Final: #14 Michigan State 53, #3 Purdue 44

• mallymal614

  Let’s go Spartans!
  
  With a Purdue loss, that gives the Buckeyes a chance for at least a share of the Big Ten title. Coverage begins 4:00pm on CBS.
• Midstate01

  

  Go sparty!!! I'm gonna go throw up now...
• centralbucksfan

  MSU win, three way tie and OSU gets the #1 seed in Big Ten tourney based on their 2-1 record vs MSU,Purdue.
• Laley23

  

  God I hope MSU can pull off the upset.
• ytownfootball

  

  Losing Hummell at home almost makes this a toss-up, should be a good game. Hope Izzo and his crew can pull it off.
• Laley23

  

  ytownfootball wrote: Losing Hummell at home almost makes this a toss-up, should be a good game. Hope Izzo and his crew can pull it off.

  Purdue is -4...for a betting man that means MSU is the underdog!
• osu45804

  

  Go Sparty!!
• centralbucksfan

  ytownfootball wrote: Losing Hummell at home almost makes this a toss-up, should be a good game. Hope Izzo and his crew can pull it off.

  Losing Hummell is big, no doubt. But people seem to forget, they played last year without Hummell quite a bit when he had back problems. He was also injured early in the Minn game, they went on to win. So its not like this is a huge adjustment for Purdue. Grant is the x-factor, and he has been playing very well lately and hit some big time shots vs Minn and OSU. They will miss Hummell...but maybe not as much as many people think.
  That being said, GO MSU!
• ytownfootball

  

  True...understand my mind is grasping at every viable intangible that puts the Bucks in the driver's seat heading into the Big10 tourney, allow me a little homer fan license...
• vball10set

  Go Sparty--love the green
• Midstate01

  

  Difference between him nt playing lazy year or Minnesota game us that msu had a whole week to prepare, while purdue has to change a few things and have the distraction of having to answer questions about a player being hurt. I think purdue starts out fast but msu wears them down.
• Laley23

  

  centralbucksfan wrote:

  ytownfootball wrote: Losing Hummell at home almost makes this a toss-up, should be a good game. Hope Izzo and his crew can pull it off.

  Losing Hummell is big, no doubt. But people seem to forget, they played last year without Hummell quite a bit when he had back problems. He was also injured early in the Minn game, they went on to win. So its not like this is a huge adjustment for Purdue. Grant is the x-factor, and he has been playing very well lately and hit some big time shots vs Minn and OSU. They will miss Hummell...but maybe not as much as many people think.
  That being said, GO MSU!

  I think they will be fine without Hummel the rest of this B10 season. But not in the post-season, I think it bites them then.
  
  Also, while Purdue DID beat Minny....they were up like 16 with him in the game (Im not sure exactly) but they did blow a double digit lead when he went down.
  
  Grant has been terrible the entire year, but when they needed him (vs Minny) he stepped up. He knows he has to help the team now and did that vs Minny, we will see what he can do now that he has had time to think about his importance vs being thrust into it mid-game. The pressure may get to him, but I think he plays well.
  
  Ultimately I am with you on the importance of Hummel to Purdue for the immediate future, but long-term (IE, the tourney's) he will be missed badly.
• mallymal614

  Almost that time!
• osu45804

  

  Purdue in the Bonus w/ 13:57 to go in the 1st half .... sheesh
• osu45804

  

  18-14 MSU w/ 8 minutes to play in the half
• osu45804

  

  Purdue receiving some very questionable calls .... tied at 24 with a little over 3 minutes left in the half
• osu45804

  

  28-26 Purdue Halftime
• mallymal614

  I hope it's the LUCAS show in the second half.
• mallymal614

  What a sloppy game!
• swamisez

  

  Thank God USA Canada is on, otherwise more people would be witnessing this slop bucket.
  
  btw, Kramer gutsy, but I loathe him.
• Big Gain

  Terrible basketball, Ohio State is head and shoulders above these two now.
• osu45804

  

  Sparty up 8 w/ 11 minutes to go!
• mallymal614

  Wow! Moore's 3-point shot goes in-and-out, then Michigan State hits a 3. Two huge possessions.
• mallymal614

  COME ON STATE!!! Finish these Boilermakers!
• mallymal614

  Michigan State better not choke this game away!