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Michigan State collapses in final minutes, loses to Iowa 112-106 in OT

Iowa City, Iowa – Michigan State was in position for a critical road victory on Saturday at Iowa, leading by 13 points with two minutes to play.

Instead, the Spartans head home after one of the most miraculous collapses in recent memory.

Iowa made five 3-pointers in the final 36 seconds of regulation to force overtime, where it pulled away for a 112-106 victory at a delirious Carver-Hawkeye Arena.

The Spartans did their best to hold off the surge, including at the free-throw line. But a split late from Jaden Akins and another from A.