Late game heroics from Alisia Smith and Tory Ozment stole a win at home as Michigan State moves to 12-6.
Michigan State will look to complete the season sweep on Purdue, who is 1-9 since losing to the Spartans back on Jan 3.
MSU wrestling struggled in a loss to rival Michigan.
Minnesota proved Saturday that their No. 4 ranking has weight in a shellacking of Spartans.
At times, the absence of The Izzone and crowds in now empty arenas has been an issue.
Thomas Kithier stepped in and contributed, even if it doesn't show on the box score.
A massive second half pushed the Spartans to the win.
The Michigan State hockey team dropped their seventh consecutive series opener in a 4-2 loss at No. 4 Minnesota.
MSU men's soccer competed for the first time in 15 months and got shutout by Rutgers.
The State News' Sara Tidwell spoke with the Indiana Daily Student's Caleb Coffman ahead of Saturday's game.
MSU and Indiana will face off in Bloomington at noon on Saturday.
MSU and Rutgers will kick off their soccer seasons at 1 p.m. at Schoolcraft College.
Naz Hillmon and Nia Clouden's battle was one for the record books as they combined for 65 points in the latest edition of the rivalry between Michigan and Michigan State.
MSU and Minnesota meet again this weekend.
MSU Volleyball fell 3-1 in four sets to the Wolverines in East Lansing
This edition of the rivalry was different than any other, but the passions and emotions didn't change.
After the absence of the power-play, it returned in the Spartans series split with ASU.
MSU has found ways to lose over ways to win this season, and that narrative probably won't change.
Sarah Franklin is only a freshman, but that isn't stopping her from being one of the best players in the Big Ten so far.
State News sportswriter Sara Tidwell looks at what to take away from MSU's losses to Purdue.