When Ohio State takes on Michigan State the situation is much different from when the two teams faced each other on January 5th. The Buckeyes were 12-1 and ranked No. 14 at the time while the Spartans were 12-2 and were a top ranked in the top 10.
Michigan State is now battling Michigan for the top spot after going through a rough stretch but Ohio State is fighting just to stay in contention for an NCAA Tournament bid.
The Spartans were cruising along undefeated in the conference until a loss to the Purdue Boilermakers started a three game slide.