But the 6-11 senior didn’t score his first points until consecutive field goals to pull the Gophers within 21-12 with 3:26 left in the first half, but that’s when Holloman cau

The Gophers came into Tuesday's matchup red-hot with a three-game win streak, but the Big Ten-leading Spartans were simply too much to handle and pulled away 73-51. Minnesota faced an uphill battle on the road against No.

Michigan State ascended to its highest ranking in the AP Top 25 men's college basketball poll this season on Monday with a move up one spot to No. 7 after another perfect week in Big Ten play. The Spartans went 2-0 on the week with wins over Illinois and Rutgers to improve to 8-0 in conference play.

Michigan State, which opened the season unranked, remains alone atop the Big Ten standings with everyone else in the conference saddled with at least two losses. The Spartans are