Michigan State Hosts Indiana State on Saturday Afternoon

East Lansing, Mich. – Michigan State's men's basketball team returns to the Breslin Center floor for its first game after Christmas and the final game of the 2023 calendar year, hosting Indiana State on Saturday, Dec. 30 (2 p.m., FS1). This is the first meeting between the programs since March 26, 1979, when then-sophomore Earvin "Magic" Johnson led the Spartans to a 75-64 win over the Larry Bird-led Sycamores in the NCAA Championship game.

The game will air live on FS1, with Jeff Levering and Robbie Hummel calling all of the action. The Spartan Media Network radio call can be heard state-wide and on the web at MSUSpartans.com, with Will Tieman handling the play-by-play and Matt Steigenga serving as the color analyst, and Blake Froling is the studio host. The game can also be heard on channel 384 on SiriusXM and on the SiriusXM app.

About the Spartans

Michigan State enters Saturday's game against Indiana State with a 7-5 overall record (0-2 B1G) following a 99-55 win over Stony Brook on Dec. 21.
MSU has won its last three games, including an 88-64 win over then-No. 6 Baylor on Dec. 16
In that span, the Spartans are averaging 88.7 ppg and shooting 57.0 percent from the floor (98-of-172).
MSU ranks No. 14 in the country in FG% defense (37.9%) and No. 33 in scoring defense (63.7 ppg) and No. 63 in 3-point FG% defense (29.7%).
The Spartans have three players scoring in double figures, four averaging at least 9.0 points and 10 with at least 3.0 points, while 10 players average at least 10 minutes per game.
Through 12 games, graduate guard Tyson Walker leads the team in scoring with 19.8 points per game, connecting on 48.6 percent of his shots.
Senior guard A.J. Hoggard is second on the team with 10.8 points, while adding 3.3 rebounds and 5.1 assists, which ranks third in the Big Ten Conference.
Junior guard Jaden Akins, who scored a career-high 22 points against Stony Brook, is third with 10.4 points and 4.3 rebounds.
Graduate forward Malik Hall, who scored a season-high 22 points against Nebraska, is fourth on the team with 9.3 points, while adding 4.5 rebounds and 1.9 assists.
Sophomore guard Tre Holloman is averaging 6.0 points and is third on the team with 3.2 assists ... Holloman has a team-best +5.42 assist-to-turnover ratio (38:7) and ranks No. 3 in the country in that category.
Senior forward Mady Sissoko adds 4.8 points and a team-best 5.8 rebounds.
Freshman forward Coen Carr contributes 5.3 points and 3.1 rebounds, freshman guard Jeremy Fears Jr. is averaging 3.5 points and 3.3 assists and sophomore center Carson Cooper adds 4.0 points and 5.4 rebounds.

About Indiana State

Indiana State enters the game on Saturday with an 11-1 overall record and 10-straight wins following a 90-69 win over Tennessee State on Dec. 19.
The Sycamores are 2-1 away from home, with wins at Bradley (85-77) and Northern Illinois (90-67) and their lone loss at Alabama (102-80).
Indiana State ranks No. 9 in the country in scoring offense (88.2 ppg), No. 3 in FG percentage (52.4%), No. 5 in 3-point percentage (41.3) and No. 1 in effective FG percentage (62.0%).

Series History

Michigan State and Indiana State meet for just the second time in program history on Saturday, Dec. 30.
The first meeting between the teams was a 75-64 win on March 26, 1979 in the NCAA title game.

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Players Mentioned

Jaden Akins

Coen Carr

Carson Cooper

Jeremy Fears Jr.

Malik Hall

A.J. Hoggard

Tre Holloman

Mady Sissoko

Tyson Walker