Purdue basketball vs. Michigan State recap: Score, highlights

The Purdue Boilermakers are on a two-game win streak as they welcome the Michigan State Spartans to Mackey Arena tonight.

Purdue (25-3 overall, 14-3) is coming off wins against Rutgers and Michigan and holds a two-game lead over Illinois in the Big Ten standings with three games left in the regular season.

Sam King will have analysis throughout, and we will have scoring updates, highlights and more. Please remember to refresh.

Final: Purdue holds off Michigan State

Purdue shot 51% from the floor (25-49). Zach Edey led the way with 32 points and 11 rebounds. Braden Smith had 23 points and 9 rebounds. Fletcher Loyer had 15 points and 4 3s.

Purdue 80, Michigan State 74

3:13 left 2H: Purdue holds a 7-point lead over Michigan State

MSU is in striking distance but Purdue is still in charge. Zach Edey has 29 points and 11 rebounds.

Purdue 69, MSU 62

7:33 left 2H: Michigan State makes a comeback

After starting the second half slow, the Spartans matched the Boilermakers in second-half points (20) for a time. Though it now stands at 24-22, Purdue.

Purdue 62, Michigan State 57

15:16 left 2H: Purdue opens second half with a 13-4 run

Braden Smith opened the second half with a layup, followed by Fletcher Loyer’s 3-pointer at the 19:27 mark. Zach Edey scored 6 points so far in the second half alone.

Purdue 51, Michigan State 39

Halftime: Purdue closes first half on a run

Zach Edey’s free throws gave the Boilermakers a 29-28 lead at 3:51. Edey then made two more free throws less than a minute later. At 2:25, Edey had a dunk and at 1:46, he had a layup. What a way to end the half for the big man. He had 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 had 12 points in the half.

MSU scored the last 5 points of the half to keep this one close going into the second.

Purdue 38, Michigan State 35

First appeared on www.indystar.com

Day, date	location, opponent	time, TV/result
Oct. 28, Saturday	at Arkansas (exhibition)	L, 81-77, OT
Nov. 1, Wednesday	vs. Grace (exhibition)	W, 98-51
Nov. 6, Monday	vs. Samford	W, 98-46
Nov. 10, Friday	vs. Morehead State	W, 87-57
Nov. 13, Monday	vs. Xavier	W, 83-71
Nov. 20, Monday	vs. Gonzaga in Hawaii	W, 73-63
Nov. 21, Tuesday	vs. Tennessee in Hawaii	W, 71-67
Nov. 22, Wednesday	vs. Marquette in Hawaii	W, 78-75
Nov. 28, Tuesday	vs. Texas Southern	W, 99-67
Dec. 1, Friday	at Northwestern	L, 92-88, OT
Dec. 4, Monday	vs. Iowa	W, 87-68
Dec. 9, Saturday	vs. Alabama in Toronto	W, 92-86
Dec. 16, Saturday	vs. Arizona in Indianapolis	W, 92-84
Dec. 21, Thursday	vs. Jacksonville	W, 100-57
Dec. 29, Friday	vs. Eastern Kentucky	W, 80-53
Jan. 2, Tuesday	at Maryland	W, 67-53
Jan. 5, Friday	vs. Illinois	W, 83-78
Jan. 9, Tuesday	at Nebraska	L, 88-72
Jan. 13, Saturday	vs. Penn State	W, 95-78
Jan. 16, Tuesday	at Indiana	W, 87-66
Jan. 20, Saturday	at Iowa	W, 84-70
Jan. 23, Tuesday	vs. Michigan	W, 99-67
Jan. 28, Sunday	at Rutgers	W, 68-60
Jan. 31, Wednesday	vs. Northwestern	W, 105-96, OT
Feb. 4, Sunday	at Wisconsin	W, 75-69
Feb. 10, Saturday	vs. Indiana	W, 79-59
Feb. 15, Thursday	vs. Minnesota	W, 84-76
Feb. 18, Sunday	at Ohio State	L, 73-69
Feb. 22, Thursday	vs. Rutgers	W, 96-68
Feb. 25, Sunday	at Michigan	W, 84-76
March 2, Saturday	vs. Michigan State	8 p.m., Fox
March 5, Tuesday	at Illinois	7 p.m., Peacock
March 10, Sunday	vs. Wisconsin	12:30 p.m., Fox
March 13-17	Big Ten tournament in Minneapolis

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