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Michigan State Basketball: 5 bold predictions for mammoth Nebraska battle

By Connor Muldowney

EAST LANSING, MI - DECEMBER 3: Cassius Winston #5 of the Michigan State Spartans drives to the basket against Glynn Watson Jr. #5 of the Nebraska Cornhuskers at Breslin Center on December 3, 2017 in East Lansing, Michigan. (Photo by Rey Del Rio/Getty Images)
EAST LANSING, MI - DECEMBER 3: Cassius Winston #5 of the Michigan State Spartans drives to the basket against Glynn Watson Jr. #5 of the Nebraska Cornhuskers at Breslin Center on December 3, 2017 in East Lansing, Michigan. (Photo by Rey Del Rio/Getty Images) /
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EAST LANSING, MICHIGAN – JANUARY 08: Head coach Tom Izzo of the Michigan State Spartans talks with his team during the second half at Breslin Center on January 08, 2019 in East Lansing, Michigan. Michigan State won the game 77-59. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)
EAST LANSING, MICHIGAN – JANUARY 08: Head coach Tom Izzo of the Michigan State Spartans talks with his team during the second half at Breslin Center on January 08, 2019 in East Lansing, Michigan. Michigan State won the game 77-59. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images) /

1. Game will come down to final minute

There has been just one Big Ten game that has been decided by less than 10 points for the Spartans this season and that was a road game against Ohio State. Though the Spartans did beat the Buckeyes by nine, just short of that 10-point mark, they were trailing for the better part of the first half before getting hot in the second half to regain the lead and pull away.

Michigan State will have its closest call to date and it’ll be jockeying back and forth with the Cornhuskers on Thursday night in Lincoln.

The game will come down to the final minutes and, better yet, the final possession. The Spartans will have the ball with a little less than a minute left and the game tied at 73 and Cassius Winston will hit a huge 3-pointer to give them a lead.

Nebraska will go down and try to hit a game-tying score, but James Palmer Jr. will miss a 3-pointer and Nick Ward will grab the rebound, drawing a foul shortly after. He’ll make both free throws to give the Spartans a rather insurmountable five-point lead and they’ll end up winning by three.

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