February 1, 2025: Well, it was bound to happen even though we never like to see it, MSU falls to USC 70-64 on the road for their first loss in the Big Ten season. It was a game that USC led wire to wire by capitalizing on early Michigan State miscues and getting some timely offensive rebounds to drive the lead up to 15 early.

Star Desmond Claude led the way for the Trojans and got a lot of his work done in the first half scoring and getting to the line. The line was a place that has usually been a strength for the Spartans and today they shot poorly - 11 for 19 or 58%. Not only did the hit free throws below their average but they didn’t get there enough which was reflected in the fact that they didn’t attack the rim enough thanks to some good and/or confusing USC defense.

So now MSU will regroup and prepare for a difficult game on Tuesday night against UCLA before heading back to the Eastern time zone.

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