Spartans fall 84-73 to Purdue
Michigan State lost their third straight game, as it fell to Purdue 84-73 Tuesday night in East Lansing. It was the first win for Purdue at the Breslin Center since February of 2011. The story of the game coming in was how the Spartans would handle Purdue’s size. The answer was that they couldn’t. Former MSU commit Caleb Swanigan dominated the game for the Boilermakers finishing with 25 points and 17 rebounds. Seven-footer Isaac Haas poured in 11 points in just 13 minutes.
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The last time MSU met with Purdue, the stakes were much larger. It was the 2016 Big Ten Tournament championship game and the Spartans came away victorious for head coach Tom Izzo’s fifth conference tournament title.
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In a battle of what-could-have-been versus what is, Caleb Swanigan and the Purdue Boilermakers walked out of Breslin Center with a win Tuesday. Swanigan, posting 25 points and 17 rebounds, led the 20th-ranked Boilermakers to an 84-73 win over Michigan State. The effort, his NCAA-best 17th double-double of the year, erased a rousing 33-point night by Miles Bridges.
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Caleb Swanigan was once committed to Michigan State before changing his mind and choosing to go to Purdue. He made his first visit to what would have been his home court a memorable one.
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Michigan State entered Tuesday night’s matchup knowing it had its hands full trying to slow Purdue’s Caleb Swanigan. While Miles Bridges had a record-setting night, it wasn’t enough as No. 20 Purdue beat Michigan State, 84-73, at the Breslin Center behind 25 points and 16 rebounds from Swanigan.
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The first half of Tuesday evening’s Michigan State vs. Purdue matchup was about as good as it gets. Both teams were exchanging blows back and forth and they went into halftime with a 39-39 deadlocked score. Purdue seemed to come out angrier in the second half as Isaac Haas and Caleb Swanigan played dominant basketball in the post.
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The Izzone started off the night strong with a solid chorus of boos the second that Caleb Swanigan’s name was called for the starting lineup. Only issue? Swanigan had ice running through his veins and no mater how loud the Izzone cheered, it didn’t help the Spartan’s get any taller. Size set in eventually and the Spartans drop their 3rd straight, losing 84-73 vs Purdue.
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Michigan State (12-9 OVR, 4-4 B1G) returned to the friendly confines of Jack Breslin Student Events Center Tuesday night looking for a much needed win against Big Ten rival Purdue (17-4 OVR, 5-2 B1G) after losing two conference games in a row. But despite a rowdy Izzone and an early lead, the Spartans were defeated 84-73, as Caleb Swanigan led Purdue with an impressive 25 points and 17 rebounds, surpassing his season average of 18.5 PPG and 12.5 RPG.
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Michigan State forward Kenny Goins had a brutal assignment on Tuesday night. At 6-foot-6 and 230 pounds, the former walk-on ran into a rock (7-foot-2, 290-pound Isaac Haas) and a hard place (6-foot-9, 250-pound Caleb Swanigan) while guarding Purdue’s interior.
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Video: Matt Charboneau on MSU’s loss to Purdue Detroit News
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Tum Tum Nairn saw open floor, so he kicked it into overdrive. But he saw something else, too. Purdue’s star, Caleb Swanigan, was jogging back in transition, while Michigan State’s Miles Bridges was running full speed. And with only the Boilermakers’ Spike Albrecht — a familiar face in an unfriendly place — hustling to get back, Nairn knew what to do.
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Lansing State Journal columnist Graham Couch and Detroit Free Press / LSJ MSU beat writer Chris Solari break down the Spartans’ home loss to Purdue Tuesday night