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Recap: Michigan State falls to Duke, 85-76

Michigan State's season has ended with an 85-76 loss to Duke in a second-round NCAA Tournament game.

The Spartans, a No. 7 seed, finish the season 23-13.

After regaining the lead with 5:24 left and expanding it to as many as five points, the Blue Devils responded in the next three minutes and regained the lead with 2:05 left. They never looked back, going on a 13-2 run in the final 2:44.

Michigan State cut into the lead, 80-76, on a layup by Tyson Walker with 49 seconds left, but that was the closest the Spartans would come.