Purdue falls by 23 to Michigan St.
Enlarge
Decrease
Font
Print
Click here to view in a gallery.
The Spartans (12-3, 1-1 Big Ten) missed their first 10 shots from the field after halftime, but it didn’t much matter in what quickly became a free throw contest. Michigan State finished 18 of 22 from the line, and the Boilermakers were 9 of 20 — including 6 of 16 in the second half.
Branden Dawson had 14 points and 11 rebounds for the Spartans, who bounced back from a loss at Minnesota in their conference opener.
A.J. Hammons scored 20 points for Purdue. The Boilermakers (7-7, 1-1) were coming off a win over No. 11 Illinois.
; window.open('https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=http://www.elkharttruth.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20130105/SPORT/701059911&media=http://www.elkharttruth.com/storyimage/EH/20130105/SPORT/701059911/AR/0/AR-701059911.jpg&description=http://www.elkharttruth.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20130105/SPORT/701059911', 'signin', 'height=300,width=665');){kind=link}