Michigan State Hosts Nebraska on Saturday in Big Ten Conference Home Opener

East Lansing, Mich. – Michigan State's men's basketball team returns home to the Breslin Center for the first time in 18 days, hosting Nebraska in the team's Big Ten Conference home opener on Saturday, Dec. 7 (noon, BTN).

The game will air live on BTN, with Chris Vosters and Shon Morris 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 Zach Surdenik is the studio host. The game can also be heard on channel 390 on SiriusXM and on the SiriusXM app.

About the Spartans

Michigan State enters Wednesday's game with a 7-2 overall record.
The Spartans are ranked No. 41 in the NCAA Net Rankings, No. 32 per KenPom.com and No. 29 in the ESPN BPI.
The Spartans opened Big Ten Conference play on Wednesday with a 90-72 win at Minnesota.
- Four players scored in double figures, with Coen Carr scoring 12 points and Jaxon Kohler recording his third double-double of the season (11 points, 11 rebounds).
MSU, winners of five of its last six games, has two players scoring in double figures, seven averaging at least 7.0 ppg and 10 scoring at least 4.7 ppg.
Senior guard Jaden Akins leads the team in scoring with 12.4 ppg and is second with 4.9 rpg, while senior forward Frankie Fidler is averaging 10.9 ppg and ranks seventh in the Big Ten in free throw percentage (89.8%).
Junior forward Jaxon Kohler is scoring 8.4 ppg and leads the team with 7.9 rebounds per game, 8th in the Big Ten.
Redshirt freshman guard Jeremy Fears Jr. is averaging 7.8 points and a team-leading 5.7 assists per game, which ranks 6th in the Big Ten, while junior Tre Holloman adds 7.7 points and 4.0 assists (T9th in B1G).
MSU is averaging 24.1 FT attempts per game after going to the line 17.2 times per game in 2023-24.
The Spartans rank No. 8 in the country in bench points per game (38.78 ppg) and are No. 3 in the country in fast break points per game (20.78 ppg).

About the Huskers

Nebraska enters Saturday's game with a 6-1 overall record and three-straight wins, including a 74-63 win at Creighton.
The game on Saturday will be the Big Ten Conference opener for the Huskers.
Nebraska has been off since last Sunday, posting a 103-72 win over North Florida at home on Dec. 1.
Senior guard Brice Williams is one of three players scoring in double figures for the Huskers, leading the team with 18.4 ppg, which ranks seventh in the Big Ten.
Nebraska added seven transfers to its roster, including former Wisconsin guard Connor Essegian, second on the team with 14.7 ppg and third in the B1G in 3-pointers made (2.86/game), and sophomore forward Berke Buyuktuncel, a UCLA transfer who leads the team and is tied for 14th in the B1G with 6.7 rebounds per game.
Nebraska ranks 5th in the league in scoring offense (83.3 ppg) and 11th in scoring defense (68.0 ppg) ... The Huskers rank 4th in the league in rebounding offense (39.7 rpg) and 5th in rebounding margin (+5.43) … Nebraska is also 4th in in the league in FT% (77.5%).

Series History

Michigan State leads the all-time series with Nebraska, 23-10.
MSU has won 14 of 18 meetings as Big Ten foes.
The Spartans have won 11 of the last 12 meetings between the teams.
The Spartans are 12-3 at home against the Huskers, winning the last six games at the Breslin Center.
Tom Izzo holds a 15-4 series advantage against Nebraska.
The teams met six times between 1988 and 1994, but did not meet again until the 2011-12 season.
Nebraska won last year's lone meeting between the teams, posting a 77-70 win in Lincoln (see below).

Michigan State Hosts Nebraska on Saturday in Big Ten Conference Home Opener

Players Mentioned

Jaden Akins

Coen Carr

Jeremy Fears Jr.

Frankie Fidler

Tre Holloman

Jaxon Kohler

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