Back to the Michigan State Spartans Newsfeed

Neil's Notebook: Spartans Use OT to Knock Off Ferris State

By Neil Koepke
MSUSpartans.com staff writer

EAST LANSING -- For Michigan State, it was one of games in which you're in control for 35 minutes, have a good lead and confident about an ensuing victory.

But then things change and suddenly on your heels and hanging on in the third period, trying to avoid a gut-wrenching defeat.

But in the end, the Spartans on Friday found a way to play over some mistakes, keep their composure and emerge with an exciting 3-2 overtime victory over Ferris State in non-conference game in front of 4,599 fans at Munn Arena.