Indiana vs. Michigan State 2001(Changing of the guard and a Kirk Haston Miracle)

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19Nine Classic Michigan State vs. Indiana January 2001


Recorded: 28 December 2020/10:00 PM 


GUESTS:  Aaron Meyer, Josh Barnett David
Wilkinson 


Set the Scene (Knight talking on Dunn Meadow then Play Audio
from Haston talk about Knight)
 The whole scene was eerily similar to the last time
the Spartans played in Assembly Hall. The Hoosiers made a quick
putback with half a second left to give IU an 81-79 victory Feb.
26. Until Sunday, it was the last time Michigan State had lost. The
Spartans reeled off 23 consecutive victories. "This was a lot like
last year, but this is better," Fife said. "It's a little more
exciting that last year's tip-in because Michigan State is No. 1."
On paper, the Spartans (12-1, 1-1 Big Ten) entered the game as the
superior team. They lead IU (10-6, 1-1) in nearly every major
statistical category during the season including scoring, defense,
rebounding, turnovers and shooting percentage
. Michigan State arrived at Assembly Hall on Sunday
with the No. 1 ranking, an unbeaten record and the nation's longest
winning streak.Kirk Haston's buzzer-beating 3-pointer
changed all that ."It's a big win for us, that goes without
saying," said Haston, who finished with 27 points. "To be the only
team to beat this team, and we beat them two times in a row pretty
much, and they're one of the best teams in the country if not the
best team in the country, it's a big win for all the past players
here and all the players on the team." "I didn't want to go to
overtime," he said. "If we missed the shot, we missed
it."Thousands of fans -- many of them IU students -- stood
in the bleachers screaming. Sophomore guard forward Jason
Richardson led the Spartans with 15 points. Richardson missed the
front end of a one-and-one with 29 seconds left. Sophomore guard
Tom Coverdale grabbed the rebound and called a time out. Two missed
shots, two fouls and three free throws later, the Hoosiers called a
time out. In the huddle, Davis told his team to run the play "23
Special," which would give either Hornsby or Haston a three-point
look.  "When I let it go, I couldn't see it because Randolph
was in my face," Haston said after the game. "It felt good when it
left my hand. When it went through, the first thing I did was look
up at the clock, and I saw all zeroes. Then Coverdale tackled me --
along with the student body." 

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