Jase Richardson scored 17 points and No. 7 Michigan State used a 15-point run in the second half to spark a 74-64 victory over No. 23 Oregon in the first Big Ten tournament quarterfinal Friday in Indianapolis.

Jase Richardson scored 17 points and Jeremy Fears Jr. added 11 points and five assists to lead No. 7 Michigan State past No. 23 Oregon 74-64 in the first Big Ten Tournament quarterfinal game.

And No. 6 Michigan State basketball flexed its strength in numbers when it mattered most. The top-seeded Spartans scrapped their way to a 74-64 Big Ten tournament-opening victory over ninth-seed Oregon on Friday at Gainbridge Fieldhouse,