INDIANAPOLIS — Losing two point guards less than three minutes into the game might have been a sign that it wasn't Michigan State's day.
Tyson Walker was the first to go down, rolling his left ankle while racing down the court. A.J. Hoggard was next, though he returned to the game and nearly led a remarkable second-half comeback.
Instead, Michigan State's run at the Big Ten tournament ended on Saturday as No. 3 seed Purdue built a double-digit lead then hit big shot after big shot down the stretch to hold of the seventh-seeded Spartans, 75-70, to advance to Sunday's championship game against Iowa.
