The Spartans are coming off their first pummeling of the season, an 84-63 loss at Rutgers on Saturday which dropped them 1.5 games back of Illinois and a half-game behind Purdue and Wisconsin in the Big Ten title chase. This is a big week —and really 8-day, three-game stretch — for MSU if it hopes to stay in the Big Ten title picture down the stretch.
Source: Lansing State Journal