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#11 Michigan State stumbles, drop 3rd straight as Nebraska wins it 72-71

  • Alicea Ulmer
  • Jan 21, 2016
  • 2 min read

Nebraska 72 Michigan State 71 F

Spartans: Denzel Valentine 24 points, 6 rebounds, 6 asst

Eron Harris 14 points

Cornhuskers: Shavon Shields 28 points

Tai Webster 10 points, 6 rebounds

Shavon Shields and his Nebraska Cornhuskers held off a late rally by the host Michigan State to secure the upset this evening. Michigan State suffered their third straight loss.

It was a tightly contested first half featuring several ties and lead changes. Both teams went into the lockerrom tied at 33. From a statistical standpoint, the Spartans did finish with better percentages in most categories but there were a couple crucial categories they loss that contributed to a Cornhusker win. Nebraska shot 50 percent for the game compared to a 42 percent outting from the host team. While the home team also took more free throws, they connectd on just 57 percent of them while the visitors connected on 71 percent of their attempts.

After trailing 56-53 with 11:33 remaining in the second half, Nebraska took control and never looked back. They pushed past the Spartans to lead by six. The Spartans however responded by chipping away at the free throw line. After an Eron Harris three with 48 seconds to play, the Spartans found themselves trailing by just 2 points. A Shields jumper down the other end would push the lead back to four. Michigan State guard Denzel Valentine rushed down the court to hit a miraculous shot to bring the Spartans within one but time was not on their side.

Shields led the way for the Cornhuskers with a 28 point night, Glynn Watson Jr. chipped in 13 while Tai Webster contributed 10 points, 6 rebounds in the win. Valentine paced the spartans with 24 points, six rebounds and six assist in the loss. Harris chipped in 14 while Deyonta Davis contributed 13 points and seven rebounds in the loss for the spartans who has loss back to back to unranked teams. Can Tom Izzo solve his Spartans problem?

 
 
 

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