Purdue basketball coach Matt Painter reviews Michigan State
Purdue hosts Michigan State on Saturday night.
The Purdue Boilermakers are on a two-game winning streak as they welcome the Michigan State Spartans to Mackey Arena tonight.
Purdue (25-3 overall, 14-3) is coming off wins over Rutgers and Michigan and holds a two-game lead over Illinois in the Big Ten standings with three games remaining in the regular season.
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Zach Eddy's free throws gave the Boilermakers a 29-28 lead at 3:51. Eddie then made two more free throws less than a minute later. At 2:25, Eddie made a dunk and at 1:46, he had a layup. What a way to end the half for the big man. He scored 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 scored 12 points in the first half.
MSU scored the final 5 points of the half to keep it as close as 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 Jackson Koehler 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 prevented 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 scored another 3 to bring Purdue within two points.
Michigan State 15, Purdue 13
8 PM ET on Saturday, March 2, 2024, at Mackey Arena in West Lafayette, Indiana.
television: Fox
radio: Purdue Sports Network (96.5 FM in Lafayette, 1260 AM in Indianapolis), with Rob Blackman (play-by-play) and Bobby Riddell (analysis).
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| today's date | Location, discount | Time and television/a result |
| October 28Saturday | In Arkansas (exhibition) | l, 81-77, or T |
| November 1Wednesday | Versus Grace (Gallery) | Th, 98-51 |
| November 6Monday | v. Samford | Th, 98-46 |
| November 10Friday | vs. Morehead State | Th, 87-57 |
| November 13Monday | Against Xavier | Th, 83-71 |
| November 20Monday | Against Gonzaga in Hawaii | Th, 73-63 |
| November 21Tuesday | vs. Tennessee in Hawaii | Th, 71-67 |
| November 22Wednesday | Opposite Marquette, Hawaii | Th, 78-75 |
| November 28Tuesday | vs. South Texas | Th, 99-67 |
| December 1Friday | At Northwestern | l, 92-88, or t |
| December 4Monday | Against Iowa | Th, 87-68 |
| December 9Saturday | vs. Alabama in Toronto | Th, 92-86 |
| December 16Saturday | vs. Arizona in Indianapolis | Th, 92-84 |
| December 21Thursday | vs. Jacksonville | Th, 100-57 |
| December 29Friday | vs. Eastern Kentucky | Th, 80-53 |
| January 2Tuesday | In Maryland | Th, 67-53 |
| January 5Friday | v. Illinois | Th, 83-78 |
| January 9Tuesday | In nebraska | L, 88-72 |
| January 13Saturday | vs. Pennsylvania | Th, 95-78 |
| January 16Tuesday | In Indiana | Th, 87-66 |
| January 20Saturday | In Iowa | Th, 84-70 |
| January 23Tuesday | against Michigan | Th, 99-67 |
| January 28Sunday | At Rutgers | Th, 68-60 |
| January 31Wednesday | Opposite North West | W., 105-96, or T |
| February 4Sunday | In Wisconsin | Th, 75-69 |
| February 10Saturday | vs. Indiana | Th, 79-59 |
| February 15Thursday | vs. Minnesota | Th, 84-76 |
| February 18Sunday | In Ohio | L, 73-69 |
| February 22Thursday | vs. Rutgers | Th, 96-68 |
| February 25Sunday | In Michigan | Th, 84-76 |
| March 2Saturday | vs. Michigan State | 8 p.m., Fox |
| March 5Tuesday | In Illinois | 7pm Peacock |
| March 10Sunday | v. Wisconsin | 12:30 p.m., Fox |
| March 13-17 | Big Ten Championship in Minneapolis |
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