Entering Tuesday night’s game, the Michigan State Spartans had won their past three Big Ten road games by a combined 12 points. The narrative changed against a reeling Gophers team without three key starters. The No. 2 Michigan State Spartans (25-3, 13-2 Big Ten) rolled past Minnesota (14-14, 3-12 Big Ten) for an 87-57 win. Jaren Jackson Jr. led the Spartans with 27 points as Michigan State shot 64 percent (14-for-22) from the three-point line. The Gophers dropped their eighth consecutive Big Ten game.
Michigan State had 14 field goals in the first half, ten of which were three pointers.