Takeaways: MSU 73 NU 67

[lou v]

https://northwestern.rivals.com/news/takeaways-michigan-state-73-northwestern-67

 

[PurpleWhiteBoy]

In that article, Collins appears to blame "getting a little tired" for the Spartans 11-0 run in the 2nd half.
Maybe that's the author's opinion, its hard to tell.

What really happened is that NU was up 44-40 when Joey Hauser hit a 3 to make it 44-43 with 13:10 to go.

Then Young drove to the basket on Hauser, who fouled him, but Young's forearm grazed Houser's chin as he tried to ward the defender off as Houser reached in. The refs called a flagrant foul on Young.

Young was rattled and missed the front end of a one-and-one.
Houser knew he had conned the refs and made both foul shots.

Collins removed Young, Simmons and Williams from the game, bringing in Beran, Nance and Berry.

MSU scored six straight to go up 51-44 with 10:18 left.