No. 6 Michigan State Hosts Toledo on Thursday Night at the Breslin Center

EAST LANSING, Mich. – No. 6 Michigan State plays the second game of a two-game homestand to open the 2026-27 season on Thursday, Nov. 5, hosting Toledo at the Breslin Center (8 p.m.).

The Spartans opened the season on Monday with a 96-59 over Quinnipiac, as Jeremy Fears Jr. (13 points, 11 assists) and Anton Bonke (11 points, 13 rebounds) each had double-doubles to lead six players in double figures.

The game will be air live on NBCSN/Peacock, with Jason Benetti 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, Kevin Pauga serving as the color analyst and Zach Surdenik as the studio host. The game can also be heard on channel 85 on SiriusXM or on the SiriusXM app.

About the Spartans

Michigan State finished the 2025-26 season with a 27-8 overall record, including a 15-5 mark in the Big Ten Conference to tie for second place.
The Spartans were selected to the NCAA Tournament for the 28th-straight season and advanced to the Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA Tournament for the second-straight year and the 17th time under Head Coach Tom Izzo, finishing the year ranked No. 11 in the Associated Press Top 25.
Izzo enters his 32nd season at the helm of the program he has been with for more than 40 years, including his time as an assistant coach.
The Spartans will look to replace six letterwinners, including two starting post players in center Carson Cooper (11.1 ppg, 7.1 rpg, 26.8 mpg) and forward Jaxon Kohler, an All-Big Ten Honorable Mention selection by the league's coaches (12.5 ppg, 8.9 rpg, team-best 58 3-pointers made).
The cupboard is not bare, by any stretch, as the team welcomes back two players who started every game last year – senior point guard Jeremy Fears Jr., an All-Big Ten First Team selection who earned five different All-American honors last year, and senior forward Coen Carr (12.0 ppg, 5.4 rpg) – as well as a talented group of returning players and newcomers.
Fears was named the Preseason National Player of the Year by Blue Ribbon College Basketball in September and was named the Big Ten Conference's Preseason Player of the Year on Oct. 8.
Last year, he was one of 10 players selected to the John R. Wooden Award® All-America Team and earned five All-American honors, being named a Second Team All-American by the Associated Press and third team honors from The Sporting News, the United States Basketball Writers Association (USBWA) and the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC).
An All-Big Ten First Team selection, Fears led the team in scoring with 15.2 points per game (No. 17 in the Big Ten) and in assists, with 9.4 per game, which not only ranked first in the Big Ten but was No. 1 in the country.
Carr, who started all 35 games, was third on the team in scoring (12.0 ppg) and rebounding (5.4) and second in minutes played (29.2).
Sophomore forward Jordan Scott started the final 13 games of the season, averaging 5.8 ppg and 3.1 rpg in 20.8 mpg, while junior guard Kur Teng was fifth on the team with 7.3 ppg and 2.0 rpg in 17.4 mpg.

Michigan State Victorious in Season Opener

Redshirt junior guard Jeremy Fears Jr. scored 13 points and handed out 11 assists and No. 6 Michigan State put six players in double figures and had 12 different players score en route to a 96-59 win over Quinnipiac in the season opener for both schools on Monday night at the Breslin Center.
Fears, the Big Ten Conference Preseason Player of the Year and the Blue Ribbon College Basketball Preseason Player of the Year, hit 5-of-8 shots from the floor and handed out seven of his 11 assists in the second half.
Senior forward Coen Carr scored 12 points and grabbed eight rebounds, while senior forward Anton Bonke had a double-double with 11 points and 13 rebounds, sophomore forward Jordan Scott scored 11 points to go with six boards, three assists, two blocks and two steals, junior guard Kur Teng added 11 points and three assists and redshirt junior forward Kaleb Glenn scored11 points in 12 minutes in his first action since the 2024-25 season.

About Toledo

Toledo enters the game on Thursday night with an 0-1 record following a 71-70 loss at Arkansas State to open the season.
The Rockets were picked to finish in third place in the Mid-American Conference by Blue Ribbon College Basketball.
This is the second of three-straight road games to open the season for Toledo, who plays five of its first seven games away from home.
Senior center Austin Parks, an Ohio State transfer who averaged 10.7 ppg and 5.8 rpg. last year, is the only returning starter for the Rockets from a 2025-26 team that went 19-15 overall.
Junior forward Jaylan Ouwinga, who averaged 6.3 ppg last year, scored 16 points and grabbed 14 rebounds in the season opener, and junior guard Mynor Strong scored a game-high 18 points.
The Rockets added three veteran transfers in forward Rich Barron (Providence), guard Sean Jones (Marquette) and guard Angel Montas Jr. (UMass-Lowell) ... Jones handed out nine assists at Arkansas State, while Montas scored 16 points and had 10 rebounds off the bench.

With the 2026-27 schedule now set, there's no better time to secure your place at the Breslin Center for another season of Spartan Basketball. A limited number of season tickets remain available, giving fans the opportunity to experience every home game and help create the energy and home-court advantage that makes the Breslin Center special. Secure your season tickets HERE and be a part of the action all season long as the Spartans take the floor.

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Players Mentioned

Anton Bonke

Coen Carr

Carson Cooper

Jeremy Fears Jr.

Kaleb Glenn

Jaxon Kohler

Jordan Scott

Kur Teng

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