Michigan State point guard Cassius Winston earned Big Ten player of the week honors for the third time this season Monday, according to a release from the conference.
Winston scored a career-best 29 points in the Spartans' 70-64 win over Nebraska on Thursday. He also became MSU's 51st player to surpass the 1,000-point total in his performance.
The 6-foot-1 standout from Detroit converted on 9-of-15 shots from the field, upping his season point average to a team-leading 18.2 per game. He also leads the Big Ten with 7.3 assists, which ranks fifth among Division I players.
The Spartans also remained at No. 6 in the newest AP Poll, despite losses from Duke, Virginia and Michigan, all of which were ranked higher than MSU last week and lost.
Tennessee is the new No. 1 team and received 48 first-place points. No. 3 Virginia fell to No. 2 Duke, 72-70 on Saturday. U-M was handed its first loss of the season Saturday with a 64-54 defeat at Wisconsin.
The full poll is as follows:
1. Tennessee (16-1)
2. Duke (15-2)
3. Virginia (16-1)
4. Gonzaga (18-2)
5. U-M (17-1)
6. MSU (16-2)
7. Nevada (18-1)
8. Kentucky (14-3)
9. Kansas (15-3)
10. Virginia Tech (15-2)
11. North Carolina (14-4)
12. Marquette (16-3)
13. Maryland (16-3)
14. Texas Tech (15-3)
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14. Buffalo (17-1)
16. Auburn (13-4)
17. Houston (18-1)
18. Villanova (14-4)
19. Iowa (16-3)
20. Mississippi (14-3)
21. North Carolina State (15-3)
22. Mississippi State (14-3)
23. Louisville (13-5)
24. Iowa State (14-4)
25. Louisiana State (14-3)
Other Big Ten teams receiving votes: Purdue, Nebraska, Wisconsin.
