▁championship . ▁ ▁On ▁February ▁ 1 2 , ▁Iz zo ▁was ▁announced ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁ 1 4 ▁final ists ▁for ▁the ▁Na ism ith ▁Memorial ▁Basketball ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame . ▁ ▁On ▁February ▁ 1 4 , ▁first - place ▁Indiana ▁paid ▁a ▁trip ▁to ▁Bres lin ▁Center . ▁Indiana ▁led ▁for ▁a ▁good ▁portion ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁half , ▁but ▁MS U ▁reb ounded ▁to ▁take ▁a ▁one - point ▁lead ▁at ▁the ▁half , ▁ 4 1 – 4 0 . ▁In ▁the ▁second ▁half , ▁the ▁Spart ans ▁took ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁game ▁behind ▁Valent ine ' s ▁ 3 0 ▁points ▁and ▁career - high ▁ 1 3 ▁ass ists . ▁MS U ▁led ▁by ▁as ▁many ▁as ▁ 2 2 ▁and ▁came ▁away ▁with ▁the ▁win , ▁ 8 8 – 6 9 . ▁Cost ello ▁had ▁a ▁career - high ▁ 2 2 ▁points ▁and ▁For bes ▁added ▁ 1 4 . ▁Sur pr ising ly , ▁N air n ▁made ▁an ▁appearance ▁and ▁played ▁less ▁than ▁three ▁minutes ▁in ▁the ▁game . ▁Ken ny ▁Go ins , ▁who ▁had ▁played ▁a ▁major ▁role ▁for ▁the ▁Spart ans ▁front ▁line ▁in ▁the ▁last ▁few ▁games , ▁left ▁the ▁game ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁half ▁with ▁a ▁kne e ▁injury ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁revealed ▁after ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁miss ▁two ▁to ▁four ▁weeks . ▁The ▁win ▁put ▁MS U ▁at ▁ 8 – 5 ▁in ▁conference ▁and ▁ 2 1 – 5 ▁overall ▁while ▁tempor arily ▁dro