Carson Cooper scored 15 points to lead No. 13 Michigan State to a 76-74 win at No. 8 Purdue in a Big Ten contest on Thursday in West Lafayette, Ind.
Kur Teng scored 13 points and Jeremy Fears Jr. added 12 points for Michigan State (23-5, 13-4), which won in West Lafayette for the first time since 2014.
Braden Smith had 12 points and 10 assists, and Jack Benter came off the bench to score 11 points in defeat for Purdue (22-6, 12-5).
Leading 76-74 in the final minute, Michigan State failed to get a shot off before the shot clock expired, and Purdue took possession with 26.1 seconds remaining in the game.
Purdue put the ball in the hands of Trey Kaufman-Renn, who missed a hook shot in the lane that was rebounded by Michigan State’s Cam Ward.
A 46.1 percent free-throw shooter, Ward went to the free-throw line with 8.1 seconds remaining and missed the front end of a one-and-one.
After getting the rebound and calling a timeout with 3.4 seconds left, Purdue inbounded the ball to Smith, who missed a 3-pointer just before the buzzer sounded to end the game.
Trailing 72-64 with over four minutes left, Purdue went on an 8-2 run to cut Michigan State’s lead to 74-72 with 2:16 remaining.
Ahead 66-64 with 5:48 remaining, Michigan State scored six straight to take a 72-64 lead with 4:11 left, forcing a Purdue timeout.
Trailing 42-38 with 18:15 remaining, Michigan State went on a 9-2 run to take a 47-44 lead with 15:35 left.
Purdue answered and took a 56-55 lead with 11:28 remaining, but Michigan State responded with seven straight to take a 62-56 lead with 10:00 left.
The game was close throughout the first half, with Michigan State going on a 10-0 run to take a 16-13 lead with 12:28 left until halftime.
Purdue rallied to take a 28-24 lead with 6:43 to go in the half and held a 39-36 lead at halftime.
–Field Level Media
