Michigan State Hoops

Kalin Lucas pushed himself as hard as he could in consecutive practices for the first time since rupturing his left Achilles’ tendon in the NCAA tournament.
Then he had enough energy left over to score 25 points to help No. 7 Michigan State hold off Oakland 77-76
The Spartans (7-3) had dropped three of their last six games to top-10 teams: Connecticut, Duke and Syracuse.
Michigan State is the only team that has played a road game against a ranked team. It might lead the nation in miles traveled, playing in Maui, at Duke and against Syracuse in New York City in a two-week span.
The Spartans will get a much-needed break, getting a week off before hosting Prairie View A&M and Texas ahead of their Big Ten opener at home against Minnesota.