EAST LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) – Michigan State males’s basketball attacked the rim early and sometimes on Tuesday night time, dunking the ball 10 instances in a 75-66 win over Purdue. The victory units up a showdown with rival Michigan for first place within the Large Ten on Friday night time.
Purdue constructed a 21-14 lead halfway via the primary half however MSU battled again and took the lead with beneath three minutes to go within the first. The Spartans by no means trailed once more.
MSU shot 58.8 p.c from the ground within the sport and outscored Purdue in quick break factors 21-7.
Jase Richardson led a balanced MSU scoring assault with 12 factors. Trey Kaufman-Renn led the best way for Purdue with 24 factors.
With the win, the Spartans enhance to 21-5 (12-3 Large Ten). Purdue falls to 19-8 (11-5 Large Ten).
MSU will journey to the Crisler Middle to play Michigan (20-5, 12-2) at 8 p.m. on Friday. The winner will take sole possession of first place within the Large Ten standings with simply over two weeks to play within the common season.
