EAST LANSING — For the second time in four days, No. 9 Michigan State basketball found itself in a dogfight at home with one of the Big Ten’s cellar-dwellers.
Turning the ball over. Giving up offensive rebounds. Fighting to find production from its post players.
Another wild ending.
Marcus Bingham Jr. was fouled with 0.7 seconds to play, but missed the front end of a 1-and-1 free-throw situation, and Northwestern handed the Spartans their first Big Ten loss of the season, 64-62, on Saturday afternoon at Breslin Center.
That ended a nine-game win streak for No.