The Spartans were starting to click. Nick Ward finished off a 3-point play out of the timeout and hustled down the floor after a Kansas miss, where he was led perfectly by Cassius Winston for a layup that cut the MSU deficit to two. Unfortunately, Ward picked up his third foul the next time down the floor and had to take a seat on the bench.
After Kansas went back up by six, Matt McQuaid and Alvin Ellis converted on big buckets and the Spartans trail by just one at 54-53 with 12:14 remaining.
Jayhawks holding off Spartans
Josh Jackson came out of nowhere to reject an Alvin Ellis layup and got into its transition offense and got a 3-pointer from Devonte' Graham.