Michigan State basketball

Michigan State basketball blew a 13-point lead in the final 1:34 of regulation as Iowa drilled five 3-pointers late to force overtime.

But MSU’s Pierre Brooks lost Sandfort for a second-chance 3-pointer that revived Iowa’s deep mojo, and the Hawkeyes hit five of their final nine. Perkins grabbed an offensive rebound and put it back in to cut MSU’s lead to 89-78, a theme for the Spartans. Sandfort caught the ball in motion and ... Hoggard was fouled again, but missed the second one and the Hawkeyes rebounded. They committed nine turnovers that led to 12 points for the Hawkeyes. All of a sudden, the Spartans’ lead dipped to four. Jaden Akins scored 21, Joey Hauser scored 18 and Hoggard added 15 points with seven assists and four of the Spartans’ 15 turnovers. It was the Spartans’ first 100-point game in Big Ten play since March 2, 2008 against Indiana, and their first time hitting the century mark since scoring 109 in a win over Oakland on Dec. The Spartans finished 11 of 15 from 3-point range and 31 of 36 at the free throw line, but A.J. Akins and Hauser combined to go 8-for-8 from 3-point range, but neither took one in overtime. Payton Sandfort had 22 points, making three of his six 3-pointers in the final 1:30 of regulation including the game-tying 3 with 3.3 seconds to play. Perkins tipped in another Murray miss with 26.7 seconds left, enough cushion for the Hawkeyes.

The Spartans became the fourth team in college basketball history to lose when up by 11 in the final minute of regulation.

Today will go down as one of the worst, because I thought it was right in our hands.” “We’ve got to finish games and do what’s necessary to win,” Hoggard said. “He’s not the reason we lost the game,” Spartans guard Tyson Walker said. He was 12-for-12 from the line at the time.” Izzo and players said those Iowa made 3′s were a combination of good shooting by the Hawkeyes and some defensive miscues by Michigan State. was going to make the shot, to be honest with you.

MSU knocked off No. 17 Indiana its last time out in an emotional scene at Breslin Center in the program's first home game since the Feb. 13 on-campus mass ...

The Spartans defeated the Cornhuskers at home on Jan. The Spartans are going for the regular-season sweep of the Hawkeyes after downing them, 63-61, at home on Jan. After returning from Iowa, MSU will begin preparing for its final true road game of the season, a Tuesday night trip to Nebraska. Iowa has dropped its last two games, trips to Northwestern and Wisconsin, but the Hawkeyes are 13-2 at home. 17 Indiana its last time out in an emotional scene at Breslin Center in the program's first home game since the Feb. Michigan State closes out the week with a road trip to Iowa's Carver-Hawkeye Arena, a building its lost its last two appearances in.

Michigan State men's basketball blew a 13-point lead in final 94 seconds in shocking loss to the Iowa Hawkeyes.

Those are just a handful that come to mind but I feel like I have so much more to say. What we just witnessed in Iowa City was one of the biggest disasters I ...

The Spartans were out-scored 23-10 in the final 1:30 of regulation. Scoring 106 points in a game and 101 in regulation should never lead to a loss. Dominating for 39 minutes should never lead to a loss. Sadly, Michigan State was on the opposite end of one of the most insane comebacks you will ever see. I’d be four cocktails deep and looking to stretch this celebration deep into the night. I simply cannot believe what my eyes just saw.

Michigan State basketball blew a 13-point lead in the final 1:34 of regulation as Iowa drilled five 3-pointers late to force overtime.