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LIVE BLOG: Follow No. 3 Purdue Basketball at Michigan State in Real Time

No. 3 Purdue basketball (16-1, 5-1 Big Ten) is on the road for a matchup with Michigan State (12-5, 4-2) on Monday at the Breslin Center. Here is our live blog, which will keep you up to date on all the news in real time, straight from press row.

D.J. Fezler

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EAST LANSING, Mich. — Purdue basketball is back on the road Monday for a game against Michigan State at the Breslin Center. Tipoff is scheduled for 2:30 p.m. ET in a pivotal Big Ten conference matchup. 

The No. 3-ranked Boilermakers are undefeated away from Mackey Arena this season, but the Spartans enter the contest with just one loss on their home court. 

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Follow along down below as Purdue basketball faces another road test and looks to keep its lead atop the Big Ten standings: 

4:53 p.m. ET, FINAL — Purdue 64, Michigan State 63

Zach Edey gets the ball in a one-on-one situation and delivers the game-winning basket inside the paint with 2.2 seconds left. He finishes with a career-high 32 points to go along with 17 rebounds. The Spartans had 1.8 seconds on the clock after Brandon Newman tipped a long in-bounds pass out of bounds. 

4:41 p.m. ET — Tyson Walker dances through the Purdue defense and hits a pull-up jumper to give Michigan State a 63-62 advantage. the Boilermakers have 10.8 seconds on the clock to put together a game-winning opportunity after a timeout. 

4:39 p.m. ET — Fletcher Loyer hits two free throws to take a one-point lead with 32.5 seconds left. 

4:29 p.m. ET — Matt Painter calls a timeout after a long 2-pointer from Tyson Walker. He has the last 10 points for Michigan State and 28 for the game on 11-of-21 shooting. 

4:28 p.m. ET — Fletcher Loyer is up to 15 points after knocking down a pair of free throws. He has the last seven points for Purdue. 

4:21 p.m. ET — Purdue and Michigan State trading blows in the last couple of possessions. The Spartans lead 57-55 after back-to-back 3-pointers from Tyson Walker, but the Boilermakers have responded after each shot. Fletcher Loyer heads to the free-throw line after the media timeout. 

4:20 p.m. ET — Caleb Furst answers a huge 3-pointer by Tyson Walker with a 3 of his own in the corner. But on the very next possession, Walker hits another 3-pointer for Michigan State to take a four-point lead. 

4:18 p.m. ET — Improvision from Fletcher Loyer leads to a long jump shot from inside the 3-point line. The freshman guard has eight points. 

4:16 p.m. ET — Still no field goals for Purdue in the last four-plus minutes. The Boilermakers are shooting 36% from the field. They are in the bonus, which is huge for the rest of the game. 

4:13 p.m. ET — Ethan Morton has seen a lot of opportunities on offense, but nothing going for him. He's 0-of-7 from the field. 

4:08 p.m. ET, UNDER 8 — Purdue leads 43-40 with 8:00 left in the game. The Boilermakers have no field goals in the last two-plus minutes. 

4:05 p.m. ET — Mady Sissoko exits the game for Michigan State after being called for his third foul. 

3:56 p.m. ET, UNDER 12 — It's now a 7-0 run for Purdue, which leads Michigan State 39-35 with 11:47 left to play in the game. Zach Edey has the last five points for the Boilermakers. 

3:55 p.m. ET — Zach Edey has 24 points after knocking down a free throw on an and-one. He leads all scorers, and Purdue has needed every bit of his effort on the offensive end of the floor. 

3:49 p.m. ET, UNDER 16 — Purdue was 1-of-9 from the field before Fletcher Loyer hit on a transition 3-pointer for the Boilermakers. Michigan State leads 35-32 with 13:57 left to play. Tyson Walker is hitting tough shots for the Spartans and leads the way with 16 points. 

3:43 p.m. ET — Michigan State scored the opening five points of the second half to take a 30-27 lead. The Spartans beginning to double Zach Edey in the post to force others to score. 

3:25 p.m. ET, HALFTIME — Purdue goes into the locker room ahead of Michigan State 27-25 after leading by as many as 13 points. The Boilermakers made just one shot from the field in the final six minutes before the break. 

3:23 p.m. ET — Tyson Walker drills a 3-pointer with eight seconds left before halftime, forcing Purdue to call a timeout. Michigan State trails by just two points after the Boilermakers led by as many as 13 in the first half. 

3:20 p.m. ET — Purdue in the bonus here with just under two minutes left. The Boilermakers have struggled from the field to end the first half, and free throw attempts give them a chance to disrupt a strong run before halftime. 

3:14 p.m. ET — Purdue up 24-16 over Michigan State with 3:47 left before halftime. The Boilermakers haven't scored in two minutes. Zach Edey is getting one-on-one matchups but is just 7-of-15 from the field. The rest of the team is a combined 3-of-10. 

3:12 p.m. ET — A.J. Hoggard recognizes a mismatch in the paint with Fletcher Loyer defending and takes the freshman guard to the basket to score through a foul. Hoggard hits on the subsequent free throw attempt, and Michigan State has now scored five straight points. 

3:09 p.m. ET — Tom Izzo calls for a timeout as Purdue goes ahead by 13 points here in the first half. The Breslin Center erupted in response to a foul call on Mady Sissoko. He was wrestled to the floor by Zach Edey as both were looking to come down with a rebound. 

3:02 p.m. ET, UNDER 8 — Zach Edey has scored the last six points for Purdue to give the team a 20-11 lead over Michigan State with 7:24 left in the first half. He leads all scorers with 12 points on 6-of-12 shooting. 

2:53 p.m. ET, UNDER 12 — Purdue on a 10-0 run over the last three-plus minutes to take a 14-5 lead over Michigan State. The Spartans are 2-of-11 from the field and have four turnovers with 11:34 still to play in the first half. 

2:51 p.m. ET — Mason Gillis nails a 3-pointer from the top of the key in rhythm. Purdue now 2-of-3 from deep to start the game. Michigan State is just 2-of-10 from the field. 

2:49 p.m. ET — Fletcher Loyer buries a 3-pointer for Purdue after the quick break. He and Braden Smith have shot well from deep since returning to Big Ten play. Will be interesting to see the type of pull-up opportunities Smith will have if Michigan State continues to leave Zach Edey one-on-one in the paint. 

2:45 p.m. ET, UNDER 16 — Purdue leads Michigan State 6-5 with 14:10 left to play before halftime. A slow start offensively for both sides, but Zach Edey leads the way for the Boilermakers. He's 3-of-8 from the field and is seeing plenty of one-on-one opportunities. 

2:44 p.m. ET — Zach Edey with all six points for Purdue before the first media timeout. His latest was a two-handed dunk off a lob from Braden Smith. 

2:41 p.m. ET — Zach Edey gets the first bucket of the game for Purdue. Tough defense from both teams so far. He adds another basket off an offensive rebound to give the team its first lead of the game. 

2:40 p.m. ET — Nothing going for Purdue so far in the opening minutes. The Boilermakers have missed their first four shots from the field, including three near the paint. 

Tipoff — Michigan State wins the opening tip, and Purdue forces the Spartans into an early turnover. Ethan Morton defending A.J. Hoggard. 

Purdue starters: 

  • Freshman guard Braden Smith
  • Freshman guard Fletcher Loyer 
  • Junior guard Ethan Morton 
  • Sophomore forward Caleb Furst 
  • Junior center Zach Edey

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D.J. Fezler is a staff writer for BoilermakersCountry.com. Hailing from The Region, he is from Cedar Lake in Northwest Indiana and has spent the last two years covering Purdue football and basketball. 

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