Sunday, December 10
Lincoln, Neb.
6:30 PM
Michigan State University
at
Nebraska
Photo by: Matthew Mitchell
Spartans to Play at Nebraska on Sunday in First Big Ten Road Game
12/9/2023 12:08:00 PM | Men's Basketball
East Lansing, Mich. – Michigan State's men's basketball team plays its first Big Ten Conference road game of the season, traveling to play at Nebraska on Sunday, Dec. 10.
The game will air live on BTN, with Cory Provus and Stephen Bardo 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 channels 196 or 209 on SiriusXM and on the SiriusXM app.
About the Spartans
The game will air live on BTN, with Cory Provus and Stephen Bardo 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 channels 196 or 209 on SiriusXM and on the SiriusXM app.
About the Spartans
- Michigan State enters Sunday's game at Nebraska with a 4-4 overall record (0-1 B1G) following a 70-57 loss to Wisconsin on Tuesday.
- The Spartans, who entered the 2023-24 season ranked No. 4 in the Associated Press and the ESPN Coaches preseason polls, are receiving votes in the AP Poll (No. 31) and in the coaches poll (No. 29).
- MSU has won three of its last five games ... This is the first true road game of the season for the Spartans, who have lost two road neutral games, 74-65 to Duke in the Champions Classic and 74-68 to No. 1 Arizona.
- Following the game on Sunday, MSU will have five days off before playing No. 8 Baylor at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, the first of three games in a span of six days.
- The Spartans have two players scoring in double figures, three averaging at least 9.0 points and nine with at least 3.0 points, while 10 players average at least 10 minutes per game.
- Through eight games, graduate guard Tyson Walker leads the team in scoring with 20.5 points per game, connecting on 49.7 percent of his shots.
- Senior guard A.J. Hoggard adds 10.1 points, 3.3 rebounds and a team-leading 4.5 assists, which ranks fourth in the Big Ten.
- Junior guard Jaden Akins is averaging 9.6 points and 5.1 rebounds.
- Graduate forward Malik Hall is fourth on the team with 8.9 points, while adding 5.3 rebounds and 2.3 assists.
- Sophomore guard Tre Holloman is averaging 5.5 points and is second on the team with 3.1 assists, while senior forward Mady Sissoko adds 5.0 points and 5.6 rebounds.
- Freshman forward Coen Carr contributes 4.9 points and 2.9 rebounds, freshman guard Jeremy Fears Jr. is averaging 4.4 points and 2.6 assists and sophomore center Carson Cooper leads the team with 6.0 rebounds while adding 3.4 points.
- Nebraska enters Sunday's game with a 7-2 overall record and an 0-1 mark in the Big Ten following a 76-65 loss at Minnesota on Wednesday night in Minneapolis.
- The Huskers opened the season with seven-straight wins (five of them at home) before losing their last two games, including an 89-60 decision at home to Creighton.
- Nebraska has four players scoring in double figures, led by junior guard Brice Williams, a Charlotte transfer, who is scoring 14.0 ppg while shooting 41.2 percent from 3-point land.
- Junior center Rienk Mast, who was a first-team All-Missouri Valley selection at Bradley last year, is averaging 12.9 points and leads the team with 9.2 rebounds.
- Nebraska is seventh in the Big Ten in scoring offense (77.3 ppg) and seventh in the league in scoring defense (66.4 ppg).
- Michigan State leads the all-time series with Nebraska, 23-9.
- MSU has won 14 of 17 meetings as Big Ten foes.
- The Spartans have won the last 11 meetings between the teams, including the last five on the road.
- Tom Izzo holds a 15-3 series advantage against the Cornhuskers.
- The teams met six times between 1988 and 1994, but did not meet again until the 2011-12 season.
- Michigan State won both meetings between the teams last year, a 74-56 decision at the Breslin Center and an 80-67 win on Feb. 28 in Lincoln.
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