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Louisville falls to Michigan State 71-67

By Sam Draut–

Twenty-fourth ranked Louisville fell to third-ranked Michigan State 71-67 in East Lansing, Michigan on Wednesday after leading for nearly 35 minutes of the game.

Led by fifth-year senior graduate transfer Damion Lee, who finished with 23 points on eight of 15 shooting, Louisville opened up with 13 point first half lead before fading away in the final eight minutes of the game.

Michigan State (8-0) took its first lead of game with 6:47 left in the second half, completing the comeback and then opening up to a decisive 65-58 lead with just under two minutes remaining.