GAME INFORMATIONWho: No. 2 Michigan State (26-5) vs. Ohio State (20-12)When: 6:30 p.m.Where: Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Ind.TV: Big Ten NetworkRadio: Spartan Sports Network, WJIM-AM (1240)/WMMQ-FM (94.9) in Lansing, WJR-AM (760) in Detroit, Sirius XM Ch. 84Line: Michigan State -11 1/2Facebook: Like our MLive Sports Facebook pageTwitter: Follow Kyle Austin and Mike Griffith.Live coverage: Join the MLive conversation at 6 p.m. GAME NOTES • Michigan State enters the weekend looking to capture its fifth Big Ten tournament. The Spartans’ four Big Ten tournament titles since the event’s inception in 1998 is tied for the most with Ohio State. The Spartans are 12-6 overall in the quarterfinal round. • The two schools will be playing for the third time in 18 days, after they played twice in the final two weeks of the regular season. That marks the shortest span in which Michigan State has played an opponent three times since 2007, when the Spartans played Wisconsin three times in 18 days. • Should Michigan State win, it would face the winner of the final game of the day, Maryland and Nebraska, in a Saturday semifinal. Maryland is the No. 3 seed in the tournament, while No. 11 seed Nebraska advanced by upsetting No…
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