MSU was in for a rough week: UMD at home, @ Iowa two days later, and then @ Purdue two days after that long road trip to Iowa city. Oh, and still missing one starter in Langford and Ahrens, our 7th or 8th man.
MSU couldn’t execute on offense in the first half, and didn’t deign to guard any of Purdue’s bench players letting Wheeler, Haarms, and Hunter jr go 9-10 from the field for 22 points. Goins and Tillman competed for least-good big man in the first half, and Henry stole first prize as worst back-court player in the first half in a runaway performance of head-shaking decisions and plays.