Early in the second quarter, junior running back Tevin Coleman ripped off a few big runs and junior quarterback Connor Cook was in a rut after throwing an interception in MSU territory that set up another Indiana score.

Then, MSU reeled off 42 consecutive points.

The win was the 100th game and 70th win for Dantonio, and he was given the game ball in the locker room.

“It was real cool,” senior safety Kurtis Drummond said. “To see a man like that, such a man of his word, and he’s touched so many lives, turned so many boys into men, it means a lot (to give Dantonio the game ball).”

“It’s always nice to see him smile,” junior defensive end Shilique Calhoun added. “He’s given us an opportunity to come to a great university, so being able to win that game was so special.”

After Indiana’s brief lead in the second quarter it was all MSU. Connor Cook went 24-of-32 for 322 yards, three touchdowns and one interception. He found senior wide receiver Tony Lippett seven times for 123 yards.

Lippett’s streak of eight straight games with a touchdown ended, but he said he didn’t care.

“I don’t think about it much,” he said. “We didn’t have any disappointments, all I’m trying to do is be in position to help my team.”

MSU was able to establish some consistency on the ground as well. Senior running back Jeremy Langford ran the ball 21 times for 109 yards and touchdowns. Senior running back Nick Hill led the Spartan rushing attack by carrying the ball 16 times for 178 yards and one touchdown.

The MSU defense took away most of Indiana's deep pass opportunities. The fact that Indiana started a third-string freshman quarterback didn’t help Indiana’s passing numbers either. Indiana passed for only 11 yards in the whole game.

Drummond and Calhoun said no adjustments were made at halftime, they simply executed better.

“Those plays were on us,” Drummond said. “We just came out in the second half and played the defense we knew we could play.”

Calhoun said gap assignments were the issue in the first half.

“We weren’t playing as aggressive as we can,” he said. “On a lot of their big plays we had mental errors, they’re a great team but we knew we could correct those.”

The overall consensus coming from the MSU locker room was that they were happy with how they finished the game.

“I think we did a very good job,” Calhoun said. “I feel as though we finished the game on a high note, our goal is to give up 17 points or less and we were able to do that.”

With a big rivalry game coming up, however, no one wanted to talk about the maize and blue elephant in the room.

“I’m not really focused on that game, I’m focusing on Indiana,” Calhoun said. “There is no possible way I’m talking about that right now.”

MSU will next take on Michigan in East Lansing next Saturday. Kickoff is set for 3:30 p.m.