3 reasons IU football beat Michigan State: Hoosiers rally to win wild, wacky OT thriller.

In the first quarter, the IU defense bent but didn't break. It stopped Michigan State three times from the 2-yard line to force a field goal on the Spartans' first drive of the game. Then, Aaron Casey and Alfred Bryant blew up Jalen Berger in the backfield for a stop on fourth down.

The defense broke in the second quarter. MSU ripped off touchdown drives of 64, 69 and 34 yards to take a three-score lead before halftime . By the end of the afternoon, Michigan State had outgained IU 540-288. Jalen Berger rushed for 119 yards as he was able to consistently find space and get to the second level. Elijah Collins had 107 yards and two touchdowns. The middle of the field was open all day for medium-deep completions.

But the ship was righted in the second half. IU was able to get off the field, holding MSU to 2-for-8 on third down in the last two quarters. An interception from Jonathan Haynes set up the offense in position for a field goal in the third quarter. The defense punctuated its turnaround in overtime, forcing a field goal attempt, which was blocked, then holding the Spartans on their second drive for the win.The work in progress that is Dexter Williams II at quarterback was on full display.

But Williams did enough with his legs. When IU tied the score at 31-31 on a Josh Henderson touchdown, he set it up with 49 rushing yards on the possession. And he made throws when he had to in overtime, where over half his passing yardage came.Shivers' long touchdown run nearly doubled the Hoosiers' yardage to that point, bringing it from 81 yards to 160. The Hoosiers could rarely sustain anything offensively, but it got enough chunk plays to make up for it.

Lucas was a difference-maker all day. He helped get IU into range to set up the tying touchdown in the fourth quarter with a run of 18 yards sandwiched between Williams carries. Including returns, he finished with 192 all-purpose yards. The big plays buoyed IU on a day it had four three-and-outs.

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