Michigan State Hosts Michigan on Saturday Afternoon

East Lansing, Mich. – Michigan State's men's basketball team closes out a six-game homestand on Saturday, Jan.7, hosting in-state rival Michigan at the Breslin Center (2:30 p.m.).

The Spartans are coming off a 74-56 win over Nebraska at home on Tuesday, with senior guard Tyson Walker scoring 21 points to lead three players in double figures.

The game will air live on FOX, with Gus Johnson and Jim Jackson calling all of the action. The TCF Bank Spartan Media Network radio call can be heard on one of 38 affiliates and on the web at MSUSpartans.com, with Will Tieman handling the play-by-play and Matt Steigenga serving as the color analyst. The game can also be heard on channels 135 or 195 on SiriusXM and on channel 957 on the SiriusXM app.

About the Spartans

Michigan State enters the game on Saturday with a 10-4 overall record and a 2-1 mark in the Big Ten following a 74-56 win over Nebraska on Tuesday.
The Spartans have won their last five games, including four at home ... In that span, the Spartans are averaging 73.0 points per game, while shooting 46.5 percent from the floor and holding opponents to 57.2 ppg and 36.8 percent shooting, including 25.0 percent from 3-point land.
MSU is second in the B1G in scoring defense (61.3 ppg) in league games and fourth in FG% defense (39.2%).
Including the game against Nebraska, the Spartans play 11 games in the next 36 days, five on the road.
Per KenPom.com, MSU has faced the nation's 8th-toughest slate of opposing offenses in the country and rank No. 18 overall in strength of schedule ... The Spartans are ranked No. 57 in the latest NET rankings.
Through 14 games, senior guard Tyson Walker leads the team in scoring with 13.9 ppg, while adding 2.6 rebounds and 3.3 assists.
Graduate forward Joey Hauser is second on the team in scoring with 13.8 points per game and leads the team with rebounds with 7.6 per game, while shooting 48.6 percent from the floor and 43.1 percent from 3-point land.
Junior guard A.J. Hoggard is third on the team with 11.9 points, fourth with 4.0 rebounds and leads the team (and is third in the Big Ten) with 6.4 assists per game.
Senior forward Malik Hall, who missed eight games but returned to the rotation against Buffalo and has played the last two games, is fourth on the team with 10.7 ppg and third with 4.2 rpg.
Sophomore guard Jaden Akins, who scored a career-high 15 points against Oakland, is adding 8.3 points and 3.7 rebounds.
Junior forward Mady Sissoko, who scored 9 points and grabbed a career-high 12 rebounds against Oakland, is averaging 6.6 points and is second on the team with 6.8 rebounds.
Sophomore Pierre Brooks II, who has started five games, is averaging 6.9 points and 2.9 rebounds.

About Michigan

Michigan enters the game on Saturday with a 9-5 overall record and a 3-0 mark in the Big Ten following a 79-69 win over Penn State on Wednesday.

Series History

Michigan State and Michigan will play for the 191st time in series history when the teams meet on Saturday afternoon.
Michigan leads the all-time series with Michigan State, 103-87.
The Spartans have won six of the last nine meetings.
The teams split a pair of games last year, with Michigan State winning the first game, 83-67, at the Breslin Center, and Michigan posting an 87-70 win at the Crisler Center in March.
Tom Izzo is 31-20 in his career against the Wolverines.

Players Mentioned

Jaden Akins

Pierre Brooks II

Malik Hall

Joey Hauser

A.J. Hoggard

Mady Sissoko

Tyson Walker

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