▁ass ists ▁with ▁good ▁defense ▁by ▁Harris . ▁The ▁Spart ans ▁pulled ▁away ▁for ▁the ▁much ▁needed ▁victory , ▁pulling ▁out ▁a ▁ 7 4 – 6 5 ▁win . ▁Iz zo ▁commented ▁on ▁his ▁team ' s ▁effort ▁as ▁" the ▁hard est ▁we ▁played ▁in ▁years ." ▁The ▁Spart ans ▁moved ▁to ▁ 1 7 – 4 ▁overall ▁and ▁ 4 – 4 ▁in ▁conference . ▁ ▁The ▁Spart ans ▁next ▁tra ve led ▁to ▁E van ston , ▁Illinois ▁to ▁take ▁on ▁North western ▁on ▁January ▁ 2 8 . ▁The ▁Spart ans ▁set ▁a ▁season ▁high ▁for ▁made ▁three - pointer s ▁with ▁ 1 6 ▁in ▁routing ▁the ▁Wild c ats , ▁ 7 6 – 4 5 . ▁Valent ine ▁led ▁all ▁sc or ers ▁with ▁ 1 9 . ▁Mc Qu a id ▁set ▁a ▁new ▁career ▁high ▁with ▁ 1 7 ▁points . ▁The ▁Spart ans ▁held ▁North western ▁to ▁a ▁ 2 0 . 7 % ▁shooting ▁percentage ▁from ▁the ▁field . ▁De y ont a ▁Davis ▁continued ▁to ▁improve ▁his ▁game , ▁setting ▁an ▁MS U ▁fresh men - high ▁for ▁blocks ▁with ▁six , ▁a ▁career - high ▁ 1 1 ▁reb ounds , ▁and ▁added ▁eight ▁points . ▁Not ably , ▁Tom ▁Iz zo ▁moved ▁into ▁second ▁place ▁all ▁time ▁for ▁wins ▁at ▁a ▁Big ▁Ten ▁school , ▁breaking ▁a ▁tie ▁with ▁Gene ▁K ead y . ▁It ▁was ▁Iz zo ' s ▁ 5 1 3 th ▁win ▁at ▁MS