This article was originally published on www.si.com/college/minnesota as Gophers limp into bowl eligibility with uninspiring overtime win over Michigan State. The Gophers somehow, someway took down Michigan State 23-20 in overtime for their sixth win of the season.

Despite showing some fight, the Spartans fell 23-20 to the Golden Gophers in front of 45,339 fans at Huntington Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The loss was MSU's sixth in a row, as the program has not won since taking down Youngstown State on Sept. 13.

The Spartans nearly had their first Big Ten win of the season, but ultimately saw their losing streak reach six.

Michigan State (3-5, 0-5 Big Ten) has lost five straight games and will be even more shorthanded when it plays at Minnesota (5-3, 3-2) on Saturday (3:30 p.m. ET, BTN). In addition to six players already ruled out for the season, the Spartans have 13 who are unavailable against the Golden Gophers, according to the pregame availability report.

Qualifying runners from schools around Michigan's Lower Peninsula raced in cross country state finals on Saturday. Here are the results and times.

Minnesota (5-3, 3-2) is next. The Golden Gophers have won all five of their games at home, while MSU has lost all three of its road games. Kickoff is set for 3:30 p.m. ET on the Big Ten Network.