MSU 59, Ohio State 56: It’s (Denzel) Valentine’s Day

EAST LANSING – Denzel Valentine had to see the replay to remember the play and its aftermath accurately, and as he watched the shot of his career to date on a big screen in the Michigan State locker room, he mumbled: “I was so surprised when this went in.”

Tom Izzo had to laugh when Branden Dawson followed up one 15-foot swish with another, the clutch free throws of his career to date. Travis Trice had to go all the way, faced with a tiny opening in Ohio State’s defense and determined to get a driving bank shot to fall with 1:16 left – the shot of the game for the Spartans until Valentine won it today, 59-56, with a three-pointer with 3.2 seconds left. - Read more at Freep.com