Jase Richardson scored 17 points to lead four players in double-figures for Michigan State (26-5), which advances to face the winner of No. 4 seed UCLA and No. 5 seed Wisconsin in the semifinals on Saturday (10 a.m., CBS).

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,

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.