Sorry to join here late as I just finished up the Fiesta Bowl Wrap-Up. Here is the live blog for tonight’s MSU-OSU game in East Lansing. Refresh the page to get live updates. Click link below to get into the blog. As always please submit comments to alex@dottingthei.com and they will be posted in the blog.

7:09 First time out here and the Bucks are up 7-6. Look pretty good out of the gate, we’ll see what happens. Can’t expect to win this one, but we will see what this team is made of and if they have any heart left. I say MSU will win 71-58, but I hope I’m wrong.

7:13 OSU’s defense looks solid so far. We will need to neutralize Suton if we want to win and Dallas has done well so far.

7:14 Bad foul by Simmons. He is going to be a good player, but needs to be more disciplined. He’s also not a true point guard and would be better served as a shooting guard. The lack of a true PG is the reason our offense has no flow.

7:15 Buford with a nice jumper to put OSU up 9-8 with 13:45 left. Simmons with another bad foul and bring on PJ Hill, who has done a nice job off the bench thus far in Big Ten play. Big play by Mullens to block a shot and OSU can add on to this lead.

7:17 Sweet little hook by BJ. I think we need to continue to work it to him inside. Even if he misses he’s learning how he should be playing. After an MSU basket OSU leads 11-10.

7:23 Sorry having computer problems in my hotel in Arizona. If I come on and off that is why. Got lucky with a jump ball call, but BJ with a bad miss. Our zone doing a good job on MSU, but we have to play a complete game.

7:25 Our offense still has no flow, but Turner really is so good. A nice jump shot with a defender on the ball and the Bucks lead 13-10. OSU having trouble grabbing rebounds as MSU is a bigger team collectively and Thad refuses to play our two bigs on the court at the same time.

7:27 Wow! Turner double clutches and hits a big shot to put us up 15-11. Once again trouble rebounding and a foul on Madsen. The Mad Dog is in while BJ and Dallas are out and it is going to hurt us on the glass.

7:31 Big 3 for MSU and Diebler can’t answer. Osu up 17-16, but Chris Allen drains a 3 to put Sparty up 19-17. The Breslin Center is rocking now. This is not good. HUGE 3 by BUFOR, silencing the crowd. We are playing too fast and need to play our game of slowing MSU down into our zone.

7:33 We are having trouble inside and it is leading to foul trouble. We NEED to make an adjustment or sub fast…Going off topic I have a REAL bad feeling Tahj Boyd is going to end up at Clemson…..

7:35 Suton hits a 3-pointer and MSU leads 23-20. I feel this game slipping away and not going the way we want……and as I say that Lucas hits from NBA range as MSU up by 6 with 5:10 left and Thad takes and appropriately timed time out…..

7:37 Comment from JoeBucksta: “We need to slow the game down. A fast game favors Michigan St. I know Thad wants to play fast, but old fashioned Big Ten hoops is the way to take this game!”

7:38 I couldn’t agree more JoeBucksta….Raymar Morgan 3 and we trail 29-20….Can’t get the ball to go in and we’re in a big drought….I like how PJ has slowed this game down…we need to get Diebler going here…remeber you can send comments to alex@dottingthei.com for discussion in this blog….

7:41 I’m sick of Simmon he threw the ball away AGAIN….nice block by BJ, but MSU recovers and Morgan puts MSU up 11…..we have 6 blocks today on the bright side…

7:43 Mullens throws it down and we trail by 9 again…..2:00 left and we need to cut this lead down…MSU clangs a dunk and we can’t take advantage as Buford misses a 3 and MSU will go to the line….that’s terrible….we need to take advantage of mistakes like missed dunks….

7:45 Wow…might have got lucky on a blocking call there…I think it was an offensive foul on Simmons, but Suton might have been moving a slight bit….down 33-24 as Simmons takes advantage and sinks both…..I guess he’s good for something…

7:46 We put the trap on and strip the ball, but MSU recovers on the ground and calls the time out with 1:13 left…we need a stop and bucket here…..a 4-0 run to end the half would be ideal

7:48 Scratch that as Lucas hits a jay….trail 35-24 as PJ turns it over…shot clock off for MSU…..

7:50 We have the ball back with 2.5 left…chance to hit a 3 and cut it to 35-27, but Turner misses and we trail 35-24 at half….we were up 4 with 8 minutes left but as TV shows MSU went on a 22-7 run to end the half…that is not acceptable and this one doesn’t look good….Comments are open at alex@dottingthei.com and I will post them as they come…if none come during the half, I’ll see you at the start of half 2……

8:24 Sorry technical difficulties here and on ESPN 2….we are back but the Worldwide Leader is not….well keep you updated via cbssportsline….

8:25 We are back in!…..down 50-39 after we trailed by just 7 points…..This team needs to show some heart and come back in this one….we really can win this game talent wise, but it will be up to Thad and the players to execute a game plan….Suton misses a free thrown and with 11:40 left we trail by 11…plenty of time

8:27 Mullens with a poor choice of direction and air balls the hook…we get the ball back and I would like to keep working it inside….this time BJ makes the turn around and we trail 50-41….NOOOOOOO Summers for 3 and its good….we can’t close the gap….

8:29 Questionable foul call there and BJ will go to the line to try and get a 3 point play….He misses the free throw and we trail by 10….and MSU finally misses a three pointer….about tim….let’s hit some of our own….Mullens with another hoop and he has 10…you can see his potential….

8:31 We cannot get a rebound and it is KILLING us…bring in Dallas and play both bigs at the same time….

8:34 This game really is winnable we need to play good defense and REBOUND though!….I have said this many times but BJ Mullens is becoming a man….we just need him to play like this consistently if we want to make any sort of run this year….

8:36 Comment from KentBuck22: “We really can win this game, but just can’t get over the hump…..Mullens is going to come on at the end of the yr like Kosta did and leave early….leaving us with no big man depth AGAIN”

8:39 Couldn’t agree more…down 55-47 and we lose ANOTHER rebound…that’s awful and really killed momentum….forced the travel and we need to cut this to 6 or 5 points…Diebler is due for 3…..we are 4-16 from 3-poin…that needs to change….

8:41 Buford misses a jumper and Lucas takes it coast to coast for a lay-in…down 57-47….Mullens fouled with 6:31 left and we are going to need to hit free throws in this game if we want to creep back….

8:42 Mullens misses the 1 and 1 but we get the ball back and of course turn it over….dare I say game over?…..another rebound given away…..we are helping MSU take this game…they certainly have not impressed me down the stretch

8:44 Wow…a miss and lane violation so MSU shoots again and misses only to get the rebound and bucket….we trail 60-47 with 5:00 left….Turner on the line…he has really disappeared today…a case of David Lighty syndrome…..

8:46 A lot of basketball left and we need to hit free throws and three pointers down the stretch……a carry called on Turner—we cannot afford turnovers like this….Just playing terrible basketball when we can’t afford to…good time out by Thad…we need to regroup and try to have a chance in this one….

8:48 Please give the ball to Mullens…he is the only one (woah) who seems to know what he’s doing on offense….Turner has disappeared…Diebler is cold…PJ has no offensive skill set….and Buford is in and out….Dallas is another guy who seems to drift in and out of the offensive game…..

8:51 Can’t catch a break as we still trail 60-48….3:55 left and we just don’t have enough offense to win….Suton hits the first and we’re down 61-48…The second shot goes up and off the rim….

8:53 Wow…Turner with a great bank….down 11 with 3:00 left….the press fails…we need to stop the clock and hit free throws or knock down threes…..DAGGER as Turner falls and Lucas hits a long 2…..

8:54 Down 65-50 after a turnover……can you say over???…Mullens slams down a rebound to put us down by 14…He really is showing he can play with the best tonight….Hello NBA Draft come June……

8:56 1:20 left and it looks bleak….lets make it respectable please…..can’t give up points with the clock stopped and Diebler needs to sink these free throws….Diebler hits both and we trail 65-54……foul before the ball is inbounded……MSU is just the better team…maybe we can play with them in two months….

8:58 BJ with another basket and he really is playing great tonight…29.2 seconds left and we can hit a 3 to make it a single digit game….67-56 is the score…..Mullens with a big slam and we trail 67-58…….game over…a 9 point loss ain’t so bad, but it was more like 13….we have lost 3 of 4 and are now 10-3 on the year….it’s going to be a long and interesting season….Buford finishes with 17…Mullens with 16 points 6 rebounds and 2 blocks…Turner with 14 points and 10 rebounds…Diebler disappointing with 7 points on 2-8 shooting (1-6 from 3 point)….Lauderdale and Simmons with only 2 a piece…it has to be more than a 3 man show if we want to win Big Ten games this year….goodnight folks