Michigan State basketball guard Scott Skiles gave...

Michigan State basketball guard Scott Skiles gave up a seven-month legal battle and pleaded guilty to possession of marijuana in Plymouth, Ind.

Skiles’ plea to the misdemeanor charge, just in time to head off a trial scheduled to start today, came in return for a prosecution agreement to drop a felony charge of cocaine possession.

Judge Michael Cook suspended a one-year prison term and ordered Skiles to pay a $100 fine and court costs and spend either five days in jail or 120 hours doing community service in Plymouth, his hometown.

Michigan State athletic department officials said there would be no immediate determination whether Skiles will be allowed to play for the Spartans next year, his senior season.