When: 7:30 p.m (EST) Tuesday
Where: KFC Yum! Center, Louisville, Kentucky
TV: ESPN
Radio: Spartan Sports Network
MSU (5-1): #9 (AP), #8 (USA/Coaches), #8 (Kenpom)
MSU had a great trip to Vegas, though not without drama. After a solid beat-down of UCLA, MSU came out flat and lacking focus against a tough and competitive Texas team. After going down 25-6, with a shocking set of turnovers and too-casual defense, the team turned its game around. Aaron Henry chipped in a few buckets in the final 10 mins of the first half (including 2 excellent, under-control drives to the paint), Josh Langford chipped in 7 in the first half, and the Spartans, crucially got the deficit down to single digits.