Game recap: Wisconsin 42, Michigan State 39
December 4, 2011 at 6:09AM
Montee Ball, Wisconsin
• The junior running back carried 27 times for 147 yards and scored four touchdowns -- three rushing, one receiving. He increased his TD total to 38, one shy of Barry Sanders' single-season NCAA record.
DEFENSIVE MVP
Denicos Allen, Michigan State
• The sophomore linebacker had four sacks of Russell Wilson among his nine tackles.
BY THE NUMBERS
11 Times Michigan State and Wisconsin have played since 2000. They split the first 10.
1999 The last time Wisconsin won back-to-back Big Ten titles.
37 Consecutive games in which Wisconsin QB Russell Wilson has thrown a TD pass, breaking the NCAA record he had shared with Graham Harrell of Texas Tech.
19 Consecutive games in which Ball has at least one TD.
51 Total TDs for Ball in those 19 games, including at least two in every game this season.
STAFF REPORTS
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Each team has a loss to Michigan, by the same score (27-24), that suggests this one could be close, too.
