Michigan State were back home at the Breslin Center after a shaky west coast trip where they would suffer their first two losses in Big Ten play, dropping them out of first place in the conference. The Spartans would look to get back on track against another team from the west coast,

Michigan State coach Tom Izzo tied Bob Knight's Big Ten record for wins, leading the ninth-ranked Spartans to a comeback 86-74 victory over Oregon on Saturday. Perhaps fittingly, Izzo matched the mark with conference win No.

Michigan State coach Tom Izzo matched Indiana legend Bob Knight for most career Big Ten victories on Saturday, finally reaching a number of 353 that proved to be somewhat elusive in a pair of road losses to USC and UCLA.

Michigan State overcame a 14-point halftime deficit to snap a brief two-game skid, as Tom Izzo matched Bobby Knight for Big Ten victories.