No. 8 Michigan State men's basketball has been taking advantage of the month of January before what will be a brutal February.

Penn State overcame a 12-point deficit in the middle stages of the opening quarter to own a 30-27 advantage at the half. And after the teams were tied entering the final quarter, Penn State outscored Ohio State 11-8 to close out the win. Wednesday offers the Nittany Lions a chance to record a second straight win over a top-25 opponent.

Tom Izzo sees No. 12 Michigan State basketball getting tougher after beating No. 20 Illinois on Sunday, but also knows so will the Spartans' schedule.

It hasn't exactly been a great season for the Golden State Warriors, and former Michigan State Spartans star Draymond Green is finding out the hard way. Green h

Michigan State has a record of 15-3 in Spartans coach Robyn Fralick's second season. The Spartans have gained national recognition by being ranked in the Associated Press Top 25.

The Michigan State Spartans (15-3) will look to build on a three-game winning streak when hosting the Penn State Lady Lions (10-9) on Wednesday, January 22, 2025 at Jack Breslin Students Events

As long as Tom Izzo is the head coach of the Michigan State Spartans, they’re not a team that should be overlooked.

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BOTTOM LINE: No. 21 Michigan State hosts Penn State after Theryn Hallock scored 26 points in Michigan State's 86-68 win over the Illinois Fighting Illini. The Spartans have gone 9-0 in home games. Michigan State leads the Big Ten with 17.8 fast break points.

The Spartans' 7-0 start in Big Ten play is their best since the 2018-19 season when they last played in the Final Four.

Junior Charlie Stramel has earned Big Ten Second Star of the Week honors after his performance in MSU’s split with No. 10 Michigan last weekend. Stramel had a hand in three of MSU’s four goals in a 4-1 victory over the Wolverines at Munn.

Michigan State football has a pair of new assistants on staff. Coach Jonathan Smith hired safeties coach James Adams and quarterbacks coach Jon Boyer earlier this month to round out his staff and both inked two-year deals in contracts provided to MLive via a Freedom of Information Act request.