Michigan State 24, Purdue 17
When: 8:00 PM ET, Friday, November 22, 2024
Where: Spartan Stadium, East Lansing, Michigan
Temperature:
43°
Head Official:
Kole Knueppel
Attendance:
57558
By Field Level Media
Aidan Chiles completed 15 of 31 passes for 159 yards and two touchdowns to help Michigan State earn a 24-17 win over Purdue on Friday in East Lansing, Mich.
Kay'Ron Lynch-Adams gained 85 yards on 18 carries for the Spartans (5-6, 3-5 Big Ten), who kept their hopes of bowl eligibility alive. Nate Carter had touchdowns rushing and receiving as the Spartans ended a three-game losing streak.
Hudson Card went 26 of 47 passing for a season-high 342 yards for Purdue (1-10, 0-8), which has lost 10 straight. Card threw one touchdown pass and one interception.
Trailing by 21 at halftime, Purdue cut Michigan State's lead to 24-10 with 5:49 remaining in the third quarter on a 2-yard touchdown run by Devin Mockobee, which finished off a 10-play, 73-yard drive.
Purdue cut the deficit to 24-17 with 13:54 remaining in the game on a 7-yard touchdown pass from Card to Max Klare.
The Boilermakers had three drives to try to tie the game, but they ended on a punt, an interception and a turnover on downs at their own 47-yard line with more than three minutes remaining.
The Spartans then gained two first downs and ran out the clock.
Michigan State took a 17-3 lead with 7:50 left until halftime on a 3-yard touchdown run by Carter on third-and-goal.
The score was set up after Michigan State's Maverick Hansen recovered a Boilermakers fumble at the Purdue 33-yard line.
With 41 seconds left until halftime, the Spartans grabbed a 24-3 lead on a 20-yard touchdown pass from Chiles to Carter, which capped off a 10-play, 84-yard drive.
Purdue took the opening kickoff and drove for a 40-yard field goal by Ben Freehill. Michigan State cashed in on its first drive, too, taking a 7-3 lead on a 7-yard touchdown pass from Chiles to Montorie Foster Jr.
The Spartans' first march went 11 plays and 75 yards.
Michigan State then took a 10-3 lead with 12:07 remaining in the second quarter on a 43-yard field goal by Jonathan Kim.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
Team Stats Summary
| |
Yards |
Scoring |
Defense |
| Team |
Tot |
Rus |
Pas |
TD |
FG |
INT |
Sck |
FF |
| Purdue
|
338 |
-4 |
342 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
2.0 |
0 |
| Michigan State
|
296 |
137 |
159 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
3.0 |
1 |
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