Saturday was not a great day for Michigan State.

After committing 12 turnovers in the first half vs. Northwestern, the Spartans were unable to close the gap in the second. Michigan State wound up with 3 opportunities to tie or take the lead late but came up short each time.

The final shot to tie the game was via a 1-and-1 for Marcus Bingham Jr. with 1 second remaining. Bingham’s first shot bounced off the rim with Northwestern rebounding to end the game.

Though the loss was far from determined on that sequence, Bingham put out an apology to Spartan Nation after the loss:

Julius Marble II – who scored a career-high 18 points on a perfect shooting performance – also called it “embarrassing” that the Spartans allowed Northwestern to control the offensive glass. Gabe Brown also cited a need to stay after guys due to a low effort from some players in the loss.