Preparing for Michigan State
Northwestern will have its hands full with Michigan State in East Lansing on Saturday afternoon (1 p.m. CST).
The Spartans finished off Penn State, 84-58, Wednesday. The latest RPI rankings have Michigan State at No. 30, while Northwestern is rated 77th.
Spartans' point guard Chris Hill leads the Big Ten in assist-to-turnover ratio. Senior forward Alan Anderson became an offensive threat against Penn State, scoring 17. Overall, six players average double figures in scoring.
In the early season, MSU has beaten Stanford and UCLA, but also suffered losses to its two ranked opponents, Duke and George Washington.