Evanston, IL (Sports Network) - John Shurna scored 22 points and Drew Crawford had 20, as Northwestern halted sixth-ranked Michigan States 15-game win streak with an 81-74 victory on Saturday. Davide Curletti added 17 points and Reggie Hearn finished with 10 for the Wildcats (12-5, 2-3 Big Ten), who put the brakes on a two-game skid. Keith Appling had a team-high 17 points in defeat and Draymond Green finished with 14 points and 14 rebounds for the Spartans (15-3, 4-1). They had not lost since beginning the season with back-to-back defeats against North Carolina and Duke. "They deserved to win the game, we didnt," said Michigan State coach Tom Izzo. "Its disappointing because I thought we practiced well, and prepared well. I just think thats life in the Big Ten, anybody can beat anybody. That was a very good team that beat us, and a very good team thats lost to a couple other people." The Wildcats were coming off a pair of excruciating defeats. They fell 57-56 to Illinois on January 4 before Wednesdays two-point overtime setback at Michigan. "Im just really happy for our guys and proud of them because weve had two agonizing losses," said Northwestern coach Bill Carmody. "It was two possessions from being 3-1, and youre 1-3 (in the Big Ten) so that makes it rough." On Saturday, they led 39-37 at the half and increased the advantage to 10 on Dave Sobolewskis foul shot with 10:40 remaining. But Michigan State refused to go quietly, making a late charge and threatening to perpetuate a developing Wildcats trend. Travis Trice and Appling combined for seven straight points to cut the Spartans deficit to five with 5:37 left. This time, though, Northwestern ensured itself a comfortable victory, as Shurna and Sobolewski accounted for all the Wildcats points during a 7-2 run. Shurnas deep trey from the top of the key gave the Wildcats 76-66 lead with 3:38 left. The Spartans didnt get closer than nine points until the games final seconds. For MSU, the failure came on the defensive end. During their 15-game win streak, the Spartans held opponents to 58.1 points on 36.4 percent shooting. But Northwestern shot an even 50 percent from the floor on Saturday. Game Notes The Spartans suffered their first road loss of the season (4-1), while Northwestern improved to 8-2 at home...The 15-game Michigan State win streak was the teams longest since it won 22 straight during the 1998-99 season...The Spartans lead the all-time series with the Wildcats, 81-38. nfl jerseys china . The free agent wide receiver intends to explore his NFL options in the spring prior to talking with the Argos about a new deal. wholesale nfl jerseys . Official word came Thursday that for the second time, the team will host it. Less than 10 months after the city served as the site of the annual Winter Classic outdoor game, commissioner Gary Bettman was in town to confirm the Consol Energy Center will host the next draft in June. http://www.cheapjerseyssafe.com/ . Pagan opened the game with a double, went to third on a bunt and raced home when Brandon Belt hit a sacrifice fly in a 1-0 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks. jerseys from china .R. Smith hasnt had a run like this since high school. cheap nfl jerseys . -- Pittsburgh Steelers cornerback Ike Taylor broke his left thumb in the first quarter of their 16-7 exhibition loss to the Washington Redskins on Friday night.Iceland overcame the second-half sending-off of Olafur Skulason to hold on for a 0-0 draw against Croatia in the first leg of their World Cup playoff on Friday, keeping the tiny Nordic nation in contention for a place at a first major tournament. After a tight first half, the Croatians took command in Reykjavik after Skulason was dismissed for a professional foul in the 51st minute, but couldnt find a way past Iceland goaalkeeper Hannes Halldorsson and his packed defence.dddddddddddd Eduardo had a weak shot cleared away from near the goalline after barely a minute for Croatia, whose substitute Ivica Olic forced a fine reaction save from Halldorsson in the 55th. The second leg is in Zagreb on Tuesday, with Iceland -- with a population of around 320,000 -- looking to become the least populous country to play at a World Cup. cheap nfl jerseys ' ' '