The Opening Tip
Michigan State will face Iowa for the second time in the first three weeks of the Big Ten schedule. The Spartans are coming off a 27-point win at Penn State, marking just the second game this season in which all 13 scholarship players played. Iowa is one of two undefeated teams in Big Ten play, having beaten the Spartans in the conference opener in Iowa City.
| No. 1 Michigan State falls to Iowa 83-70 Mike Gesell scored a career-high 25 points and Iowa cruised past top-ranked Michigan State 83-70 on Tuesday night, handing the Spartans their first loss of the season. |