Isn\u2019t Big Ten basketball the best? Games come and go extremely fast so you don\u2019t have to sit and twiddle your thumbs waiting for the next game. Michigan State basketball<\/a> only has two days off before they travel to Illinois to take on the Northwestern Wildcats.<\/p>\n As this game inches closer, let\u2019s take a look at the series history between these two programs.<\/p>\n The Spartans have a massive lead over the Wildcats in their all time series. These teams have faced off 128 times in their history and MSU leads the series 94-34. However, this matchup has been a struggle in recent years.<\/p>\n Northwestern is actually on a two-game winning streak in this matchup. Both wins came at the Breslin Center at the end of the 2021-22 and beginning of the 2022-23 season. However, even with the Wildcats having the upper hand recently, Michigan State still has won seven of the last 10 meetings.<\/p>\n In their one meeting last season, the Wildcats held on late to win 70-63. Boo Buie did Boo Buie things and led all scorers with 20 points. AJ Hoggard<\/a> and Mady Sissoko<\/a> led MSU scorers with 12 points each.<\/p>\n The Spartans cut the lead to one with a minute left, but it wasn\u2019t enough as Northwestern hit their free throws late to close the game out.<\/p>\n Northwestern comes into this matchup with an impressive 10-3 (1-1) record. The Wildcats are no joke, as their record would suggest. They arguably have the best win in the country as they handed No. 1 Purdue their only loss of the season.<\/p>\n However, this Northwestern team has been pretty up and down this year. They lost a buy game to Chicago State and just lost to Illinois by 30 points in their last outing.<\/p>\nMSU dominates Northwestern<\/h3>\n
Northwestern season update<\/h3>\n