Malik Renea scored 16 of his 19 factors within the second half to assist Indiana beat No. 11 Michigan State 71-67 Tuesday night time, leaving Tom Izzo on the brink of breaking Bob Knight’s Massive Ten wins report.
The Hoosiers (15-10, 6-8 Massive Ten) had misplaced 5 straight underneath coach Mike Woodson, who’s stepping down after the season.
The Spartans (19-5, 10-3) misplaced for the third time in 4 video games, leaving Izzo with 353 Massive Ten wins that match the mark Knight set at Indiana whereas profitable three NCAA titles.
Michigan State’s Jaden Akins scored 14 factors and Jase Richardson had 13.
Myles Rice had 10 factors, together with two free throws with 30 seconds left to place the Hoosiers forward by 4 factors.
Indiana’s Oumar Ballo scored 14 factors and Luke Goode had 10.
Takeaways
Indiana: The preseason decide to complete second within the Massive Ten that was ranked as excessive as No. 14 within the AP Prime 25 in late November confirmed a few of its potential, getting back from a double-digit deficit early within the sport to guide at halftime and for your entire second half.
Michigan State: Inside protection was an issue, resulting in giving up 38 factors within the paint. It did not assist that Jaxon Kohler was known as for a 3rd foul early within the second half and was restricted to 18 minutes towards a group with a number of low-post choices offensively.
Key second
Mackenzie Mgbako made two free throws with 9.4 seconds left, placing the Hoosiers forward by three factors.
Key stat
The Spartans made simply 38.2% of their pictures general and had been worse on 3-pointers, connecting on 4-of-23 past the arc.
Up subsequent
Michigan State performs at Illinois on Saturday night time and Indiana hosts UCLA on Friday night time.
Reporting by The Related Press.
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