No. 19 Illinois is traveling to face No. 12 Michigan State in East Lansing. The Spartans will be favored, but the Illini are the hottest team in the Big Ten with dominating wins over Indiana, Penn State and Oregon.

The Michigan State Spartans basketball team return to East Lansing to take on Penn State and attempt to extend their nine-game winning streak.

It was an old-fashioned, scrappy Big Ten battle in the Breslin Center on Wednesday night, one that came down to the final minute. But No.

Columnist Graham Couch gives his thoughts on Michigan State's performance Wednesday night in a narrow victory over Penn State with three quick takes.

An incensed Tom Izzo called Michigan State basketball's second-half defensive issues "a problem" after surviving Penn State for a 10th straight win.

Ace Baldwin, Penn State’s star point guard who leads the team with 13.9 points and is fourth in the nation at 8.0 assists, suffered a back injury in a 91-52 loss at Illinois last week and missed Sunday’s 82-81 defeat at No. 13 Oregon. The Nittany Lions led most of the second half but couldn’t close on the road without their top player.

Riding deep contributions that saw eight players score seven points or more, No. 12 Michigan State (15-2, 6-0 Big Ten) beat Penn State, 90-85, Wednesday at the Breslin Center. But as foul trouble and poor defense seeped into the second half, the Spartans aren’t too keen on celebrating the win.

Michigan State football picked up a 13th transfer for 2025 in wide receiver Evan Boyd of East Lansing High and Central Michigan.

The Michigan Wolverines and Michigan State Spartans NCAA Men’s Hockey teams are set for an elite eight rematch. The Big Ten rivals meet twice this weekend, once at each home arena. The action begins Friday night with a 7:00 p.m. face-off at the Yost Ice Arena in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Michigan State coach Tom Izzo was not pleased with the overall performance of his team in its 90-85 victory over Penn State on Wednesday.

EAST LANSING, Mich. (WILX) - No. 12 Michigan State men’s basketball just keeps rolling with the Spartans’ 10th straight victory on Wednesday night with a 90-85 win over Penn State.