▁fourth ▁place ▁with ▁a ▁record ▁of ▁ 9 – 5 ▁and ▁ 2 2 – 5 ▁overall . ▁ ▁On ▁February ▁ 2 4 , ▁MS U ▁visited ▁Ohio ▁State , ▁own ers ▁of ▁a ▁four - game ▁winning ▁stre ak . ▁The ▁Spart ans ▁started ▁slow , ▁but ▁still ▁led ▁ 3 6 – 3 1 ▁at ▁the ▁half . ▁For bes ▁got ▁hot ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁half , ▁hitting ▁seven ▁of ▁ 1 0 ▁three - pointer s ▁in ▁the ▁game , ▁for ▁ 2 0 ▁points ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁half . ▁Valent ine ▁added ▁ 1 7 ▁points , ▁eight ▁ass ists , ▁and ▁five ▁reb ounds ▁as ▁MS U ▁pulled ▁away ▁to ▁win ▁ 8 1 – 6 2 . ▁The ▁Spart ans ▁moved ▁into ▁sole ▁possession ▁of ▁fourth ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁Big ▁Ten ▁at ▁ 1 1 – 5 ▁and ▁ 2 3 – 5 ▁overall . ▁In ▁the ▁win , ▁Valent ine ▁passed ▁D ray mond ▁Green ▁for ▁ 1 7 th ▁all ▁time ▁in ▁scoring ▁at ▁Michigan ▁State . ▁ ▁On ▁February ▁ 2 8 , ▁P enn ▁State , ▁w inners ▁of ▁three ▁straight ▁games ▁and ▁four ▁of ▁their ▁last ▁five ▁( with ▁wins ▁over ▁then - No . ▁ 4 ▁Iowa ▁and ▁then - No . ▁ 2 2 ▁Indiana ), ▁visited ▁the ▁Bres lin ▁Center . ▁MS U ▁started ▁slow , ▁beginning ▁three ▁of ▁ 1 5 ▁from ▁the ▁field , ▁but ▁were ▁still ▁up ▁ 2 8 – 9 ▁at ▁one ▁point