Shannon Scott's awful shot costs Ohio State in loss to Michigan State

Ohio State coach Thad Matta stared at reserve guard Shannon Scott with a puzzled, angry look on his face after the final buzzer sounded and his team began to shake hands with Michigan State players following a close loss on Saturday night.

Scott took an off-balanced, one-footed three-pointer with three seconds remaining and Ohio State trailing 59-56. Scott hid his head in his jersey as his teammates looked demoralized.

"That wasn't the shot they drew up," ESPN analyst Jay Bilas said.

Deshaun Thomas, who scored a career Big Ten-high 28 points, looked upset Scott didn't pass him the ball. Thomas wanted a shot to send the game into overtime after he had made six 3-pointers in regulation.

Keith Appling made two free throws with 7.9 seconds left and finished with 15 points to help No. 17 Michigan State hold off No. 11 for the Big Ten Conference win.

The Spartans (16-3, 5-1 Big Ten) have won five straight conference games, while Ohio State (13-4, 3-2) was playing for the first time since handing Michigan its only loss last Sunday.