We saw the duality of the Michigan State basketball program in its past two games - a romp over No. 8 Wisconsin and a dispiriting performance against No. 23 Illinois, although the Spartans nearly won the game. 

So the question is, which MSU team will show up Saturday afternoon at Breslin Center for its game against Michigan? Detroit Free Press Michigan State beat writer Chris Solari and Lansing State Journal sportswriters Graham Couch and Phil Friend try to get to the bottom of that question.