Minnesota came up short in East Lansing, falling to Michigan State 71-69 at the Breslin Center. With the loss, the Gophers fall to 10-4 on the season and 1-4 in conference play. Eric Curry led all Minnesota scorers with 19 points.
Moral victories are stupid, so I am not going to call this a moral victory. I am going to say that it is fun to watch a team that on paper has little business competing with a top 10 team making a top 10 team beat them on a buzzer beater. Michigan State’s celebration after the game made clear that the Spartans felt lucky to escape the game with a win.