LIVE BLOG: Follow Indiana's Game With Michigan State in Real Time

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Welcome INSIDE Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall for the huge showdown today between Indiana and Michigan State, two teams that desperately need a win.

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FINAL: MICHIGAN STATE 78, INDIANA 71. That's a bad, bad collapse in the second half by Indiana, blowing a 10-point lead. Indiana had a 50-44 lead with 11:48 to go and fell apart from there, getting outside 33-21. GAME STORY TO COME.

2:02 p.m. – Indiana fouls Rocket Watts quickly, and he makes one of two. 76-71. Al Durham and Armaan Franklin miss threes on the other end and it's Michigan State ball with 10.6 to go. Joshua Langford fouled right away. He makes them both.

2:01 p;m. – Armaan Franklin hits a contested three from the top of the key to make it 75-71 with 35.8 seconds to go, and Indiana gets a quick timeout. Too little too late? We'll see.

1:59 p.m. – Indiana's defense just hasn't been good in the second half. Michigan State is 17-for-30 from the field (56.7 percent) and 5-for-9 from three (55.5 percent.).

1:55 p.m. – We finally get to the final media timeout and there's just 1:38 left in the game. Got a little frantic there on both sides. Indiana trails 72-64, with Al Durham, who's been awful all night, heading to the free throw line for two after getting fouled on a drive to the basket. He only has two points all night.

1:50 – Gabe Brown is killing the Hoosiers. He's hit three three-pointers in a row to spur this Michigan State run. It;s 70-=60 with 3:55 to go.

1:45 p.m. – And now the rout is on, just like that. An Aaron Henry dunk after a turnover gives Michigan State a 64-56 lead with 6:01 to go. This game has turned in a hurry, which is what happens when guys are struggling. Trayce Jackson-Davis (28), Race Thompson (13) and Armaan Franklin (10) have 51 of Indiana's 56 points. The rest of the Hoosiers are 1-for-15 shooting or three points in a combined 87 minutes.

1:40 p.m. – An inspired Michigan State team that's obviously sick of losing has gone on an 18-5 run to get up by five at 57-52, its biggest lead of the game. Trayce Jackson-Davis answers for IU, and is fouled. The under-8 media timeout stops play. 57-54 with 7:36 to go, with the free throw pending.

1:36 p.m – Armaan Franklin picks up his fourth foul with 9:03 to go on a block call against Joshua Langford on a drive. He scores and makes the free throw and now we're tied at 52-52. Jackson-Davis misses a floater for Indiana, and then Aaron Henry scores to finally give Michigan State a lead.

1:30 p.m. – If you had 1:30 in the pool for Khristian Lander's first airball, you're the winner. He turned it over with a bad pass on the next possession and was quickly replaced. Michigan State scores on a Joshua Langford three-pointer on the other end and it's suddenly a one-point game.

1:25 p.m. – Second media timeout now, and the lead is down to four at 48-44 Indiana. Fifteen of Indiana's 18 points have come inside from Trayce Jackson-Davis (8) and Race Thompson (7). Armaan Franklin has a three-pointer, and that's it. Aaron Henry has eight himself this half, and he's working hard to keep his Spartans in it.

1:15 p.m. If you were wondering, the last time Indiana owned a four-game winning streak against Michigan State it was on March 7, 1981 on the final day of the regular season. Ray Tolbert had 17 and Isiah Thomas had 14 in Indiana's easy 69-48 win at East Lansing. They would win a national title three weeks later. Here's the box score:

1:09 p.m. – The Hoosiers come out blazing to open the second half, too, and they've got the lead built back up to nine points, at 38-29. All the points coming inside, too, with five from Race Thompson and three from Trayce Jackson-Davis. Michigan State has four fouls this half already, and Tom Izzo needs a timeout with 17:24 to go.

HALFTIME – The good news: We're at the turn, and the Hoosiers lead 30-26, with Trayce Jackson-Davis leading the way. He has 14 points already, along with five rebounds. He's also 6-for-7 from the free throw line, which is always a good sign. The bad news: Since that 19-6 lead, the Hoosiers scored only 11 points in the final 11:15 of the half. Had a lot of good looks at the rim, too, and couldn't get them down. The Hoosiers are 10-for-30 from the field, and just 2-for-10 from three.

12:39 p.m. – Aaron Henry, the Ben Davis product, scores on a drive and now we're tied at 26. Then Al Durham hits two free throws at the 1:11 mark to put Indiana back ahead. Archie Miller calls his use-it-or-lose-it timeout, and Indiana scores on a nice out of bounds play on a lob from Armaan Franklin to Trayce Jackson-Davis.

12:35 – Remember that 19-6 lead that Indiana had? Well, it's pretty much gone now. Michigan State finally finding its groove on offense and it's 26-24 now and the final media timeout of the half. There's 3:25 to go, and now it's more like a Big Ten game, one possession at a time. Indiana just 9-for-27 from the field so far, but 6-for-7 from the line, all from Trayce Jackson-Davis.

MY TWO CENTS – Just got a nice note from a friend. "Congratulations on our 5-year anniversary'' it said with a lot of laugh emojis. I had to think long and hard about that one, and then I realized that on Feb. 20, 2016 – five years ago today – Indiana beat Purdue. Ouch. That's 1,827 days now since Indiana has beaten Purdue. Those guys, always poking the bear.

12:24 p.m. – Third media timeout now. Indiana 1-for-9 from three but still leading. That's odd.

12:18 p.m. – Indiana has been on the opposite end of these 16-4 deficits most of the year, but now they enjoy a double-digit lead early for a change. Defensive effort is tremendous. Michigan State 3-for-11 shooting with EIGHT turnovers already. We're at the second media timeout now and Indiana leads 19-8 with 9:25 to go.

12:16 – Another steal by Race Thompson inside. The Hoosier forward now has FIVE steals already in this game. Already a career high.

12:08 p.m. – For a team known for its notoriously slow starts, it's a good one for Indiana today. We're at the first media timeout, and the Hoosiers led 8-2. All the points coming right at the rim. Trayce Jackson-Davis has six quick points and Race Thompson has the other two. The story is Indiana's defense though. They've forced four Michigan State turnovers already.

12:02 p.m. – Indiana scores on its first possession with Trayce Jackson-Davis scoring right at the rim. No double team, which we discussed in our three keys in how to watch the game. Next possession it's the same thing, and he scores over Julius Marble, and gets fouled. It's 5-2 Indiana. CLICK HERE

11:55 a.m. – Same five starters for Indiana. Trayce Jackson-Davis and Race Thompson up front, with Al Durham, Armaan Franklin and Rob Phinisee at the guard spots.

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