▁as ▁ 2 7 ▁on ▁their ▁way ▁to ▁an ▁easy ▁ 8 9 – 7 3 ▁win ▁on ▁Michigan ' s ▁home ▁floor . ▁The ▁Spart ans ▁kept ▁up ▁their ▁hot ▁shooting ▁from ▁behind ▁the ▁arc , ▁shooting ▁ 6 3 % ▁and ▁hitting ▁ 1 4 ▁th rees . ▁For bes ▁hit ▁seven ▁of ▁his ▁eight ▁three - pointer s ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁half ▁and ▁scored ▁ 2 9 ▁to ▁lead ▁all ▁players . ▁Valent ine ▁added ▁ 2 1 ▁points , ▁nine ▁ass ists , ▁and ▁eight ▁reb ounds . ▁The ▁win ▁moved ▁the ▁Spart ans ▁to ▁ 2 0 – 4 ▁overall ▁and ▁ 7 – 4 ▁in ▁conference . ▁With ▁a ▁loss ▁by ▁Pur due ▁later ▁that ▁day , ▁the ▁Spart ans ▁moved ▁into ▁a ▁tie ▁for ▁fourth ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁conference . ▁ ▁Prior ▁to ▁the ▁match - up ▁with ▁Pur due , ▁Tom ▁Iz zo ▁announced ▁that ▁N air n ▁could ▁be ▁out ▁for ▁perhaps ▁another ▁month ▁with ▁his ▁plant ar ▁fas ci itis ▁injury . ▁When ▁he ▁returns , ▁Iz zo ▁said ▁he ▁would ▁likely ▁be ▁only ▁a ▁def ensive ▁replacement ▁and ▁point ▁guard ▁relief , ▁playing ▁only ▁three ▁to ▁eight ▁minutes ▁a ▁game . ▁Valent ine ▁was ▁also ▁named ▁Big ▁Ten ▁player ▁of ▁the ▁week ▁for ▁his ▁near ▁triple - double ▁against ▁Michigan , ▁his ▁third ▁time ▁being ▁so ▁hon ored ▁this ▁season . ▁ ▁On ▁February ▁ 1 0 , ▁MS U ▁tra ve led ▁to ▁West ▁La f ay ette , ▁Indiana ▁to