INDIANAPOLIS -- Adreian Payne and Michigan State have that March look again, and
the Spartans think their best basketball is in front of them.
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another showdown with Michigan. Payne scored 18 points, Branden Dawson had 14
and No. 22 Michigan State beat No. 12 Wisconsin 83-75 on Saturday to reach the
Big Ten tournament championship. The third-seeded Spartans (25-8) won
consecutive games for the first time since an 11-game run ended in January. They
will meet the top-seeded Wolverines in the final on Sunday. "Were just
scratching the surface," Payne said. "We didnt play at a high level before just
because we havent had time for everyone to play together for a long period of
time. This tournament has been great because weve been able to play with each
other more and were starting to look better." Dawson scored in double figures
for the second straight game after getting off to a slow start in his return
from a broken right hand. He went 6 for 8 from the field as the Spartans shot 56
per cent against the defence-minded Badgers. The Spartans went on a 16-1 run in
the first half and took a 37-16 lead when Gary Harris scored with 5:39 left
before halftime. "I thought we played some of our best basketball of the year in
that first five minutes," coach Tom Izzo said. "Wisconsin is very good. I
thought we played awfully well." Frank Kaminsky had 28 points and Sam Dekker
added 11 points and seven boards for the second-seeded Badgers (26-7), who were
outrebounded 32-28 by the Spartans. Michigan State was swept by Michigan during
the regular season, but it has a perfect record in conference title games. The
Spartans last championship came in a win over Ohio State in 2012. The first half
against Wisconsin was one of the best periods Michigan State has played all
season. Traevon Jacksons layup helped Wisconsin close to 21-15 with 10:43 left
in the first half, but the Spartans responded with a 16-1 run that included
three three-point plays. Payne scored and Denzel Valentine hit a 3-pointer to
give the Spartans a 26-15 lead. Then Dawson was fouled on a layup and made the
ensuing foul shot. Bronson Koening made a free throw for the Badgers before
Payne and Travis Trice had consecutive three-point plays. Trice then forced a
turnover and Harris scored on a fast-break layup to increase the lead to 21 with
5:39 left in the first half. It was pretty much a total breakdown for the
Badgers in the first half, a surprising start for a team that was being
mentioned as a possibility for a No. 1 seed in the upcoming NCAA tournament.
"Ball movement, body movement, shot selection, its never just one thing,"
Wisconsin coach Bo Ryan said. "Its a combination of things. We werent very
fluid, but we found that fluidity." Wisconsin trailed 43-26 at the break, but it
rallied in the second half. Dekkers dunk capped an 8-2 spurt that trimmed
Michigan States lead to 51-41 with 15:02 remaining. The Badgers got within seven
when Jackson made a pair of free throws with under four minutes to play and
again when Jackson hit a 3 with 51 seconds remaining. But the rally fizzled from
there. "We dug ourselves a hole in the first half and we were trying to climb
out of that hole that entire second half," Kaminsky said. "We didnt have enough
left in the tank to get over that." Jackson finished with 10 points for
Wisconsin, which shot 28 per cent in the first half. The Badgers have dropped
two of their last three games and lost for the first time this season on a
neutral court.
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