EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) Cassius Winston scored a career-high 32 points and Xavier Tillman fell one point short of his career high with 20, leading No. 14 Michigan State to a 87-69 victory over No. 12 Michigan on Sunday.
The Spartans (12-3, 4-0 Big Ten) were ahead the entire game, leading by as many as 13 points in the first half and earning a bigger cushion in the second, to beat their rivals for a fourth consecutive time.
Michigan State has won seven straight and is the only Big Ten team without a conference loss.
The Wolverines (10-4, 1-2) have lost four of their last seven games after starting 7-0 and going from unranked to No.