Wednesday, January 29
East Lansing, Mich.
6:30 p.m.
Michigan State University
vs
Northwestern
Photo by: Matthew Mitchell Photography
No. 14 Michigan State Hosts Northwestern on Wednesday Night
1/28/2020 7:50:00 PM | Men's Basketball
East Lansing, Mich. – Michigan State's men's basketball team returns home after playing two games on the road, hosting Northwestern at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 29.
The game will air live on BTN, with Brandon Gaudin and Shon Morris 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 138, XM 195 and Internet 957.
Records
Michigan State, coming off a 70-52 win at Minnesota on Sunday, enters the game with a 15-5 overall record, including a 7-2 record in Big Ten play. Northwestern is 6-13 overall and 1-8 in the league.
About the Spartans
The game will air live on BTN, with Brandon Gaudin and Shon Morris 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 138, XM 195 and Internet 957.
Records
Michigan State, coming off a 70-52 win at Minnesota on Sunday, enters the game with a 15-5 overall record, including a 7-2 record in Big Ten play. Northwestern is 6-13 overall and 1-8 in the league.
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 18.0 points per game.
- Winston is also fourth in the league in assists, averaging 6.1 per game, second in free throw percentage, connecting on 85.4 percent of his shots (70-of-82), 14th in field goal percentage (42.8%) and sixth in 3-point percentage (37.4%).
- He is one of only six Division I players 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 (3rd in the Big Ten) with 10.0 rebounds per game, while adding 3.1 assists (11th in the Big Ten) per game and 2.1 blocks per game (T4th in the Big Ten).
- Tillman is the only player country averaging at least 13.0 points, 10.0 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 2.0 blocks per game.
- Sophomore forward Aaron Henry (Indianapolis, Ind./Ben Davis) is third on the team with 9.8 points per game, while adding 4.3 rebounds and 2.8 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 8.7 points and 4.3 rebounds.
- Freshman guard Rocket Watts (Detroit, Mich./SPIRE Academy [Ohio]) adds 7.1 points, 2.3 rebounds and 1.9 assists.
- Freshman forward Malik Hall (Aurora, Ill./Sunrise Christian Academy [Kan.]), who had his first career start at Minnesota, is averaging 4.8 points and 3.4 rebounds, and sophomore forward Marcus Bingham Jr. (Grand Rapids, Mich./GR Catholic Central), is averaging 4.4 points, 4.5 rebounds and 1.5 blocks.
- Michigan State is ranked No. 14 in the Associated Press Top 25, No. 14 in the USA Today Coaches poll and No. 7 per kenpom.com, No. 8 in the NCAA Net and No. 4 in the ESPN BPI.
- The game on Wednesday, Jan. 29 between Michigan State and Northwestern will be the 131st meeting between the schools.
- MSU leads the all-time series with Northwestern, 92-38, including a 51-8 advantage in games played at the Breslin Center.
- The Spartans have won the last 11 games in the series, including the last seven at home.
- Northwestern's last win in the series at the Breslin Center was an 81-74 decision on Jan. 21, 2009.
- The Spartans have won 27 of the last 29, 34 of the last 37, and 54 of the last 58 contests.
- Tom Izzo is 37-4 in his career against Northwestern.
- The Wildcats have lost their last four games and nine of their last 10 overall ... Their lone win during the last 10 games was a 62-57 decision over Nebraska ... Their nine losses have been by an average of just 5.9 points per game.
- Sophomore forward Miller Kopp leads the team in scoring with 13.6 points per game and his hit a team-high 40 3-pointers, while adding 3.8 rebounds.
- Graduate guard Pat Spencer, who was an All-American lacrosse player at Loyola (Md.), is averaging 11.1 points game overall ... He has started all nine Big Ten games, averaging 11.6 points, 4.0 rebounds and 3.8 assists.
- Freshman guard Boo Buie, who scored 26 points against MSU in December, is averaging 10.2 points overall and 11.3 points in four conference games since returning from an injury.
- Sophomore forward Pete Nance, the son of long-time NBA standout Larry Nance, is averaging 9.2 points and a team-best 6.4 rebounds, while freshman center Ryan Young, is averaging 9.2 points and 6.4 rebounds.
- The Wildcats rank 10th in the Big Ten in scoring defense (67.6 ppg) and 11th in the league in field goal percentage defense (41.7 percent).
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