Mich State Rallies from 27 down to beat Northwestern!

[Tugg Speedman]

One of the biggest comebacks in NCAA history.

http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=400986571

Michigan State was down 22 at the break after trailing by as much as 27. Duke holds the record for the largest halftime deficit overcome in a victory, rallying from 29 down to beat Tulane on Dec. 30, 1950.

The Wildcats gave themselves a great chance at their first win over a Top 5 team since 1979 even though star guard Bryant McIntosh sat out with a shoulder injury.

The Spartans outscored Northwestern 29-4 over the first 14 1/2 minutes after the break, tying it on Nick Ward's tip-in and taking their first lead of the game at 56-53 on Jaren Jackson's three-point play with 5:26 remaining.

[augoman]

OMG.  Now I remember why I quit watching/attending their games.

[GB Warrior]

Guess Marquette got the lesser demotivator of the Coach K tree

[GooooMarquette]

It's impressive enough to rally from a 27-point deficit, but they did it in a game where the final score was only 65-60.

Think about that.

[tower912]

43-16.    Northwestern scored 11 in the second half. 

[MU82]

43-16.    Northwestern scored 11 in the second half.

Only 3 buckets all half. You'd think a few more would fall in accidentally.

[GooooMarquette]

Only 3 buckets all half. You'd think a few more would fall in accidentally.

They probably would have scored more if they just dribbled to midcourt and jacked it up from there all night...

[warriorchick]

Only 3 buckets all half. You'd think a few more would fall in accidentally.

Yep. This wasn't an amazing MSU comeback as much as it was a complete collapse of Northwestern.

[MU82]

They probably would have scored more if they just dribbled to midcourt and jacked it up from there all night...

True.

A few of the girls on the HS team I assistant coach hit a surprisingly high percentage of half-court shots when they are just messing around before or after practice!

I'm not sure when in the modern era a major-college team has made only 3 baskets in a half - let alone a team that was coming off an NCAA tournament season. Pretty amazing, really.

[GB Warrior]

When I think of atrocious B10 performances, I always think of this one: http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/playbyplay?gameId=310700275.

But neither team was as bad as NU was in the 2nd half.