The Spartans have gone 10-10 against Big Ten teams, with an 8-3 record in non-conference play. Michigan State is seventh in the Big Ten with 8.7 offensive rebounds per game led by Malik Hall averaging 1.8.
Trey Townsend scored a career-high 38 points and made a number of key plays down the stretch as Oakland earned its first NCAA Tournament bid in 10 years with an 83-76 win over Milwaukee in the Horizon League championship game.
