No. 12 Indiana Falls to No. 19 Michigan State on the Road

Eric Gordon nets 22, but Hoosiers fall short to unbeaten-at-home Spartans.


Eric Gordon and Michigan State's Drew Naymick and Goran Suton fight for a rebound. (AP Photo/Al Goldis)

March 2, 2008

EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) - Raymar Morgan scored 12 of his 20 points early to help No. 19 Michigan State build a big lead over No. 12 Indiana and the Spartans went on to beat the Hoosiers 103-74 on Sunday, finishing undefeated at home and handing Dan Dakich his first loss as interim coach.

Michigan State (23-6, 11-5 Big Ten) led 59-31 at halftime after making 78 percent of its shots, including nine 3-pointers.

Eric Gordon scored 22 and D.J. White had 14 points and 12 rebounds for the Hoosiers (24-5, 13-3) who had a chance to pull into a three-way tie with Big Ten leaders Wisconsin and Purdue.

Indiana won its first two games with Dakich in charge following Kelvin Sampson's resignation.

Drew Neitzel scored 17 points in his final home game, Goran Suton had 17 points, Kalin Lucas scored 14 and Chris Allen added 11 for the Spartans, who won all 17 of their games this season at the Breslin Center, where Indiana has lost 14 straight.

 

 

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