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Raj Mehta-USA TODAY Sports The Big Ten only had one game on Friday, but it’s a significant one with Michigan State hosting Purdue. Both teams are hoping to grab a key win to start moving up in the Big Ten standings. Let’s take a look at the schedule. Game of the Day: Time/TV: 7:00PM ET (FS1) KenPom Spread: Michigan State by 2 Friday night’s meeting between Michigan State and Purdue falls into the “quietly significant” category. The Spartans are 8-3 overall and 2-3 in Big Ten play while Purdue is 7-5 overall and 2-3 in Big Ten play. Michigan State seems to be playing better right now...

Henry scores 20, No. 23 Michigan State beats No. 15 Rutgers By LARRY LAGEJanuary 6, 2021 GMT Aaron Henry did it all for No. 23 Michigan State. For much of the night against No. 15 Rutgers, he had to while teammates turned the ball over and missed shots. Henry had 20 points, eight rebounds, four blocks and two steals to help the Spartans pull away and beat the Scarlet Knights 68-45 on Tuesday night. “He did the job for us, which the best players are supposed to do,” coach Tom Izzo said. “What I liked about him is, he was efficient. Aaron saved us a little bit.” Michigan State (8-3, 2-3...

The Spartans held Rutgers to 30 percent shooting in a 23-point win

A.J. Hoggard finds himself and helps MSU hoops find its way in back-to-back wins MSU guard A.J. drives in transition against Rutgers on Jan. 5, 2021 at the Breslin Center. The freshman guard started his second straight game at point guard, both culminating in wins for Michigan State. — How often is it that you get to see a freshman start over upperclassmen, make his first career start in the two most important games of his team's season and help lead his AP-ranked team to wins? Well, A.J. Hoggard, a first-year guard on the Michigan...

Hoggard recorded four rebounds and five assists on Saturday