zo ▁said . ▁The ▁Spart ans , ▁und efe ated ▁against ▁every ▁team ▁not ▁named ▁Iowa , ▁fell ▁to ▁ 3 – 2 ▁in ▁conference ▁play ▁and ▁ 1 6 – 2 ▁overall . ▁ ▁The ▁Spart ans ▁next ▁tra ve led ▁to ▁Mad ison , ▁Wisconsin ▁on ▁January ▁ 1 7 ▁to ▁face ▁the ▁struggling ▁Wisconsin ▁Bad gers . ▁Prior ▁to ▁the ▁game , ▁Michigan ▁State ▁announced ▁that ▁T um ▁T um ▁N air n ▁would ▁be ▁s idel ined ▁in def initely ▁with ▁plant ar ▁fas ci itis . ▁Iz zo ▁used ▁a ▁completely ▁new ▁line up ▁to ▁start , ▁with ▁fresh men ▁De y ont a ▁Davis ▁and ▁Mc Qu a id ▁starting ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁Harris . ▁The ▁line up ▁made ▁little ▁difference ▁as ▁the ▁Spart ans ▁tra iled ▁by ▁five ▁at ▁half . ▁Despite ▁Michigan ▁State ▁playing ▁better ▁and ▁taking ▁the ▁lead ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁half , ▁Wisconsin ▁found ▁themselves ▁within ▁four ▁points ▁with ▁less ▁than ▁a ▁minute ▁remaining . ▁Br ons on ▁Ko enig ▁made ▁a ▁three ▁for ▁the ▁Bad gers ▁which ▁was ▁followed ▁by ▁a ▁quick ▁Spart an ▁turn over ▁by ▁Harris . ▁Down ▁by ▁one , ▁the ▁Bad gers ▁got ▁a ▁basket ▁down ▁low ▁to ▁take ▁a ▁one - point ▁lead . ▁The ▁Spart ans ▁got ▁two ▁sh ots ▁off ▁before ▁the ▁clock ▁exp ired , ▁but ▁neither ▁fell . ▁The ▁Spart ans ▁lost ▁their ▁second ▁consecutive ▁game , ▁ 7 7 – 7 6 , ▁falling ▁to ▁. 5 0 0 ▁in ▁the ▁Big