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.

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.

EAST LANSING, Mich. (WILX) - Michigan State men’s basketball won two games at the Breslin Center last week, 90-85 over Penn State and 80-78 over No. 19 Illinois, and moved up four spots to No. 8 in this week’s Associated Press Top 25 Men’s College Basketball Poll. The Spartans are ranked in the AP top 10 for the first time since 2019.

The Tigers were the unanimous pick at No. 1 in The Associated Press men’s college basketball poll released on Monday, holding on to the top spot following a week in which 19 ranked teams lost at least once — including seven teams in the top 10.

Michigan State, which opened the season unranked, remains the lone team unbeaten in Big Ten play. Its next game is against Rutgers (10-8, 3-4) on Saturday (1:30 p.m., CBS) at Madi

The climb continues for the Michigan State men's basketball team. The Spartans moved up four spots to No. 8 in this week's Associated Press Top 25 college basketball poll, released Monday. Michigan State (16-2,

Michigan State remained undefeated with a big win over Illinois, Rutgers gets two wins, and Purdue extends its win streak to seven. How it all impacts the Big Ten power rankings.