Michigan St. Spartans vs Indiana Hoosiers Match Player Stats On Jan 23, 2020

Center Joey Brunk and guard Al Durham made big baskets down the stretch Thursday night, lifting host Indiana to a 67-63 upset win over No. 11 Michigan State in Bloomington, Ind.

Durham hit a 3-pointer with 1:52 remaining, breaking a 60-60 tie to put the Hoosiers up 63-60. Then, after Xavier Tillman made an inside basket to cut Indiana's lead to 63-62, Brunk made a putback basket with a minute left to put Indiana up 65-62.

Down 65-63, Michigan State had a chance to tie the score and send it to overtime, but Cassius Winston missed a drive to the basket and Tillman missed an open putback. Indiana freshman Jerome Hunter was fouled and made two free throws with 0.6 seconds remaining.

Brunk led the Hoosiers (15-4, 5-3 Big Ten) with 14 points. Freshman Trayce Jackson-Davis added 12 points and Durham had 11 points.

Winston led Michigan State with 17 points and five assists, with forward Aaron Henry adding 12 points.

Michigan State (14-5, 6-2) rallied from down seven points at halftime, going up 51-48 with 11:06 left in the second half on a 3-pointer by freshman guard Rocket Watts. The Spartans made five of their first six 3-point attempts in the second half. But they were unable to maintain the lead.

Indiana got off to a strong start, building an early 18-4 lead.

The Hoosiers maintained went up 27-14 on an inside basket by Jackson-Davis with 7:19 left in the half. But Michigan State answered behind Henry, who made a pair of 3-pointers during a 10-0 run that cut Indiana's lead to 27-24.

Indiana led 32-24 on an inside basket from sophomore forward Race Thompson, who provided a lift off the bench with four points and four rebounds before leaving the game late in the first half with an injury after taking a hard foul from Tillman.

Marcus Bigham Jr. hit a 3-pointer for Michigan State with 25 seconds left in the half to cut Indiana's lead to 34-30. But the Hoosiers answered with a 3-pointer at the buzzer by Durham, their first 3 of the game, to go up 37-30 at halftime.

--Field Level Media