Michigan State turned in one of its best defensive performances of the season during Tuesday night’s victory over No. 15 Rutgers, and if the Spartans expect to extend their winning streak to three and get back to .500 in the Big Ten, they’ll need a similar effort on Friday.
That’s when No. 23 Michigan State hosts Purdue, and the Boilermakers come to the Breslin Center not only as one of the better 3-point shooting teams in the conference, but they also lean heavily on 6-foot-10 junior Trevion Williams (Detroit Henry Ford Academy), who is averaging 14.1 points a game.