Big picture, the triumph is Gard's 18th against a top-10 opponent during his coaching tenure, matching him with program legend Bo Ryan. Gard is 18-26 (.395) in such matchups, while Ryan finished at 18-33 (.353), according to Wisconsin Athletics.

It's time for redemption on the road for Michigan State basketball. The Spartans are coming off a huge win over No. 7 Illinois at home last Saturday, but haven't played since and have had five days off to prepare for a tough game in Madison against the Wisconsin Badgers.

Preview the Feb 13 matchup between the Michigan State Spartans and Wisconsin Badgers with how to watch, tv channel info, predictions, odds, over/under, spread, betting lines and more.

Tom Izzo watched his Michigan State basketball team absorb a one-sided, start-to-finish throttling at the hands of red-hot Wisconsin. And the 10th-ranked Spartans saw their chances to repeat as Big Ten champions all but vanish with lapses in both their offense and defense.

Wisconsin didn't just light up the scoreboard against Michigan State, its defense took care of business in a 92-71 win at the Kohl Center Feb. 13.

Michigan State's chase for the Big Ten regular season championship continues tonight at Wisconsin. The new FanDuel promo code delivers a $100 win bonus for the conference clash.

The Wisconsin Badgers have "the one that got away" from Tom Izzo with star guard John Blackwell, a Michigan native who the Spartans didn't recruit.