Michigan State’s late surge carried over to the start of the postseason. After winning a Big Ten title last week, the top seeded Spartans beat No. 8 seed Oregon 74-64 in a conference tournament quarterfinal on Friday afternoon in Indianapolis.

Jase Richardson scored 17 points to lead Michigan State basketball past Oregon in the Big Ten tournament quarterfinals Friday in Indianapolis.

For the second time this season, Michigan State basketball beat Oregon, and this time it helped them advance in the Big Ten Tournament as the Spartans took down the Ducks 74 to 64 on Friday. While Oregon played MSU evenly in the second half, they were unable to overcome a 10 point deficit they carried into halftime.