On Saturday, unranked Oregon pulled off a thrilling 77-73 overtime victory over the 11th-ranked Wisconsin Badgers, sending shockwaves through college basketball

Two Saturdays ago, Bubba Cunningham sat on national television saying that Michigan State was close to making the Division I Men’s Basketball Committee’s top 16 teams in an early look at the NCAA tournament bracket.

After falling in the national rankings each of the last three weeks, the Michigan State men’s basketball team is back in the top 10. The Spartans shot up six spots to No. 8 in the latest AP Top 25, which was released on Monday. The climb comes after a pair of wins against ranked teams last week, at home against Purdue and at Michigan on Friday.

The Wisconsin men had an up-and-down week, resulting in the Badgers standing put in the AP Poll while falling a spot in the Coaches Poll. After a stunning home

Everything you need to know in order to watch the Michigan State Spartans take on the Wisconsin Badgers on Wednesday, Feb. 12.

Michigan State basketball enters the last two weeks of the regular season atop the Big Ten standings. But the Spartans aren't alone in the title hunt.

Tom Izzo demanded Michigan State basketball's guards give more Friday. The Spartans took control at Michigan and are in first place in the Big Ten.

Michigan and Michigan State had circled this game all year long and it delivered. Ultimately, the Spartans made all the big plays late to win.

Friday night's Battle for the Great Lakes State between the Michigan Wolverines and Michigan State Spartans had more than rivalry bragging rights on the line.

The Spartans took the lead in the Big Ten, but Michigan made sure coach Dusty May won't be leaving anytime soon

The Wisconsin basketball team seemed poised to break into the top 10 of the AP Poll at halftime of their game against Oregon. The Badgers were up 12 points on the visiting Ducks and were coming off a dominant victory over Illinois on Tuesday night. Then came the second-half collapse, ending in a 77-73 loss in overtime to the unranked visitors.

MSU (20-5, 11-3) sits in second place in the Big Ten standings, a game behind first-place Michigan, which outlasted Ohio State on the road Sunday. The Spartans ... to No. 11 Wisconsin on Saturday ...