West Lafayette, Ind. — Michigan State was in familiar territory on Thursday night in the First Four of the NCAA Tournament.
Unfortunately for the Spartans, it was a familiar feeling leaving Purdue’s Mackey Arena, a building they haven’t won in since 2014.
Michigan State built a double-digit lead, only to watch UCLA battle back and score the final five points of regulation to force overtime. It was all UCLA from there as the Bruins pulled away for the 86-80 victory, advancing to face BYU on Saturday in Indianapolis.
Aaron Henry scored 16 for Michigan State (15-13), but a pair of turnovers in overtime doomed the Spartans, who also got 12 points from Joshua Langford and 10 from Malik Hall.