No. 9 Michigan State returns to the Breslin Center for the first of three-straight Big Ten Conference games, hosting No. 24 USC on Monday, Jan. 5 (8:40 p.m., FS1). The Spartans are coming off a narrow 58-56 loss at No. 13 Nebraska on Friday night in Lincoln. Senior forward Jaxon Kohler had 19 points and 11 rebounds, his fifth-straight double-double and the ninth of the season (No. 4 nationally).