BOO BUIE

Boo Buie scored 26 points and Northwestern beat No. 15 Indiana 84-83 for its second road victory against a ranked opponent this season.

EAST LANSING – A Michigan State team that’s lost its way on defense couldn’t get a stop when it needed one the most in a Big Ten-opening upset loss. Michigan State (5-4, 0-1) has now lost back-to-back games for the first time all season after falling by 18 on Wednesday at Notre Dame. Michigan State got one of its guards back, when Jaden Akins returned after a four-game absence due to a foot injury. Bu Northwestern climbed back to lead at halftime and Michigan State faltered in the second half when it lost its best guard. Hoggard and Sissoko had 12 points apiece to pace Michigan State, while Hauser had 10 points but shot just 3-for-12.

Freshman Caleb Houstan scored 18 points, DeVante' Jones added 15 points with six assists, and Michigan escaped with a 72-70 victory over Northwestern on Wednesday night.

Ryan Young had 18 points and eight rebounds, helping Northwestern hold on to beat No. 10 Michigan State 64-62 for its first road win over a top 10 team in nearly five years.

Gabe Brown scored 20 points, Marcus Bingham Jr. added 13 and No. 10 Michigan State rallied from a 13-point first-half deficit for a 73-67 victory over Northwestern.

Dickinson scored 15 of his 19 points in the second half, and the 16th-ranked Wolverines routed No. Wagner, Chaundee Brown, and Eli Brooks scored 14 points apiece for the Wolverines (9-0, 4-0). Michigan took control toward the end of the first half and then quickly extended its lead early in the second. Michigan led 34-29 near the end of the first half when the Wolverines made three 3-pointers to go up 43-29 at the break. “We tried to make a push at the end of the first half,” Northwestern coach Chris Collins said.

Boo Buie scored a career-high 30 points and Northwestern beat Michigan State for the first time in almost a decade, holding off the No. Northwestern (4-1) stopped a 12-game slide in the series with its first victory over Michigan State since Jan. 14, 2012. Aaron Henry scored 11 points for Michigan State (6-1), and Malik Hall finished with 10 points and nine boards. Michigan State looked rusty early on and a fired-up Northwestern team took advantage. “We just didn’t come to play,” Michigan State guard Joshua Langford said.

EVANSTON, Ill. – A few short weeks ago, Tom Izzo was entertaining questions about this Michigan State team being one of the best defensive squads of his tenure. Izzo said he thought his team’s defensive issues were a result of effort and slowed down the Spartans’ fast break. In a season where it’s particularly difficult to judge teams, with fewer games than normal and key players often missing, Michigan State may have been anointed a defensive stalwart a bit early. Now, it will be clear where Michigan State needs to improve. “We didn’t look at all like a Michigan State basketball team,” Izzo said.

(AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)EVANSTON, Ill. – Boo Buie scored a career-high 30 points and Northwestern beat Michigan State for the first time in almost a decade, topping the No. Northwestern (4-1, 1-0 Big Ten) stopped a 12-game slide in the series with its first victory over Michigan State since Jan. 14, 2012. 4 Michigan State on Jan. 27, 1979. Aaron Henry scored 11 points for Michigan State (6-1, 0-1), and Malik Hall finished with 10 points and nine boards. Michigan State looked rusty early on and a fired-up Northwestern team took advantage.