, Stauskas returned to the Wolverine bench with a bandage over his left eye with 6:43 to go before the break. His eye also appeared to be swollen.

He sat at the end of the bench for the rest of the first half in uniform, but did not check back into the game.

Stauskas was not with the team on the bench after halftime, as Michigan opted to keep off the floor completely, instead forcing him to rest inside one of the team's training rooms. Beilein was asked if Stauskas was dealing with any type of concussion situation, but said he wasn't sure.

The 6-foot-6 freshman is averaging 11.4 points and 3.2 rebounds for the Wolverines (24-5, 11-5), and has started 23 straight games.

Michigan relied heavily on freshman Caris LeVert in Stauskas' absence. LeVert scored 8 points in 30 minutes off the bench.

"We wanted to share (this win with) Nik so bad, but he wasn't there (after the game)," freshman Mitch McGary said. "He's got some stitches and stuff.

"But I feel like we won this one for him."

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