Replay: Michigan State beats Wisconsin, 34-28, in double overtime at Spartan Stadium
The Wisconsin Badgers (3-3) seek their second straight win under interim head coach Jim Leonhard when they play the Michigan State Spartans (2-4) on the road.
Kickoff is set for 3 p.m. at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing, Michigan.
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MSU takes advantage of Braelon Allen fumble, win game in double OT
The Spartans clinched the win on a 27-yard pass from Payton Thorne to Jayden Reed in the corner of the end zone on a third-and-12 play. But before Michigan State's offense had a chance to win the game, its defense did the job by forcing an Allen fumble on the first play of UW's second possession of overtime. Jacoby Windmon forced the turnover and Dashaun Mallory recovered the ball.
Final: Michigan State 34, Wisconsin 28.
Graham Mertz hits Chimere Dike for 25 TD. We're still tied in OT!
On its first possession of overtime Wisconsin tied the game for the second time since the start of the fourth quarter, but first Mertz got lucky when Michigan State couldn't corral what appeared to be a sure-fire interception. Two plays later Mertz and Dike connected for 25-yard score. Nate Van Zelst's extra point tied the game.
Score: Wisconsin 28, Michigan State 28.
Jayden Reed to Keon Coleman gives Michigan State the lead
After botching 46-yard field goal attempt at the end of regulation, Michigan State put the pressure on UW by scoring on the first play overtime. Receiver Jayden Reed’s pass to Keon Coleman put Michigan State in the driver’s seat.
Score: Michigan State 28, Wisconsin 21.
UW ties game with fourth down TD from Graham Mertz to Keontez Lewis
The Badgers picked the right time for their best drive of the game. Down a touchdown, they moved 52 yards in nine plays and took 5:11 off the clock on the way to tying the game.
Big plays loomed large on the possession. Isaac Guerendo had a 45-yard kickoff return to the UW 48. Skyler Bell had a 27-yard gain on a jet sweep that set up a first and goal at the 8. And finally Mertz hit Lewis in the corner of the end zone on a fourth and goal play from the 3 yard line.
Nate Van Zelst's extra point evened the score with 1:55 remaining.
Score: Wisconsin 21, Michigan State 21.
Payton Thorne, Keon Coleman team up for MSU go-ahead score
Thorne hit Coleman for a 27-yard scoring play with 7:23 left in the game to give the Spartans a 21-14 lead. Key to the drive were two pass interference calls, the second coming against Ricardo Hallman on a fourth and 4 play that gave Michigan State a first down at the UW 29. Based on the replay, the pass interference call on Hallman appeared questionable.
Score: Michigan State 21, Wisconsin 14.
TD run by Michigan State's Elijah Collins, UW 14, MSU 14, 54 seconds left in third quarter
Collins' run completed an eight-play, 97-yard touchdown drive that was Michigan State's longest touchdown drive of the season. The key was a 72-yard pass from Payton Thorne to Maliq Carr that was the Spartans' longest pass play of the season. That pasgave Michigan State a first down to the UW 12.
Braelon Allen scores second TD, UW takes 14-7 lead, second quarter
Allen's 1-yard run capped a nine-play, 75-yard drive that took 4:59 off the clock. Fifty-one of those yards came on the ground. Fourteen came off a near-scoring run by Graham Mertz, who was stopped just short of the goa line. The Badgers went to big from there and Allen, ran behind the left side of the line, which on this play featured Jack Nelson, Trey Wedig and Tyler Beach, give the Badgers the lead.
That's 942 pounds of humanity. It should be no surprise that Allen scored easily.
Score: Wisconsin 14, Michigan State 7, 10:21 second quarter.
Jalen Berger, Michigan State makes most of second chance
Michigan State's Jalen Berger ran through a Titus Toler tackle at the 5 to score a 12-yard run that following the extra point tied the game, 7-7, with 20 seconds left in the first quarter.
The score was a direct result of a Graham Mertz interception that gave the Spartans a first down on the UW 12.
The turnover erased a goal line stand by the Badgers' defense on the Spartans' previous possession. Michigan State drove 73 yards in 14 plays but couldn't reach the end zone. Kamo'i Latu, a junior safety, and Ricardo Hallman, a redshirt freshman cornerback, wrapped up Elijah Collins for a 1-yard loss on fourth and goal from the 1.
Score: Wisconsin 7, Michigan State 7, 20 second left in first quarter.
Badgers gets physical, reach end zone on first possession
Interim coach Jim Leonhard said he wanted to see the Badgers play a more physical brand of offense when took over two weeks ago. We saw it last week against Northwestern and we saw it during the first possession today.
UW pounded out an 11-play, 63-yard touchdown drive that took 5:26 off the clock. The Badgers used their jumbo package often during the drive with Tyler Beach, normally a left guard, donning the No. 46 and lining up at tight end.
Braelon Allen scored on a 1-yard run with 8:01 left in the first quarter. He had seven carries for 31 yards, 20 coming on second-down play on the second play that set the tone for the possession.
The drive included a first-down conversion in third and 18 and a touchdown on fourth and goal.
Score: Wisconsin 7, Michigan State 0
Cedrick Dort, Jake Chaney among players out for today's game
The status report for the game today includes five players who played key roles in the win over Northwestern last week. Running back Chez Mellusi (right arm), fullback Jackson Acker (head), cornerback Cedrick Dort (head), Jake Chaney (head) and Preston Zachman (right arm) are won't play.
Here is the rest of the report.
Out today: CB Al Ashford - Leg (left); K Vito Calvaruso - Leg (right); OL Riley Mahlman - Leg (left); DE Isaiah Mullens - Leg (right); TE Hayden Rucci - Leg (right); OLB Aaron Witt - Leg (right); S Hunter Wohler — Leg (left); QB Chase Wolf - Leg (right); S Preston Zachman - Arm (right).
Out for season: S Travian Blaylock - Leg (right); TE Clay Cundiff - Leg (left); DE Mike Jarvis - Leg (left); TE Cam Large - Leg (right); ILB Luna Larson - Leg (right); DE Isaac Townsend - Leg (left).
BADGERS INJURY: Wisconsin running back Chez Mellusi has surgery on broken wrist and will be out indefinitely
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