Tournament at 16–10, 8–5 in conference. MSU next took to the road to face Purdue again on February 18. As in the first game, MSU had no answer for Purdue's big men, Caleb Swanigan and Isaac Haas. The Spartans also struggled offensively and with fouls. Kenny Goins and Nick Ward, MSU's big men, fouled out early in the second half as Purdue rolled. To add insult to injury, Eron Harris was carted off the floor after what ended up being a season-ending knee injury with eight minutes remaining in the game. Miles Bridges led the Spartans again with 14 points, but 11 of those came in the second half when the game was already decided. Swanigan had 24 points and 15 rebounds for the Boilermakers and Haas added 18 points. The 80–63 loss dropped MSU to 8–6 in conference and 16–11 overall. In their first game without Eron Harris, Nebraska visited the Breslin Center while Alvin Ellis started in Harris' spot. Both teams started slow and MSU led 28–26 before the Spartans went on a 21–5 run to end the half. The run included a Cassius Winston assist off the glass to Miles Bridges after a steal by Winston and a half-court shot by Winston as the half expired, putting MSU up 49–31. The rout continued in the second half as Michigan State pushed the lead to as much as 24 while Nebraska could not get within 14. Bridges and Nick Ward each had 20 points marking the first time since January 5, 1978, when Magic Johnson and Jay Vincent did it, that MSU had two freshmen score 20 points in a game. Josh Langford added 17 points, a career high, while Winston had nine assists and seven points. Together the Spartan freshmen combined for 64 points and 20 rebounds in the game. The 88–72 win put MSU at 9–6 in conference and in a fourth place tie with Northwestern and Minnesota, both of whom MSU owned the tiebreaker over. With three games remaining in the season, MSU's record stood at 17–11. On Senior Day, the Spartans were looking to remove themselves from the NCAA Tournament bubble and continue their streak of NCAA Tournament appearances. MSU had a chance for a signature win as they welcomed No. 16 Wisconsin to East Lansing. An early lead gave MSU a jump as they led by as many as 13 in the first