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With Michigan's loss, let's slow the hype for MSU vs. U-M rivalry games

Lansing State Journal columnist Graham Couch and Freep beat writer Chris Solari analyze MSU's 70-64 win at Nebraska. Graham Couch and Chris Solari, Lansing State Journal

Michigan State felt the fury of the road crowd and nearly flinched from fatigue in Nebraska’s final flurry.

A couple ill-advised fouls and defensive breakdowns led to a few easy Cornhuskers buckets that chopped the Spartans’ late lead from 12 to four, but they survived and flew home with a not-as-close-as-it-appeared 70-64 win Thursday night.