Michigan State men’s basketball was back in action on Friday night after its double overtime win against No. 4 Kentucky earlier in the week.
The Spartans picked up their second-straight win, defeating Villanova by a final score of 73-71 to improve to 3-1 on the season.
The Wildcats have a first-year head coach in Kyle Neptune after longtime head coach Jay Wright retired.
“I give Kyle (Neptune) and his team a lot of credit,” Michigan State head coach Tom Izzo said after the game. “It was a fist fight.