The Michigan State women’s basketball team dropped one spot to No. 24 in the new AP Top 25 heading into the postseason. The Spartans (21-8, 11-7) split a pair of games last week, losing 89-78 at Ohio State on Wednesday before Saturday’s 73-58 victory against Minnesota to close the regular season.

Michigan State is still in the top 10 of the AP poll. The Spartans (24-5, 15-3 Big Ten) have a one-game lead in the conference standings, following a buzzer-beating road win at Maryland and a home win over Wisconsin on Sunday. MSU finishes the regular season Thursday at Iowa and at home against Michigan, which dropped to No. 15.

A fter taking over the top spot in the Big Ten conference, the Wolverines have now dropped two of their last four games, including a pair of home losses to rival Michigan State an

Holloman finished with nine points on just 3-for-12 shooting. Freshman Jase Richardson had 15 points and eight rebounds to lead MSU (23-5, 14-3 Big Ten), which moved a half-game ahead of Michigan in first place in the Big Ten standings. The Spartans have won four straight and five of their past six.

Michigan State basketball got the exact results it needed on Sunday: a win over Wisconsin and a Michigan loss to Illinois.

The Badgers got strong performances from both John Blackwell and Steven Crowl, an important sign entering Sunday's huge matchup against the Michigan State Spartans. Wisconsin will be facing a Michigan State team that tallied a huge win over Maryland on Wednesday,