No. 13 Michigan State beats No. 8 Purdue 76-74

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Carson Cooper scored 15 points, Kur Teng had 13 and No. 13 Michigan State survived Braden Smith’s missed 3-point attempt with one second left for a 76-74 victory over No. 8 Purdue on Thursday night.

Jeremy Fears Jr. added 12 and Coen Carr had 11 for the Spartans (23-5, 13-4 Big Ten), who ended a seven-game losing streak at Purdue.

Smith, who became the fifth player in Division I history to reach 1,000 career assists, finished with 12 points and 10 assists for Purdue (22-6, 12-5). Jack Benter had 11 points for the Boilermakers.

After Smith’s two free throws cut the deficit to 66-64 with 5:48 left, the Spartans responded with a 6-0 run. Trailing 74-67, Smith made a 3-pointer and a layup to cut the lead to 74-72 with 2:16 to play.

Trailing 76-74, Purdue’s Trey Kaufman-Renn missed a chance to tie the game with a jumper in the lane with 8 seconds remaining. Michigan State’s Cam Ward missed the start of the one-on-one. The Boilermakers got the rebound and called a timeout with 3.4 seconds left to set up the final shot.

Michigan State shot 53% while Purdue hit 49%. Purdue had nine turnovers, three more than Michigan State.

The Boilermakers led 39-36 at halftime. Michigan State hit 48% in the first half with seven lead changes.

Oscar Cluff, who had all 10 of his points in the first half, scored to give Purdue a 36-34 lead with 2:55 left in the first half.

Purdue made 6 of 11 3-pointers in the first half while Michigan State was 3 of 9.

Purdue’s largest lead in the first half was 13-6, but the Spartans responded with a 10-0 run for a 16-13 lead with 12:28 left in the half.

To be continued

• Michigan State: At Indiana on Sunday.
• Purdue: At Ohio State on Sunday.