• Tonight’s win was Tom Izzo’s 300th win at the Breslin Center and 250th career Big Ten win, as the head coach trails only Bob Knight (353) and Gene Keady (265) for the most Big Ten victories.
• MSU played its fifth ranked team of the season and 210th game against a ranked opponent since 1997-98, good for the most in the nation during that stretch.
• Michigan State improves to 68-59 all-time vs. Minnesota, including a 42-20 advantage in games played in East Lansing, and the Spartans have now won 17 of the last 20 games against the Golden Gophers.