Wisconsin basketball (22-7, 12-6 Big Ten) fell to No. 10 overall in Joe Lunardi’s ESPN bracketology update on Monday.

In a battle of two top Big Ten teams, the Michigan State Spartans defeated the Wisconsin Badgers 71-62 at the Breslin Center on Sunday. It was a dreadful display of shooting for the Badgers, as Wisconsin finished the game 5-for-32 from behind the three-point line.

MADISON − Each Monday, the Journal Sentinel will look at the Wisconsin men's basketball team’s previous week and assess how its résumé has changed and stacks up to the competition. All rankings are through Sunday unless noted otherwise.

The Spartans (24-5, 15-3 Big Ten) have won five straight, putting them in position to contend for the conference championship with a week left in the regular season. The Badgers (22-7, 12-6) had won six of seven. Michigan State freshman Jase Richardson overcame foul trouble in the first half to finish with 11 points, six assists and five rebounds.