The No. 13 Michigan State Spartans take on the No. 8 Purdue Boilermakers on Thursday night in a Top 25, Big Ten showdown at Mackey Arena in West Lafayette, Ind.

It’s the fifth straight loss for Penny Hardaway’s team – the program’s longest losing streak since the 1999-2000 season.

Blakes, who leads the nation in scoring, had 35 points in that game to become one of two SEC players in the past 15 years with nine consecutive 20-point games.