Columbus, Ohio – Michigan State’s spiral continued on Thursday night as Ohio State was the latest team to light up the scoreboard and roll to an easy victory over the Spartans.
The Buckeyes, who entered the game with back-to-back losses and were without two key parts of their playing rotation, scored the first 13 points of the game, weathered a quick rebound in the first half and pulled away in the second half for an 80-69 victory at Value City Arena.
It was the seventh loss in nine games for Michigan State (19-11, 10-9 Big Ten) as it limps into the regular-season finale at home Sunday against Maryland, its status as an NCAA Tournament team growing more tenuous by the game.