[As always, this data is sack-adjusted. Check out Bill Connelly's Five Factors here. Nebraska's kneeldown to end the first half has been removed.]
Pace Issues (And not in the Macgarrett Kings sense)
I'm not sure what the coaching staff could do about this one, but after a blistering start to the game, the pace slowed considerably in the second half; MSU had 7 drives in the first half compared to 5 in the second half. It's always hard to argue with a nearly-nine minute drive like MSU had to dry up the majority of the fourth quarter and take a two-touchdown lead.