Purdue basketball coach Matt Painter previews Michigan State
Purdue hosts Michigan State on Saturday night.
The Purdue Boilermakers are on a two-game win streak as they welcome the Michigan State Spartans to Mackey Arena tonight.
Purdue (25-3 overall, 14-3) is coming off wins against Rutgers and Michigan and holds a two-game lead over Illinois in the Big Ten standings with three games left in the regular season.
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Purdue shot 51% from the floor (25-49). Zach Edey led the way with 32 points and 11 rebounds. Braden Smith had 23 points and 9 rebounds. Fletcher Loyer had 15 points and 4 3s.
Purdue 80, Michigan State 74
MSU is in striking distance but Purdue is still in charge. Zach Edey has 29 points and 11 rebounds.
Purdue 69, MSU 62
After starting the second half slow, the Spartans matched the Boilermakers in second-half points (20) for a time. Though it now stands at 24-22, Purdue.
Purdue 62, Michigan State 57
Braden Smith opened the second half with a layup, followed by Fletcher Loyer’s 3-pointer at the 19:27 mark. Zach Edey scored 6 points so far in the second half alone.
Purdue 51, Michigan State 39
Zach Edey’s free throws gave the Boilermakers a 29-28 lead at 3:51. Edey then made two more free throws less than a minute later. At 2:25, Edey had a dunk and at 1:46, he had a layup. What a way to end the half for the big man. He had 15 points and 5 rebounds in the first half.
Braden Smith hit a 3-pointer at 1:15 to give Purdue a 38-30 advantage. Smith had 12 points in the half.
MSU scored the last 5 points of the half to keep this one close going into the second.
Purdue 38, Michigan State 35
Fletcher Loyer made a 3 to make it 26-22, then a Zach Edey jumper cut it to 2. Loyer added another 3 at 4:29 to give the Boilermakers a 27-26 lead. But Michigan State’s Jaxon Kohler made a layup to give the Spartans the lead again.
Michigan State 28, Purdue 27
Braden Smith made a free throw to cut Michigan State’s lead to 15-14, but the Spartans have kept the Boilermakers from making a serious run. Braden Smith leads Purdue with 9 points.
Michigan State 26, Purdue 19
MSU jumped out to a 12-6 lead at the 14:37 mark. Braden Smith hit a 3-pointer at 14:28 to cut the Spartans’ lead to 13-9. A few minutes later, Smith nailed another 3 to get Purdue within 2 points.
Michigan State 15, Purdue 13
8 p.m. ET on Saturday, March 2, 2024, at Mackey Arena in West Lafayette, Indiana.
TV: Fox
Radio: Purdue Sports Network (96.5 FM in Lafayette, 1260 AM in Indianapolis), with Rob Blackman (play-by-play) and Bobby Riddell (analysis).
Streaming: SiriusXM Channels 195 and 957, Varsity Network, ESPN+, Fubo, Paramount+, Sling
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