WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Cassius Winston took the outlet pass and turned up the court like he has done unfettered so many times this season.
This time, someone was waiting for him: Purdue’s Trevion Williams, who missed the shot but stuck around knowing Michigan State basketball’s point guard would be prepared to run the fast break. Or try to.
The ball popped free. Winston and Williams dove for it on the floor. A change of possession. Boilermaker ball.
That pretty much summed up Sunday for the No. 8 Spartans.
“We got punched in the mouth today,” Winston said afterward.