When: 7 p.m.
Where: Breslin Center, East Lansing.
TV: BTN.
Radio: WJR-AM (760).
Game notes: It's been a while since Michigan State has been in action, after Saturday's game vs. rival Michigan was postponed, the Spartans have been waiting to return to Big Ten action. That gap in play has put the Spartans behind the Big Ten's eight-ball, sitting 0.5 games behind the Illinois Fighting Illini who beat Nebraska last night. Minnesota's time off in between games hasn't been as long, but the success has been absent.