La'Darius Jefferson takes the handoff on first down and bounces outside for a gain of 4 yards. Jefferson gets it again on second down, this time on a pitch, and gets 4 yards again to make it third-and-2 at the 41-yard-line. Michigan State converts on third down for the first time tonight with an option play that results in an 8-yard gain from Brian Lewerke. It's Michigan State's longest run of the night.
Lewerke scrambles again and gains 7 yards before he slides to the turf. Marcelino Ball receives a personal foul for targeting and is ejected. Ball is the last person that Indiana's defense can afford to lose.