EAST LANSING — Michigan State’s Branden Dawson could feel the weight of the game shifting onto his broad shoulders Sunday afternoon with every 3-point shot Northwestern was draining at Breslin Center.

So when Nathan Taphorn sank a 3-pointer to give the Wildcats a 53-49 lead with 13:15 left, the 6-foot-6, 225-pound Dawson made a decision. - Read more at MLive.com