When: 1 p.m. Sunday.
Where: Value City Arena in Columbus, Ohio.
TV: CBS.
Radio: WJR-AM (760).
Betting line: Buckeyes by 3½.
Game notes: The Spartans meet the Buckeyes for the first time this season. Ohio State has lost 10 of its past 11 games to fall out of the Big Ten race following a 2-0 start. Freshman wing Brice Sensabaugh leads them in scoring at 16.7 points per game, and junior forward Zed Key is a load at 6 feet 8 and 255 pounds.