Coming off a dominant 26-point victory over the Washington Huskies, the No. 11 Wisconsin Badgers men’s basketball team will head to East Lansing to take on the No. 8 Michigan State Spartans on Sunday. Both teams are fighting for a potential No. 2 seed in the NCAA Tournament, so this matchup will be crucial in determining this outcome.

Its Sunday, March 2, and the Wisconsin Badgers (22-6, 12-5) and the Michigan State Spartans (23-5, 14- 3) meet this afternoon at Jack Breslin Students Events Center in East Lansing. First place in the Big Ten remains up for grabs with three games remaining in the regular season.

No. 8 Michigan State is continuing to prove itself to be the best team in the Big Ten as it added another win over a ranked team in No. 11

But the 3-point shooting and missing persisted for Wisconsin. After Blackwell opened the second half with a layup off a backcut, the Badgers missed their next six attempts from the field as the Spartans went on an 8-0 run to take a 40-36 lead with 16:55 to go in the game.

The race for the Big Ten regular-season title will come down to the final week of the regular season with No. 8 Michigan State and No. 11 Wisconsin's battle at the Breslin Center on Sunday looming large with implications for the conference and beyond.

On Sunday, Tom Izzo's team held serve over the Michigan Wolverines by defeating the No. 11 Wisconsin Badgers, 71-62. The Spartans pulled away in the second half while Jaden Akins had 19 points and Jaxon Kohler pulled down 16 rebounds.