WLUK - The No. 11 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team is in East Lansing, Michigan today to face off against the No. 8 Michigan State Spartans to continue their chances of a share of a regular season Big Ten conference championship.

Fueled by strong rebounding and hot 3-point shooting, No. 8 Michigan State beat No. 11 Wisconsin 71-62 in a game marred by frequent fouls.

The University of Wisconsin men's basketball team will be without a starting guard for its most important road game of the season. Late shot clock execution remains strength for patient Wisconsin men's basketball

Playing their fourth straight game against a ranked opponent, the Michigan State men’s basketball team took down No. 11 Wisconsin, 71-62, at the Breslin

EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Jaden Akins scored 19 points and Jaxon Kohler had 10 pounds and a career-high 16 rebounds to lead No. 8 Michigan State to a 71-62 win over No. 11 Wisconsin on Sunday.

The Badgers coach met with the media following a 71-62 loss to the Spartans Sunday at the Breslin Center in East Lansing, Michigan.

Jaden Akins scored 19 points and Jaxon Kohler had 10 pounds and a career-high 16 rebounds to lead No. 8 Michigan State to a 71-62 win over No. 11 Wisconsin.

The Badgers (22-6, 12-5 Big Ten) travel to the Breslin Center Sunday for a key late-season matchup with the Spartans, the Big Ten's co-leader.

John Blackwell had 17 points and Nolan Winter (12 points, 17 rebounds) recorded a double-double in the 71-62 loss Sunday in East Lansing, Michigan.