Minnesota holds off Michigan State for third straight win

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Cam Christie scored 19 points and shot 5-for-6 from beyond the arc, and Minnesota held on for a 59-56 win over Michigan State in a Big Ten Conference matchup Tuesday night in Minneapolis.

Dawson Garcia added 10 points, including a go-ahead 3-pointer with 1:27 to go, to lift Minnesota (15-7, 6-5) to its third straight victory. Pharrel Payne and Parker Fox finished with eight poi