Detroit Free Press · Jan 21, 2016
Game thread: No. 11 MSU down late against Nebraska
(Photo: Kirthmon F. Dozier DFP)No. 11 Michigan State Spartans (16-3, 3-3 Big Ten) vs. Nebraska Cornhuskers (11-8, 3-3)
When: 6:30 p.m.
Where: Breslin Center.
TV: Big Ten Network.
Radio: WJR-AM (760; click here for other radio affiliates).
The skinny: Who would have thought the Spartans and Cornhuskers would have been tied in the Big Ten standings at this point of the season? Nevertheless, MSU is coming off two straight loss, the second of which was Sunday in Madison, Wis. The Spartans will be without starting point guard Tum Tum Nairn, who's battling plantar fasciitis. But for MSU to end its skid, it better defend the paint. Nebraska outrebounded Illinois, 42-24, in its last win on Saturday.