[Westside]

EAST LANSING, Mich. Sophomore guard/forward Miles Bridges hit a 3-pointer with 2,7 seconds left and No. 4 Michigan State held on to beat No. 3 Purdue, 68-65, in a Big Ten Conference men's basketball game at the Breslin Center Saturday afternoon.

Records
• Michigan State has won eight-straight games and improves to 24-3 overall and 12-2 in the Big Ten Conference, while Purdue falls to 23-4 overall and 12-2 in league play.
Summary
• Michigan State went into the break down five points, 36-31, after a 3-pointer from Miles Bridges and a layup from Cassius Winston in the final minute.
• The Boilermakers led from the start and took a 25-16 lead on a 3-pointer from P.J. Thompson at the 7:44 mark.
• MSU responded with an 8-0 run over 2:43 and pulled to within 25-24 on a dunk from Gavin Schilling with 4:40 play.
• Purdue followed with an 11-2 burst and took a 36-26 lead on a layup from Matt Haarms with 1:16 remaining.
• MSU fell behind by eight points, 46-38, early in the second half on a jumper from Isaac Haas at the 16:60 mark ... The Spartans still trailed by seven points, 50-43, after a jumper from Dakota Mathias, but MSU went on a 14-5 run over 7:06 and took a 59-55 lead after a pair of jumpers from Bridges.
• Purdue tied the game back up at 59-all on a jumper from Haas with 5:23 to play, and it was back and forth over the final five minutes, with four lead changes and three ties.
• The Boilermakers went ahead 65-63 on a Haas jumper with 1:05 to play, but Kenny Goins hit a put-back jumper with 48 seconds left to tie the game and after a Purdue miss, MSU called a timeout and Bridges hit his 3-pointer from the right wing, sealing the win.
Key Stats
• Bridges scored 20 points and had three rebounds to lead two players in double figures ... Sophomore guard Cassius Winston added 10 points, 10 assists and tied for a team-high with seven rebounds ... Matt McQuaid scoring nine points, Kenny Goins adding six points, three rebounds and three assists and Gavin Schilling finished with seven points and seven rebounds.
• Michigan State committed only six turnovers during the game, only one in the second half.
• MSU's bench outscored Purdue, 24-7.
• Michigan State had a 37-34 edge in rebounding. • After hitting six 3-pointers in the first half, MSU did not allow Purdue to hit any (0-of-5) in the second half.
Notes
• Michigan State's 24-3 overall record matches the 24-3 start by the 2000-01 team for the best start to a season in the Tom Izzo era.
• This was the second time this season that Michigan State has hosted a team ranked among the Associated Press Top Five teams in the country ... MSU beat then-No. 5 Notre Dame, 81-63, on Dec. 3.
• The game was also the Jud Heathcote Tribute Game, honoring former long-time MSU Head Coach Jud Heathcote, who passed away in August 2017 at the age of 90 ... More than 100 former players, managers and staff were on hand.
• Bridges scored 20 points, his 24th game in double figures and the 10th game this season with at least 20 points.
• Cassius Winston finished with 10 points and 10 assists, his fourth double-double this season and the fifth game of his career with at least 10 points and 10 assists.
• Michigan State received 24 points from its bench ...It was the eighth time this season the bench scored at least 20 points.
• Michigan State's six turnovers tied a season-low (Notre Dame, 12/3/17).
• Michigan State handed out 21 assists, the 13th time this season the team had at least 20.

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[E's Army]

Very entertaining game.