No. 7 Michigan State clamped down defensively while rolling to a 73-51 victory against Minnesota on Tuesday night at the Breslin Center to extend its winning streak to 13. This is the first time in Tom Izzo’s 30 seasons coaching the Spartans they went undefeated in both December and January.

They are off to its best start and on its longest winning streak since the 2018-19 season, when they also won their first nine Big Ten games and had a 13-game streak to open 18-2.Start the day smarter.

The Gophers came into Tuesday's matchup red-hot with a three-game win streak, but the Big Ten-leading Spartans were simply too much to handle and pulled away 73-51. Minnesota faced an uphill battle on the road against No.