Tom Izzo could've done without this particular family affair on Christmas.
D'Mitrick Trice, brother of former Michigan State guard Travis Trice, scored 27 including his team's first 13 points of the second half as No. 9 Wisconsin edged the No. 12 Spartans, 85-76, in a holiday hoopfest in East Lansing.
Michigan State (6-2, 0-2 Big Ten) opened the second half on a 9-0 run, only to watch Trice single-handedly carry his team back, from inside and outside the arc. At one point in the second half, he had scored 13 points and Michigan State had scored 14.