Something I have noticed after having covered Tom Izzo and Michigan State for a number of years is that Tom Izzo respects Rutgers head coach Steve Pikiell about as much as any coach in the country. As usual, Izzo reiterated that respect in his own post-game comments.

Michigan State basketball fell to Michigan 83-71 in a game which saw the Spartans fail an attempt to comeback from an 18 point deficit.

The stars showed out in Penn State vs Michigan State, as the Spartans' Charlie Stramel outdid Gavin McKenna and Aiden Fink to get MSU an OT win.