Michigan State Falls, 55-54, as Purdue Hits Late Shot

East Lansing, Mich. – No. 23 Michigan State took a 15-point lead at halftime and led by four points in the final minute, but Purdue's Trevion Williams hit a jumper with four seconds left, as the Boilermakers came back for a 55-54 win at the Breslin Center in a Big Ten men's basketball game Friday night.

Junior forward Aaron Henry (Indianapolis, Ind./Ben Davis) scored 13 points, grabbed seven rebounds, had two blocks and two assists to lead the Spartans. Graduate student Joshua Langford (Huntsville, Ala./Madison Academy) finished with 10 points and four rebounds, while redshirt junior forward Joey Hauser (Stevens Point, Wisc./Stevens Point) had nine points and four rebounds and sophomore guard Rocket Watts (Detroit, Mich./SPIRE Academy [Ohio]) added seven points and three rebounds.

Records
Michigan State falls to 8-4 overall and 2-4 in the Big Ten, while Purdue improves to 8-5 overall and 3-3 in league play.

Recap

Michigan State had led by as many as 17 points (33-16) in the second half, but Purdue pulled to within a point, 51-50, when Trevion Williams, who scored 24 of his game-high 26 points in the second half, hit two free throws with 1:21 left.
The Spartans appeared to have the game in hand after Henry hit a jumper with 1:01 left and then took a 54-40 lead with 19 seconds on the clock on one of two free throws from the junior.
After Purdue's Eric Hunter Jr. hit a pair of free throws, the Spartans turned the ball over and Williams was fouled nine seconds left. He hit the first shot, but missed the second and there was a scramble for the loose ball.
After a tie up, Purdue had the possession area and a jumper from Williams with four seconds left gave the Boilermakers their first lead since the first half.
Henry raced up the court, but his shot at the buzzer was off the mark.
The Spartans led by 15 points, 31-16, at the break and took their biggest lead of the game, 33-16, on a jumper from Langford 54 seconds into the second half.
Michigan State took a 31-16 lead at het break, with Langford scoring seven points to lead the way.
The Spartans used a 9-0 run over the final 3:45 of the half and took the 15-point lead on a 3-pointer from Langford with 32 seconds left.
A dunk from sophomore forward Julius Marble (Dallas, Texas/Dallas Jesuit) gave the Spartans a 20-8 lead with 6:38 to play in the first half before the Boilermakers pulled to within 22-16 on a basket from Jaden Ivy.

Key Stats

Michigan State shot just 22.2 percent from the floor in the second half and hit just four field goals.
The Spartans turned the ball over 14 times, including 10 in the second half.
Purdue out-scored Michigan State, 28-12, in the paint.
Purdue out-rebounded the Spartans, 37-31.

Notes

Purdue leads the all-time series with Michigan State, 71-55, and has won the last three meetings.
This was the first win for the Boilermakers at the Breslin Center since Jan. 24, 2017.
Aaron Henry scored 13 points to lead the Spartans … It was his 11th-straight game in double figures and the 30th of his career.
Joshua Langford scored 10 points, his third-straight game in double figures, fifth this season and the 40th of his career.
Langford has now 945 career points and needs 55 points
MSU received a season-low 10 points from its bench.
The Spartans were out-rebounded for the third time this season, all in conference play.

Up Next
Michigan State is off until Thursday, Jan. 14, when the Spartans visit No. 5 Iowa. The game airs live on FS1 at 9 p.m.

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Team Stats

Aaron Henry

Joshua Langford

Joey Hauser

Rocket Watts

Players Mentioned

Joey Hauser

Aaron Henry

Joshua Langford

Rocket Watts

Players Mentioned

Joey Hauser

Aaron Henry

Joshua Langford

Rocket Watts