No. 6 Michigan State Falls Short in Comeback at Purdue, 73-63

West Lafayette, Ind. – 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.

Junior guard Cassius Winston (Detroit, Mich./University of Detroit Jesuit) scored 23 points, had seven rebounds and eight assists to lead the way for the Spartans, while senior guard Matt McQuaid (Duncanville, Texas/Duncanville) added 12 points.

The Spartans were down 37-19 at the break and Purdue extended its lead to 55-32 with 13:14 to play in the game, but MSU went on a 24-5 run over a span of nine minutes and pulled to within 60-56 on a layup from freshman forward Aaron Henry (Indianapolis, Ind./Ben Davis) with 5:14 to play.

Records
Michigan State has a 13-game win streak end and falls to 18-3 overall and 9-1 in the Big Ten Conference, while Purdue improves to 14-6 overall and 7-2 in league play.

Up Next
Michigan State is off until Saturday, Feb. 2, hosting Indiana at the Breslin Center. Tipoff on ESPN is slated for 6 p.m. The ESPN College GameDay crew will broadcast live from the Breslin Center beginning at 11 a.m., with hosts Rece Davis, Jay Bilas, Seth Greenberg and Jay Williams.

No. 6 Michigan State Falls Short in Comeback at Purdue, 73-63

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Team Stats

Cassius Winston

Matt McQuaid

Nick Ward

Xavier Tillman Sr.

Players Mentioned

Aaron Henry

Matt McQuaid

Cassius Winston

Players Mentioned

Aaron Henry

Matt McQuaid

Cassius Winston