#4 Purdue Boilermakers have won 9 of their last 10 games, despite some national skepticism over the style of some of those wins against the lower tiers of Big Ten competition.
Coach Izzo and his Spartans would trade anything for an ugly win. Michigan St. has lost 5 of their last 6 games, and their chances to grab some marquee wins late in the season have slipped through their fingers much like the basketball in game.
Izzo’s squad probably has some NBA talent on the wing, but they’re a sloppy team capable of knocking down perimeter shots, but consistently their lack of good guard play and play making has left the Spartans just short or in the case of their last game against Iowa, 26 points shy.