No. 15 Michigan State Returns Home to Host Wisconsin on Friday Night

East Lansing, Mich. – Michigan State's men's basketball team returns back to the Breslin Center to play Wisconsin on Friday, Jan. 17. Tipoff is slated for 7 p.m.

The game will air live on FS1, with Gus Johnson and Donny Marshall calling all of the action. The Spartan Sports Network radio call can be heard on one of 38 affiliates and on the web at SpartanSportsNetwork.com, with Will Tieman handling the play-by-play and Matt Steigenga serving as the color analyst. The game can also be heard on Sirius, XM and Internet 84.

Records
Michigan State had an eight-game win streak end at Purdue last weekend and enters Friday's game with a 13-4 overall record and a 5-1 mark in the Big Ten. Michigan State is ranked No. 15 in the Associated Press Top 25, No. 14 in the USA Today Coaches poll and No. 6 per kenpom.com, No. 9 in the NCAA Net and No. 3 in the ESPN BPI. Wisconsin enters the game with an 11-6 overall record and a 4-2 mark in the league.

Lupe Izzo to Chair Food Drive on Friday Night
On Friday, January 17, Lupe Izzo will chair the 25th annual food drive held at the Breslin Center, prior to the men's basketball game against Wisconsin ... Fans attending the game are encouraged to donate by bringing cans or monetary donations ... All of the proceeds benefit the Greater Lansing and MSU Student Food Banks ... If everyone who attends the game contributed just one dollar, then $15,000.00 would be raised for these worthy charities!

About the Spartans

Senior guard Cassius Winston (Detroit, Mich./University of Detroit Jesuit) leads MSU, and ranks third in the Big Ten, in scoring, averaging 18.8 points per game … Winston is also fourth in the league in assists, averaging 6.2 per game, and first in free throw percentage, connecting on 86.7 percent of his shots (65-of-75).
Winston is one of just six players in the country averaging at least 18.0 points, 6.0 assists and 2.0 rebounds per game.
Junior forward Xavier Tillman (Grand Rapids, Mich./GR Christian) is second on the team with 13.9 points per game (T13th in the Big Ten) and tops the team, and is third in the Big Ten, with 10.1 rebounds per game, while adding 2.9 assists per game and 2.2 blocker per game.
Tillman is one of only two players in the country averaging at least 13.0 points, 10.0 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 2.0 blocked shots per game.
Sophomore forward Aaron Henry (Indianapolis, Ind./Ben Davis) is third on the team with 9.6 points per game, while adding 4.4 rebounds and 3.1 assists.
MSU has four other players averaging at least 4.0 points per game, led by sophomore forward Gabe Brown (Ypsilanti, Mich./Belleville), who is averaging 8.4 points and 4.5 rebounds.
Freshman guard Rocket Watts (Detroit, Mich./SPIRE Academy [Ohio]) adds 6.7 points, 2.3 rebounds and 2.1 assists.
Sophomore forward Marcus Bingham Jr. (Grand Rapids, Mich./GR Catholic Central), who has started the last 12 games and collected career high's in rebounds (12) and blocks (5) against Illinois on Jan. 2, is averaging 4.8 points, 4.9 rebounds and 1.6 blocks.
Freshman forward Malik Hall (Aurora, Ill./Sunrise Christian Academy [Kan.]), who had nine points and eight rebounds against Duke, is averaging 4.8 points and 3.1 rebounds.

Series History

Friday's game will be the 147th meeting all-time between Michigan State and Wisconsin.
Michigan State leads the all-time series with Wisconsin, 82-64, including a 49-14 mark at home.
The Spartans are 19-11 in their last 30 games and have won seven-straight over the Badgers.
Michigan State has won 10 in a row at home over Wisconsin.

About Wisconsin

Wisconsin enters Friday's game with an 11-6 overall record and a 4-2 mark in the Big Ten.
The Badgers are coming off a 56-54 win over Maryland at home on Tuesday night.
Wisconsin has won its last two games and six of the last seven overall.
All five starters for the Badgers are averaging between seven and 14.0 points per game, with junior forward Nate Reuvers leading the way with 13.7 points .. Reuvers is second on the team with 5.4 rebounds and leads with 35 blocked shots.
Redshirt sophomore guard Kobe King is second with 10.7 points and redshirt junior forward Micah Potter, who scored 24 and had 13 rebounds against Penn State, is third on the team with 10.1 rebounds and leads the team with 6.0 rebounds.
Junior guard Brad Davison adds 9.0 points and 4.5 rebounds (with 21 3-pointers) and redshirt junior guard D'Mitrick Trice is averaging 8.9 points and a team-best 3.2 assists.
Redshirt junior forward Aleem Ford chips in 8.2 points and Brevin Pritzl averages 7.4 points and leads the team in 3-pointers with 27.
The Badgers rank third in the Big Ten in scoring defense (59.8 points per game).

No. 15 Michigan State Returns Home to Host Wisconsin on Friday Night

Players Mentioned

Marcus Bingham Jr.

Gabe Brown

Malik Hall

Aaron Henry

Xavier Tillman Sr.

Rocket Watts

Cassius Winston

No. 15 Michigan State Returns Home to Host Wisconsin on Friday Night

Players Mentioned

Marcus Bingham Jr.

Gabe Brown

Malik Hall

Aaron Henry

Xavier Tillman Sr.

Rocket Watts

Cassius Winston

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