Post-Game Notes: Indiana – Michigan State University Athletics

TEAM/SERIES
• Michigan State fell in double overtime to Indiana, 39-31, on Saturday in Spartan Stadium . . . MSU is 1-1 in overtime games this season (beat Wisconsin in double overtime in Spartan Stadium on Oct. 15) . . . MSU is 8-8 all-time in overtime games . . . Mel Tucker is 2-1 in OT games at MSU . . . MSU still leads the all-time series against Indiana, 49-18-2, including a 26-8-1 record in East Lansing.

OFFENSE

• Michigan State had two 100-yard rushers (Jalen Berger, 119 yards; Elijah Collins, 107 yards) in the same game for the first time since Oct. 18, 2014 vs. Indiana (Nick Hill, 178 yards; Jeremy Langford, 109 yards).

• Michigan State’s 540 yards of total offense Saturday was not only a season-high, but also the Spartans’ first game this season surpassing the 500-yard mark and the first time since amassing 588 yards last season vs. Rutgers (10/9/21).

• MSU’s 242 rushing yards was the most in a Big Ten game this season and second-most of the season behind 260 in game two vs. Akron (9/10/22) . . . the Spartans’ 298 passing yards was also their most in the B1G game this season and second-most of the year, behind 323 at Washington (9/17/22).

• Junior quarterback Payton Thorne became the seventh MSU quarterback to reach 6,000 career passing yards, with his first completion of the game on the Spartans’ first offensive play from scrimmage, a 39-yard completion to sophomore wide receiver Keon Coleman . . . Thorne finished 27-for-42 for 298 yards with two TDs . . . the 298 passing yards was Thorne’s most in a B1G contest and second-most of the season behind 323 at Washington (9/17/22) . . . the 298 yards gives Thorne 6,265 career passing yards, moving past Brian Hoyer (2004-08) for No. 6 on MSU’s career passing list, and just behind Drew Stanton (2002-06)

• Thorne’s two TDs give him 18 for the season and 48 for his career . . . the two TDs Saturday was Thorne’s sixth game this season with multiple TDs as part of eight out of the last 13 games and 13th total time in a career . . . Thorne moved up to No. 4 on MSU’s career TD passing list, passing Brian Lewerke (2016-19) with 47 TDs.

• Redshirt-sophomore running back Jalen Berger rushed for 119 yards on 21 carries (5.7 avg.), and was not only his most and first 100-yard rushing outing in a B1G game, but was also just 1-yard shy of his season-high of 120…