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No. 10 Spartans hold off No. 17 Badgers (AP) (sports.yahoo.com)

Chris Allen scored 16 points and Draymond Green had 11, helping No. 10 Michigan State hold off No. 17 Wisconsin for a 54-47 victory Wednesday night. The Spartans (12-3, 2-0 Big Ten) did not trail, but they could not put the pesky Badgers (12-3, 2-1) away in a closely contested defensive struggle. Jon Leuer scored 18 of his 21 points after halftime to keep Wisconsin in the game.