Branden Dawson leaves Kentucky’s John Calipari in disgust as he finishes off this huge slam during Michigan State’s 10-0 run to start the game. Dawson also tipped in an offensive rebound to seal the game for the Spartans as No. 2 Michigan State defeated No. 1 Kentucky 78-74.
Despite the loss, acclaimed Wildcats freshman Julius Randall finished with 27 points and 13 rebounds on 9-of-14 shooting from the field and 9-of-15 shooting from the free throw line. But Tom Izzo‘s team pestered him enough in the post that he turned the ball over seven times.
After Dawson’s dunk finished the 10-0 start, the Spartans never trailed even as Randall and Kentucky came storming back. Dawson tipped a ball in with 4.4 seconds left to extend Michigan State’s lead to four. That was all she wrote. The No. 1 team in the country lost to the No. 2 team in the country. College basketball is back. Next up tonight, Andrew Wiggins and Jabari Parker as Kansas and Duke do battle.
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