It was a throwback type of battle between Michigan State and Wisconsin in the Big Ten Tournament quarterfinals on Friday night. Both teams struggled to score early on, and things got physical down the stretch. But in the end it was MSU coming away with the 69-63 win to advance to the semi-finals tomorrow.
The Spartans led the entire first half as Wisconsin got off to a horrid shooting start, thanks in no small part to some excellent defense from MSU. Big Ten Player of the Year Johnny Davis was held without a point until the 2:27 mark of the first half and didn’t have a field goal until there was about a minute to go before halftime.