EAST LANSING, MI (WKZO-AM/FM) – Michigan State held off a late Villanova charge to beat the Wildcats 73-71 at the Breslin Center as part of the Gavitt Tipoff Games. Tyson Walker led the Spartans with 22 points, while AJ Hoggard had a double-double with 13 points, 10 assists, and 8 rebounds.
MSU is idle until Thanksgiving night, when they face Alabama at the Phil Knight Invitational in Portland.