Bridges again played well, though he didn't shoot well, as he totaled 15 points and 13 rebounds. Winston led the Spartans with 16 points including 10–11 from the free throw line. But, Matt McQuaid, who'd struggled most of the year, hit three big three-pointers and MSU made 73% of its free throws to pull out the tough 70–62 win. Ward added 13 points for the Spartans as they ended their three-game losing streak and moved to 13–9 overall and 5–4 in the Big Ten. The win marked MSU's fifth straight win over Michigan. February MSU next traveled to Lincoln, Nebraska on February 2 to attempt to end their road losing streak by facing Nebraska. Nebraska, winners of three straight against the Spartans, was coming off a come-from-behind win over Purdue who had defeated MSU the previous week. The Spartans' Kenny Goins started in place of Nick Ward even though both were suffering from the flu. Both Goins and Ward performed well, each scoring 10 points. Bridges, as usual, led the Spartans with 16 points as MSU's hot shooting behind the arc helped them pull away and lead by as many as 20 in the second half. Cassius Winston and Alvin Ellis combined to make five of six three-pointers (scoring 10 apiece), and Josh Langford hit his three shots from behind the arc to total 9 points as the Spartans made 11 of 18 three-pointers, shooting 64.7% from three. MSU's defense also did the job again, limiting Nebraska to 38.5% from the field as the Spartans won 72–61. The win was the first on the road for the Spartans since December 27. Izzo commented on the win, "We're getting better but we’ve got a long way to go.” MSU moved to 14–9 overall and 6–4 in Big Ten play. On February 7, the Spartans traveled for a rematch against Michigan in Ann Arbor. In what was perhaps a must-win for Michigan, the Wolverines left no doubt, blowing out the Spartans 86–57. MSU turned the ball over 21 times, 12 times in the first half, as Michigan used a 14–2 run to end the first half and take a 55–29 lead at the half. Things got no better for the Spartans in the second half as Michigan pushed the lead to as high as 30. Cassius Winston turned the ball over six times while Miles Bridges turned it over five times. Nick