1. MSU rides a couple great performances to a win in a game they could have lost EUGENE, Ore. — That’s how you win the Big Ten. Not that performance by Michigan State — the Spartans will have to be better in several ways against stiffer tests later in conference play. But it’s partly games like this — when you find yourself in a battle on the road against a wounded team that seems connected and up for the fight — that decide championships and seeding in the NCAA tournament. For the second straight game in the Pacific Northwest, MSU wasn’t its best in some the ways it has been this season. For the second straight game, it pulled away behind the deft play of point guard Jeremy Fears, and this...
