If the preseason prognosticators have it right, Jan. 23 and Feb. 14 will be key dates in the Big Ten basketball race.
Maryland visits Michigan State on Jan. 23, and Indiana comes to the Breslin Center on Feb. 14. Those are popular picks as the top teams in the league next season, with Tom Izzo’s Spartans also expected to contend. And their only meetings with the Spartans are in East Lansing.
The Big Ten released its basketball schedule Thursday night on the Big Ten Network’s “BTN Live,” and the Spartans’ key dates also include their only meeting with Michigan — Feb.