No. 17 Spartans Drop Overtime Contest To Indiana, 24-21

Oct. 02, 2016

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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) Tyler O'Connor threw for 263 yards and three touchdowns Saturday night as the Spartans fell to Indiana in overtime 24-21.

Indiana quarterback Richard Lagow caught a touchdown pass, threw for two more and took advantage of a second chance in overtime to set up Griffin Oakes for a 20-yard field goal.

The Hoosiers (3-1, 1-0 Big Ten) trailed 14-0 late in the third quarter before Lagow's 5-yard TD catch on third-and-goal finally helped the Hoosiers turn the corner.

Indiana ended a seven-game losing streak in the series, reclaimed the Old Brass Spittoon for the first time since 2006, beat a ranked team at home for the first time in a decade and earned their first overtime win since 2010.

"Great drive at the end of the game to tie it up, but not very good in overtime - that's for sure,'' coach Mark Dantonio said. ''We were sacked twice, we jump over the pile. Very disappointed. Now we have to claw our way back into things.''

Michigan State kicker Michael Geiger missed 49-yard field goal to start overtime, and Oakes missed a 33-yard field goal on the ensuing possession when Michigan State's Drake Martinez was called for leaping to give Indiana a first down.

Michigan State (2-2, 0-2) has lost back-to-back games for the first time since November 2012 despite holding the usually high-scoring Hoosiers scoreless until the final minute of the third quarter.

The Spartans controlled the game most of the night until receiver Mitchell Paige threw a perfect pass across the field to Lagow for a 5-yard score in the final minute of the third quarter.

Lagow tied it with a 22-yard TD pass to Ricky Jones midway through the fourth quarter. Indiana took the lead with Lagow's 15-yard TD pass to Paige with 4:38 to play.

O'Connor answered with a 2-yard TD pass to Josiah Price with 11 seconds left.