On Saturday, the No. 9/10 Michigan State Spartans will be hosting the Northwestern Wildcats at the Breslin Center in East Lansing for the second meeting of the year between the two schools. The Spartans defeated the Wildcats by a final score of 73-67 just 13 days ago on Jan. 2. Michigan State struggled early in that game, trailing by as many as 11 points in the first half, before drawing even early in the second half and securing the victory in the final minutes.
Michigan State is coming off a thrilling, last-second 71-69 win over the Minnesota Golden Gophers on Wednesday night at the Breslin Center.