- No. 14 Michigan State handed No. 13 Purdue a 75-66 setback to drop Purdue's record to 19-8 overall and 11-5 in the Big Ten standings.
- The loss was Purdue's third straight – its longest losing streak since the 2019-20 season.
- Purdue fell to 9-2 in the last 11 games against the Spartans, seeing a five-game winning streak end against Michigan State.
- Purdue is now 4-6 against nationally-ranked teams this season. Purdue has played the fourth most-difficult schedule in the country.
- Purdue fell to 8-8 when opponents score 70 or more points this season. When holding foes to 69 or fewer points, Purdue is 11-0.
- Purdue has shot over 50.0 percent from the field in six of the last seven games, but is just 4-3 in that span.
- Over the last two games, teams have shot 35-of-50 (.700) from the field in the second half (Wisconsin, 18-25; Michigan State, 17-25). The two opponents have shot 44-of-57 (.772) from inside the 3-point line in that span.
- Trey Kaufman-Renn scored 24 points with three rebounds and two assists. He has scored at least 20 points in six straight games and in eight of the last nine contests. He is averaging 24.7 points per game over the last six contests.
- Braden Smith scored 17 points with eight assists and five rebounds, Smith now has 683 career assists, just seven shy of the career record at Purdue.
EAST LANSING, Mich. -- Jase Richardson had 12 points and Frankie Fidler scored 11, leading No. 14 Michigan State to a 75-66 win over No. 13 Purdue on Tuesday night.
The Spartans (21-5, 12-3 Big Ten) have won three of four to pull within a half-game of conference-leading and 12th-ranked Michigan, heading into the rivals' matchup on Friday night at Crisler Center.
Trey Kaufmann-Renn scored 24 and Braden Smith added 17 for the two-time defending Big Ten-champion Boilermakers (19-8, 11-5), who have lost three straight for the first time in five years.
Michigan State's Coen Carr and Jaden Akins each scored 10 points.
The Boilermakers led by seven midway through the first half and the Spartans went on a surge to take a 33-31 lead at halftime.
Michigan State stayed in control in the second half and sealed the win by finishing 4 for 4 from the field.
Takeaways
Purdue: Without 7-foot-4 Zach Edey, now a rookie with the Memphis Grizzlies, the Boilermakers can't protect the rim and the Spartans took advantage with lobs and dunks.
Michigan State: No one picked coach Tom Izzo's team to win the Big Ten title before the season started, but the balanced and streaky squad has a shot with two games left against Michigan and a home game against No. 11 Wisconsin.