EAST LANSING – Michigan State has wins against ranked teams at home and on neutral courts.

The No. 9 Spartans have coasted to lopsided victories and been forced to make critical plays down the stretch to secure the final margin.

What they haven’t done so far is respond to a loss or played a true road game this season. The opportunity to meet those challenges is next for Michigan State (8-1 1-0 Big Ten), which is coming off a 66-60 defeat at home against Duke last week and returns to play at Penn State (8-2, 0-1) on Saturday (noon, BTN).

“You can tell that everybody is excited for this next game, everybody just can’t wait to get back there on the floor against another team and kind of right our wrongs,” forward Jaxon Kohler said after practice on Thursday. “That Duke loss gave us a fir

See Full Page