EAST LANSING, Mich. -- Michigan made enough shots and stops to win at Michigan State.

Finally.

Zack Novak scored 19 points and Stu Douglass made a big 3-pointer with 20 seconds left, lifting the Wolverines to a 61-57 victory over the Spartans (No. 25 AP) on Thursday night.

Douglass' 3 from the right wing -- his only one in four attempts -- gave Michigan a five-point lead that essentially sealed the win.

"He's made some big shots, but none like that," coach John Beilein said.

The Wolverines (12-9, 2-6 Big Ten) had lost six straight games this season and 11 in a row at the Breslin Center, dating to 1997.

"I think I was in first grade or second grade," Novak said. "So it's just sweet."

It was a very sour experience for the slumping Spartans (12-8, 4-4), who are on their way to falling out of The Associated Press poll after being ranked No. 2 in the preseason.

"It's not a very good situation we're in," coach Tom Izzo said somberly. "We're not kidding anybody."

Michigan State's Kalin Lucas scored 27 points, Durrell Summers had 13 points and a season-high 10 rebounds and Draymond Green, who fouled out, added nine points.