Indiana's 12-game winning streak came to an end as Keith Appling scored 25 points to lead Michigan State to an 80-65 victory Wednesday at Breslin Center.
Christian Watford scored 26 points for IU.
Here are the highlights.
Key play: More like monumental play. Adreian Payne made a free throw with 5:11 left in the game, Michigan State's 20th unanswered point.
Key number(s): IU had an amazing run (25-2) to take a second-half lead. But it was the 20-0 run by the Spartans later in the half that proved to be the difference.
More notes: Verdell Jones III scored 11 points as he returned from an injury in the second half against UMBC. … The Hoosiers attempted just nine foul shots, making five. IU came into the game averaging 20.8 free-throws made per game. … Christian Watford became the 43rd Hoosier to score 1,000 career points. He came into the contest 21 points shy of the mark.
Quotable:
"It's just an absolute learning process, this league is, this time of the year is. Our guys are learning all year long inside the games, and I have no reason to believe they won't continue to learn. We'll make the corrections. We'll get better."
- IU coach Tom Crean
