Michigan State starts slow, comes up short at the wire against Indiana Detroit News
For the second straight road game, Michigan State dug itself a huge first-half hole. And while the Spartans fought back to take a second-half lead on Thursday night at Assembly Hall, they couldn’t hang on as Indiana got a late 3-pointer from Aljami Durham to earn the 67-63 victory over No. 11 Michigan State.
Michigan State can’t complete comeback as it falls on road to Indiana MLive.com
Cassius Winston broke out of a shooting slump to lead Michigan State past another dreadful road start but Xavier Tillman couldn’t convert the last play as his team lost its second straight away from home. Winston and Tillman couldn’t convert an apparent lob play that would have tied the game with three seconds left as the No. 11 Spartans fell on the road, 67-63, to Indiana on Wednesday night at Assembly Hall.
Michigan State loses competitive game against Indiana 67-63 Spartans Wire
In a game where many Michigan State Men’s Basketball fans were dissatisfied with some officiating decisions, the Spartans started slow but battled back over the course of the game in what became an exciting Big Ten match-up against Indiana. Ultimately, the game came down to the final seconds and MSU would lose to Indiana.
Michigan State rallies, but Xavier Tillman’s late layup rims off in 67-63 loss at Indiana Detroit Free Press
It felt like Purdue all over again. Until Cassius Winston awoke from his slumber. It just wasn’t enough for No. 9 Michigan State basketball to complete the comeback, and the end result remained the same: another Big Ten road loss. Winston drove and tried to lob a pass to Xavier Tillman with about 4 seconds to play Thursday night at Indiana. The ball got deflected off the backboard, Tillman got off a great look, but it rolled off the rim for a 67-63 loss to the Hoosiers, their third straight win over MSU.