BLOOMINGTON — A month ago, to the day, Indiana came away with its best performance in a miserable 13-game stretch, scratching and clawing its way out of the Breslin Center with a 79-75 overtime win.
The Spartans missed a boatload of free throws, were pounded on the offensive glass and let Indiana hit the timeliest of 3-point buckets down the stretch.
And just a month later, it looked like Michigan State (23-6, 14-4 B1G) didn't learn much from that early-season loss. After allowing 20 offensive rebounds in the first meeting, the Hoosiers pounded the Spartans again, pulling down 15, resulting in 10 second chance points en route to a 63-62 win.