In a Thursday night matchup of ranked Big Ten teams with identical records, eighth-ranked Purdue will play host to 13th-ranked Michigan State on Peacock.
The Boilermakers (12-4 Big Ten, 22-5 overall) have won five of their past six (the lone loss was to then-No. 1 Michigan), righting the ship after a three-game losing skid dropped them out of the top 10.
The Spartans (12-4 Big Ten, 22-5 overall) are tied for second in the Big Ten loss column with four games remaining after being picked to finish sixth in the preseason. It’s an overhauled roster (seven players missing from last year’ 30-win team) that is exceeding expectations…