They say things are done big in Texas, and the No. 18 Longhorns (10-2) ended MSU’s streak in a big way, throttling the No. 12 Spartans, 67-55, on Wednesday night at Breslin Center.

“It bums me out more losing than it does the streak, MSU head coach Tom Izzo said. “I seriously didn’t know about the streak. The only streaks I care about are championship streaks.”

The temperatures outside might have been cold, but the Spartans (8-4) were colder than ice. MSU settled for many jump shots, instead of getting the ball in the post, shooting 29 percent for the game and 18.8 percent from 3-point range.

Texas’ big men did get the ball in the post and made the most of their opportunities. Forwards Gary Johnson and Tristan Thompson combined for 17 points and 10 rebounds in the first half. The Longhorns opened up a 28-19 lead with 4:19 to play in the first half before MSU began driving to the basket.

Senior guard Durrell Summers scored on a drive, junior forward Delvon Roe split a pair of free throws and senior guard Kalin Lucas scored on a drive to cut the lead to 28-24. A 3-pointer by Summers took MSU into the break down just 31-30.

Despite playing so poorly, MSU was still in the game. A tip-in by freshman center Adreian Payne gave MSU a 32-31 lead one minute into the second half, but from then on it was all Texas.

The Longhorns went on a 19-3 run over the next four and a half minutes to open a 47-35 lead.

“I think, in the second half, we came out and played a lot harder on the defensive end and we rebounded and I thought our defense led to our offense,” said Texas forward Jordan Hamilton, who led Texas with 21 points.

MSU junior forward Draymond Green played one of the worst games in his career, scoring four points on 1-of-8 shooting and fouling out in just 21 minutes. He did grab eight rebounds for the Spartans, who outrebounded Texas, 49-42. MSU also shot 80 percent from the free-throw line, but it didn’t make up for all the missed shots.

“We don’t take positives from losses,” Green said. “We’re past that point as a program.”

Lucas led MSU with 17 points, moving himself into 10th place on the MSU all-time scoring list.

But the Spartans could not contain the Longhorn forwards. Johnson, Hamilton and Thompson combined for 52 of Texas’ 67 points and 28 of the team’s 42 rebounds. Thompson recorded a doule-double with 17 points and 15 rebounds. Texas outscored MSU in the paint, 38-26.

“The size hurt us, we didn’t have a matchup,” Izzo said. “We had Day-Day in foul trouble. They went with Hamilton at (power forward) and Johnson at (small forward), their two bigs, and we just didn’t have to bodies to make up for that. That’s an unusual team.”

Junior guard Korie Lucious played with a sprained ankle and also had a game to forget, finishing with three points and three turnovers.

Lucious and freshman guard Keith Appling, who was dealing with a head injury, hadn’t practiced leading up to Wednesday’s game. Izzo had talked about getting his team rest after a tough start to the season, but the Spartans also are dealing with injuries.

MSU’s four losses have come to teams currently ranked in the top 18. The Spartans will get some rest before opening up Big Ten play against No. 17 Minnesota on New Year’s Eve. They will need the rest after a game Izzo called one of the most physical in a long time.

“(It was) the most physical game we were a part of since the Purdue days back when Gene Keady (went against) Jud Heathcote.”