Because of the way this team likes to play, Jase Richardson is going to be the X-factor the rest of the year. Teams will do everything in their power to stop the Spartans' fast break, and if they are successful, that's when Izzo will need to press the 'Jase Richardson button' and let him takeover.

Freshman Jase Richardson dropped 29 points on Oregon in first Spartans start in front of wild crowd, dad and Michigan State basketball royalty.

Jason Richardson received a text from Tom Izzo on Saturday morning. The Michigan State coach welcomed his former All-American back to campus to be honored as part of 2000 team that won a national championship.

On a day when Tom Izzo's 2000 national title team was recognized in front of a packed Breslin Center crowd, the son of one of that squad'

Michigan State led by as many five before Oregon went on a 13-3 run while staying hot from deep. Then Brandon Angel and Shelstad knocked down a pair of triples on consecutive trips down the floor and Izzo called timeout with the Ducks up 40-30 with 3:29 left in the half.

Jase Richardson was superman for the Spartans in Saturday's comeback win over Oregon.

Jase Richardson scored 18 of his career-high 29 points in the second half, lifting No. 9 Michigan State to a comeback 86-74 win over Oregon that gave coach Tom Izzo 353 Big Ten wins to tie Bob Knight’s record.