Let’s go Spartans!

With a Purdue loss, that gives the Buckeyes a chance for at least a share of the Big Ten title. Coverage begins 4:00pm on CBS.

Go sparty!!! I'm gonna go throw up now...

MSU win, three way tie and OSU gets the #1 seed in Big Ten tourney based on their 2-1 record vs MSU,Purdue.

God I hope MSU can pull off the upset.

Losing Hummell at home almost makes this a toss-up, should be a good game. Hope Izzo and his crew can pull it off.

ytownfootball wrote: Losing Hummell at home almost makes this a toss-up, should be a good game. Hope Izzo and his crew can pull it off.

Purdue is -4...for a betting man that means MSU is the underdog!

Go Sparty!!

ytownfootball wrote: Losing Hummell at home almost makes this a toss-up, should be a good game. Hope Izzo and his crew can pull it off.

Losing Hummell is big, no doubt. But people seem to forget, they played last year without Hummell quite a bit when he had back problems. He was also injured early in the Minn game, they went on to win. So its not like this is a huge adjustment for Purdue. Grant is the x-factor, and he has been playing very well lately and hit some big time shots vs Minn and OSU. They will miss Hummell...but maybe not as much as many people think.
That being said, GO MSU!

True...understand my mind is grasping at every viable intangible that puts the Bucks in the driver's seat heading into the Big10 tourney, allow me a little homer fan license...

Go Sparty--love the green

Difference between him nt playing lazy year or Minnesota game us that msu had a whole week to prepare, while purdue has to change a few things and have the distraction of having to answer questions about a player being hurt. I think purdue starts out fast but msu wears them down.

centralbucksfan wrote:

ytownfootball wrote: Losing Hummell at home almost makes this a toss-up, should be a good game. Hope Izzo and his crew can pull it off.

Losing Hummell is big, no doubt. But people seem to forget, they played last year without Hummell quite a bit when he had back problems. He was also injured early in the Minn game, they went on to win. So its not like this is a huge adjustment for Purdue. Grant is the x-factor, and he has been playing very well lately and hit some big time shots vs Minn and OSU. They will miss Hummell...but maybe not as much as many people think.
That being said, GO MSU!

I think they will be fine without Hummel the rest of this B10 season. But not in the post-season, I think it bites them then.

Also, while Purdue DID beat Minny....they were up like 16 with him in the game (Im not sure exactly) but they did blow a double digit lead when he went down.

Grant has been terrible the entire year, but when they needed him (vs Minny) he stepped up. He knows he has to help the team now and did that vs Minny, we will see what he can do now that he has had time to think about his importance vs being thrust into it mid-game. The pressure may get to him, but I think he plays well.

Ultimately I am with you on the importance of Hummel to Purdue for the immediate future, but long-term (IE, the tourney's) he will be missed badly.

Almost that time!

Purdue in the Bonus w/ 13:57 to go in the 1st half .... sheesh

18-14 MSU w/ 8 minutes to play in the half

Purdue receiving some very questionable calls .... tied at 24 with a little over 3 minutes left in the half

28-26 Purdue Halftime

I hope it's the LUCAS show in the second half.

What a sloppy game!

Thank God USA Canada is on, otherwise more people would be witnessing this slop bucket.

btw, Kramer gutsy, but I loathe him.

Terrible basketball, Ohio State is head and shoulders above these two now.

Sparty up 8 w/ 11 minutes to go!

Wow! Moore's 3-point shot goes in-and-out, then Michigan State hits a 3. Two huge possessions.

COME ON STATE!!! Finish these Boilermakers!

Michigan State better not choke this game away!