Keep the Receipt: Michigan State Hands Game To Purdue, Boilers Return the Gift

Posted by Scott Henry on February-28-2010 Add Comments

It's a rare game where a team can commit 22 turnovers and still win, but that was exactly the game that Michigan State played at Mackey Arena Sunday afternoon in defeating No. 3 ranked Purdue, 53-44.

The Spartans had six separate scoring droughts of 2:30 or longer, but a Robbie Hummel-less Boilermaker squad had no offensive options to answer in the face of the rugged MSU defense.

E'Twaun Moore and JaJuan Johnson managed more than half of Purdue's points, combining for 23, but the junior duo were also 7-of-27 from the floor, perfectly summing up the Boilers' afternoon.

As a team, Purdue could only shoot 30 percent (15-of-50), and were a sickly 6-of-32 in the second half.

Without Hummel's all-around offensive sk...

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