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Last updated on Monday, March 14, 2016
(INDIANAPOLIS, IN) - Michigan State held off Purdue 66-62 in the Big Ten Tournament Final on Sunday.
Denzel Valentine led the Spartans with 15 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists to claim the league's automatic bid.
"We got a tournament championship," Valentine said after the game. "We're going to come out and play Michigan State basketball in the tournament."
It was a disappointing end to the Boilermakers' magical run in the tournament.
Vince Edwards led No. 13 Purdue with 19 points while Caleb Swanigan and A.J. Hammons each had 11 points.
"We had a good fight to us today," coach Matt Painter said. "We had some plays there at the end that just didn't go our way."
Michigan State grabbed the No. 2 seed in the Midwest region and will meet Middle Tennessee while Purdue earned the fifth seed and will face Arkansas-Little Rock.
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