U . ▁He ▁still ▁tra ils ▁Big ▁Ten ▁leader ▁Bob ▁Knight , ▁who ▁has ▁ 6 6 1 . ▁MS U ' s ▁record ▁moved ▁to ▁ 1 8 – 4 ▁overall ▁and ▁ 5 – 4 ▁in ▁conference . ▁ ▁The ▁Spart ans ▁returned ▁home ▁to ▁end ▁January ▁to ▁face ▁last ▁place ▁R ut gers ▁on ▁January ▁ 3 1 . ▁The ▁Spart ans ▁rout ed ▁R ut gers ▁on ▁their ▁way ▁to ▁t ying ▁a ▁school ▁record ▁for ▁three - point ▁field ▁goals ▁made ▁in ▁a ▁game , ▁hitting ▁ 1 7 . ▁For bes ▁made ▁six , ▁all ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁half . ▁Valent ine ▁also ▁contributed ▁six ▁three - pointer s , ▁scoring ▁a ▁game - high ▁ 2 0 . ▁Cost ello ▁not ched ▁another ▁double ▁double ▁with ▁ 1 2 ▁points ▁and ▁ 1 3 ▁reb ounds . ▁The ▁Spart ans ▁finished ▁January ▁at ▁ 6 – 4 ▁in ▁conference ▁and ▁ 1 9 – 4 ▁overall . ▁ ▁February ▁ ▁The ▁Spart ans ▁entered ▁February ▁with ▁five ▁days ▁off ▁before ▁facing ▁perhaps ▁the ▁most ▁difficult ▁stretch ▁of ▁the ▁season , ▁including ▁a ▁trip ▁to ▁Pur due ▁and ▁a ▁game ▁against ▁Indiana ▁in ▁Bres lin ▁Center . ▁The ▁Spart ans ▁began ▁the ▁trip ▁by ▁travel ing ▁to ▁face ▁rival ▁Michigan ▁on ▁February ▁ 6 . ▁In ▁their ▁only ▁meeting ▁of ▁the ▁regular ▁season , ▁the ▁Spart ans ▁jump ed ▁out ▁early ▁on ▁the ▁Wol ver ines ▁and ▁never ▁looked ▁back . ▁MS U ▁led ▁by ▁as ▁many