No. 6 Michigan State Falls Short in Comeback at Purdue, 73-63 MSU Official
No. 6 Michigan State trailed by as much as 23 points in the second half and pulled to within four points late, but would get no closer in a 73-63 loss to Purdue at Mackey Arena Sunday afternoon.
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Cassius Winston rose up, hit a 3-pointer and got fouled. That four-point play appeared innocuous, a footnote in what looked like a blowout first Big Ten loss for No. 6 Michigan State basketball. But that basket by Winston, who got caught flat-footed on defense in the first half, shook the Spartans out of a funk.
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2. Purdue looks like the Big Ten’s third-best team – but there’s still a gap
3. Freshman thoughts – the Purdue edition, Part II
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As the wins kept piling up, the talk kept getting louder. Could Michigan State, the last undefeated team left in the Big Ten, actually go through the 20-game schedule without a blemish? Or at the very least, how long would the run last?
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No one likes playing at Purdue. That was never more evident than on Sunday afternoon when the Boilermakers built a 23-point lead over Michigan State in the second half. Michigan State was down 18 at halftime and that extended to a 55-32 deficit with about 13 minutes to go, but the Spartans clawed their way back and cut the Boilermakers’ lead to just four before ultimately losing 73-63.
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The last time Michigan State was in this position, it was in a place that naturally inspires hope among visitors. Purdue’s Mackey Arena is not that type of place. A 19-point deficit against Texas in the Las Vegas Invitational wasn’t enough to sink the Spartans back in November. A 23-point gap in West Lafayette, Indiana, proved insurmountable despite a spirited charge by the shorthanded and sixth-ranked Spartans.
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For a stretch Sunday, it felt like Michigan State may struggle to keep within 20 points against Purdue. Unfortunately, even after a furious comeback, the Boilermakers were just too much for MSU, giving the Spartans their first conference loss of the season.
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In the last 15 days, Michigan State has played five times in State College, Lincoln, Iowa City, and West Lafayette and East Lansing. It’s played the current No. 3, No. 4 and No. 6 teams in the Big Ten standings. Three of those times, it faced second-half deficits on the road. The first two times, Michigan State was able to come back.
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Though the sixth-ranked Spartans were able to cut Purdue’s once 23-point lead down to 4 late in the second half, an uninspired first half cost MSU in the form of a 73-63 upset Sunday afternoon.