Michigan State point guard earns national recognition after dominant stretch of performances

Plus, how Michigan knocked off the Huskers in unlikely fashion and the timely progress of a star freshman guard.

The No. 1 team in the poll, Arizona remains undefeated despite facing off against ranked opponents Florida, UConn and Alabama and in six Quad 1 games total. The Wildcats face No. 11 BYU on Jan. 26, but they have West Virginia and Cincinnati before then — both of them top-100 teams by NET ranking — and UCF, the toughest of the bunch.

Michigan State's legendary head coach hates his rival, but he does have respect for the Wolverines.

Ohio State basketball head coach Jake Diebler met with a small media contingent after the Michigan loss to react to what he saw on the court.

Jeremy Fears had 17 points and a career-high 17 assists to lead Michigan State (18-2, 8-1 Big Ten) to its sixth straight victory. His 17 assists ties Gary Ganakas (1972) for the second most in program single-game history while Mateen Cleaves (2000) remains first with 20.

The Wolverines will be hosting the top player in the state of Illinois in the spring