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HALFTIME: MSU leads Ohio State, 47-37

March 5, 2016

The No. 2 MSU men's basketball team (25-5, 12-5 Big Ten) leads the Ohio State Buckeyes (19-11, 11-6) at the half from Breslin Center, 47-37.

MSU is led by 10 points and five assists from senior guard Denzel Valentine and nine points and five rebounds from senior forward Matt Costello.

Leading the Buckeyes in the first 20 minutes of action is freshman guard JaQuan Lyle, who has 14 points at the break.

The Spartans jumped out to a early 17-10 lead at the 13:15 mark of the first half, prompting an OSU timeout.

Out of the timeout, the Buckeyes went on an 11-4 run to tie things back up 21 a piece.

The Spartans did manage to halt the Buckeye's run, and were able to take a 47-37 lead into the half.

MSU is shooting 19-for-28 from the field in the first half for a 67.9 shooting percentage.

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