The #1 seed Michigan State Spartans, led by seniors Austin Thornton and Draymond Green, defeated the #4 seed Wisconsin Badgers 65-52 to advance to the Big Ten Championship.
Wisconsin came out swinging, as they began the game on a 9-0 run. The early lead for the Badgers caused MSU coach Tom Izzo to call a timeout early.
Out of the timeout, Spartan junior Derrick Nix scored seven consecutive points for MSU to put the Spartans on the board, but MSU was not able to control the Badgers on the defensive end, as Jordan Taylor and Ryan Evans knocked down two consecutive jump shots to extend the lead to 14-7.
Wisconsin was leading MSU 20-9 when Austin Thornton knocked down three consecutive three-pointers for the Spartans to cut the Badger lead to two points.
In the final 10 minutes of the first-half, Michigan State went on a 26-5 run to end the half with a 35-25 lead. Thornton’s span of jumpers changed the whole momentum of the game and gave the Spartans the edge that was missing for the f...
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