The Michigan State Spartans have not had much success at Madison Square Garden in recent seasons. The Spartans will have to put that behind them to extend their 11-game win-streak against Rutgers on Saturday.

Kansas basketball is getting closer to full strength. KJ Adams is close to returning to the Jayhawks from an injury.

Theryn Hallock led a second-half charge as No. 21 Michigan State trounced its host, 24th-ranked Michigan, 88-58 in the Big Ten matchup on Saturday in Ann Arbor, Mich.

You won’t find another arena that’s been as unkind to MSU's men's basketball team as Madison Square Garden. Not over the last 15 years. Not all-time.

While we’ve been distracted by the shambles that is American presidential politics, there’s been a change happening in our own backyards that may have a more lasting effect than who is sworn into the Oval Office on Monday.

Whatever you call it, Madison Square Garden hasn’t been very kind to Tom Izzo. The Michigan State coach has won better than 70 percent of his games in 30 seasons but is just 4-13 on the floor above Penn Station in the heart of New York amid a lot of marquee matchups.

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No. 2 Duke (17-2) beat Wake Forest 63-56. No. 3 Iowa St. (17-2) beat UCF 108-83; beat Arizona St. 76-61. No. 4 Alabama (17-3) beat Vanderbilt

Auburn remains undefeated in conference play after a 53-51 defensive battle with Tennessee. This game marks the Tiger's seventh-ranked win of the season— a program record. It was a struggle offensively for both teams in the first half with each squad connecting on just seven shots while combining to go 1-21 from long range.

AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — Miles Kelly hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 30 seconds remaining and Johni Broome had 16 points and 13 rebounds in his return to the lineup as No. 1 Auburn extended its winning streak to 11 games with a 53-51 win over No. 6 Tennessee on Saturday night.

BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Frida Formann scored 14 points, Jade Masogayo had three big blocks in the fourth quarter and Colorado held off No. 10 Kansas State 63-53 on Saturday to snap the Wildcats’ 14-game winning streak.

The No. 12 Kansas Jayhawks welcome the No. 7 Houston Cougars to town for men's basketball action on Saturday, Jan. 25.