Jase Richardson showed out again in Michigan State's second meeting against Oregon in Friday's Big Ten Tournament quarterfinals. The freshman guard led all Spartans in scoring with 17, but a late-game injury to the head would pose concerns for Michigan State's hottest player right now.

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,

Jase Richardson was known as Jason Richardson’s son when he arrived at Michigan State last fall, following the footsteps of his father who played for the Spartans and in the NBA.