No. 16 Michigan St (19-8) at Indiana (14-10) 12:00 pm EST

ByABC News
March 13, 2015, 11:30 AM

— -- No. 16 Michigan St (19-8) at Indiana (14-10) 12:00 pm EST BLOOMINGTON, Indiana (Ticker) -- No. 16 Michigan State can reach 20 wins for the seventh time in nine seasons Sunday when it meets Indiana in a Big Ten Conference encounter. The Spartans (19-8, 7-6 Big Ten) have dropped three of their last four, including Wednesday's 79-68 loss to Ohio State which snapped a 15-game home winning streak. Maurice Ager led Michigan State with 26 points. Despite the recent slump, the Spartans are the only team in the nation with three players averaging at least 17 points. Ager (18.8) is third in the conference in scoring, ahead of Shannon Brown (18.2), who is fourth, and Paul Davis (17.9), who is fifth. Indiana (14-10, 6-7) has lost five of six and is playing its final home game of the season. The Hoosiers will meet Purdue and Michigan on the road before the Big Ten Tournament. Seniors Marco Killingsworth, Sean Kline, Lewis Monroe and Marshall Strickland will make their farewell appearance at Assembly Hall, as will coach Mike Davis, who is stepping down after the season. Strickland scored 22 points to become the 40th player in school history to reach 1,000 in his career as the Hoosiers snapped a five-game losing streak with Wednesday's 69-65 triumph over Penn State. Ager scored 28 points and Davis added 23 with 10 rebounds for the Spartans in an 87-73 victory over Indiana on January 11. Michigan State has won four of the last five encounters, including two straight overtime victories here.