No. 10 Michigan State Hosts Minnesota on Wednesday Night

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East Lansing, Mich. – Michigan State's men's basketball team returns back to the Breslin Center, hosting Minnesota on Wednesday, Jan. 12 (BTN, 7 p.m.).

The game will air live on BTN, with Lisa Byington and Stephen Bardo calling all of the action. The TCF Bank Spartan Media Network radio call can be heard on one of 38 affiliates and on the web at MSUSpartans.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 85, XM 195 and channel 957 on the SiriusXM app.

About the Spartans

Michigan State enters the game on Saturday with a 13-2 overall record (4-0 Big Ten), including eight-straight wins in 13 of its last 14 games.
This is MSU's first game since a 79-67 win over Nebraska last Wednesday … Saturday's game at Michigan was postponed due to COVID-19 issues with the Wolverines program.
The Spartans are ranked #10 in the Associated Press poll and No. 9 in the ESPN Coaches poll.
MSU is #15 in the NET Rankings and #7 by Strength of Schedule among major conference teams.
MSU is No.19 in the country by kenpom.com, including No. 22 in adjusted defensive efficiency and No. 28 in adjusted offensive efficiency.
The Spartans have been led this year by a stingy defense, which ranks among the leaders in the Big Ten in field goal percentage defense (No. 4, 39.2%), 3-point field goal percentage defense (No. 2, 28.7%), rebounding margin (No. 3, +8.67 rpg) and blocked shots (No. 1, 6.33 bpg).
Senior forward Gabe Brown is one of three players scoring in double figures and one of nine players averaging at least 4.4 points per game.
Brown leads the team with 14.5 ppg and is averaging 16.0 in Big Ten games, which ranks tied for 10th in the league.
Senior forward Marcus Bingham Jr. is second on the team with 10.5 points per game and leads the team with 7.8 rebounds and 2.8 blocked shots per game.
Freshman guard Max Christie is third on the team with 10.4 points, while adding 3.6 rebounds and 1.6 assists.
Junior forward Malik Hall is fourth with 9.9 ppg and 4.7 rpg.
Redshirt senior forward Joey Hauser adds 6.9 ppg and is second on the team with 6.5 rpg, while junior forward Julius Marble is averaging 5.7 ppg and 3.1 rpg.
Junior guard Tyson Walker is averaging 6.7 ppg and leads the team with 5.2 assists, while sophomore teammate A.J. Hoggard is averaging 6.7 ppg, 4.4 apg and 1.9 rpg.

About Minnesota

Minnesota enters the game on Wednesday with a 10-3 overall record, including a 1-3 mark in the Big Ten.
The Gophers are coming off losses to Illinois (76-53) and a road loss on Sunday to Indiana (73-60).
The Golden Gophers have three players scoring in double figures, including Jamison Battle, who is averaging 18.2 points (6th in the Big Ten), and Payton Willis, who is scoring 15.9 points (12th in the Big Ten).
In Big Ten games, Minnesota is 14th in the league in scoring offense (63.8 ppg) and ninth in scoring defense (72.3 ppg).

Series History

Wednesday's game will be the 136th meeting all-time between Michigan State and Minnesota.
Michigan State leads the all-time series with Minnesota, 74-61.
Michigan State won the first meeting this season between the teams, 75-67, at Williams Arena.
MSU is 44-20 all-time at home against the Gophers.
Michigan State has won six of the last seven games between the teams and nine of the last 11 overall.

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Players Mentioned

Marcus Bingham Jr.

Gabe Brown

Max Christie

Malik Hall

Joey Hauser

A.J. Hoggard

Tyson Walker