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March 1, 2003
EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) - Kelvin Torbert had 13 points and Alan Anderson had 12 as Michigan State rallied to beat Purdue 69-61 on Saturday and knock the Boilermakers out of the Big Ten title race.
The Spartans (16-11, 8-6) shot 73 percent from the field, 100 percent from 3-point range and more than 92 percent from the foul line in the final 12:54 after failing to score for the first 7:06 of the second half.
Aloysius Anagonye had 11 points, Chris Hill had 10 - all in the final 9:53 - and Paul Davis added eight points and eight rebounds for Michigan State.
Purdue (17-9, 9-6), the Big Ten leader with a 7-1 mark halfway through the conference season, lost for the fifth time in seven games and the fourth-straight time in East Lansing, despite 19 points and five steals from Willie Deane.
The Boilermakers used a 9-0 run early in the first half to take a 10-point lead. But the Spartans chipped away and tied it at 32 at halftime.
Purdue rebuilt an eight-point advantage with help from several of Michigan State's 15 turnovers.
The Spartans responded by outscoring the Boilermakers by 17 points the rest of the way and went on to their sixth win in eight conference games.