No. 10 Michigan State Hosts Michigan on Saturday Afternoon

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East Lansing, Mich. – After a pair of games on the road and two more ahead next week, Michigan State's men's basketball team sandwiches a game in at home on Saturday, Jan. 29, hosting Michigan (CBS, 12:30 p.m.). The Spartans are in a stretch where they play four of five games on the road.

The game will air live on CBS, with Ian Eagle and Jim Spanarkel 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 136, XM 195 and channel 957 on the SiriusXM app.

About the Spartans

Michigan State enters the game on Tuesday with a 15-4 overall record (6-2 Big Ten).
The Spartans are ranked #10 in the AP poll and No. 10 in the ESPN Coaches poll.
MSU is #18 in the NET Rankings and #12 by Strength of Schedule among major conference teams.
The Green & White are No.18 in the country by kenpom.com, including No. 21 in adjusted defensive efficiency.
The Spartans have been led this year by a stingy defense, which ranks among the leaders in the Big Ten in scoring defense (No. 4, 66.6 ppg), field goal percentage defense (No. 2, 39.4%), 3-point field goal percentage defense (No. 2, 30.0%), rebounding margin (No. 3, +8.4 rpg) and blocked shots (No. 1, 6.4 bpg).
Senior forward Gabe Brown is one of two players scoring in double figures and one of nine players averaging at least 4.2 points per game ... Brown leads the team with 13.4 ppg, while adding 4.6 rebounds and leads the team in 3-pointers made with 41.
Freshman guard Max Christie is second on the team with 10.1 points and has been named Big Ten Freshman of the Week five times.
Junior forward Malik Hall is tied for third on the team in scoring with 9.8 ppg, while adding 5.1 rpg and 1.3 apg ... He is averaging 9.8 ppg and 6.1 rpg in Big Ten games.
Senior forward Marcus Bingham Jr. is averaging 9.8 ppg and leads the team with 6.9 rebounds and 2.7 blocked shots per game.
Redshirt senior forward Joey Hauser adds 6.8 ppg and is second on the team with 6.4 rpg, while junior forward Julius Marble is averaging 6.3 ppg and 2.9 rpg.
Junior guard Tyson Walker is averaging 7.2 ppg and leads the team with 5.1 assists and sophomore teammate A.J. Hoggard is averaging 6.4 ppg, 4.6 apg and 1.9 rpg.

Home Sweet Home

Michigan State has found comfort in playing at home, carrying an 8-1 record (3-1 in the Big Ten) at the Breslin Center ... The Spartans lone loss came to Northwestern.
The Spartans are averaging 77.8 points per game at home and shooting 47.6 percent from the floor, including 40.1 percent from 3-point land.
MSU has a +7.9 advantage in rebounding at home (40.6 to 32.7).
Three players are scoring in double figures at home, with Gabe Brown leading the way at 13.9 points per game.
Max Christie is averaging 11.8 points, 4.0 rebounds and 1.9 assists, while Malik Hall is averaging 10.3 points and 5.2 rebounds.
Marcus Bingham adds 9.3 points, 7.4 rebounds and 2.8 blocked shots per game.

About Michigan

The Wolverines have won their last three games, including B1G wins over Maryland and Northwestern and a road win at Indiana (80-62).
In Big Ten games, Michigan is third in the league in scoring offense (74.6 ppg) and leads the league in field goal percentage (50.0%).
Sophomore center Hunter Dickinson is one of two players scoring in double figures, leading the team with 16.5 ppg, seventh in the Big Ten, and 8.4 rpg, which ranks fifth in the league.

Series against Michigan

Michigan State and Michigan will play for the 189th time in series history when the teams meet on Saturday afternoon.
Michigan leads the all-time series with Michigan State, 102-86.
The Spartans have won four of the last six meetings.
The teams split a pair of games last year, with UM winning the first game at home (69-50) and MSU closing out the regular season with a 70-64 win at the Breslin Center.
Tom Izzo is 30-19 in his career against the Wolverines.

No. 10 Michigan State Hosts Michigan on Saturday Afternoon

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Players Mentioned

Marcus Bingham Jr.

Gabe Brown

Max Christie

Malik Hall

Joey Hauser

A.J. Hoggard

Tyson Walker

No. 10 Michigan State Hosts Michigan on Saturday Afternoon

Next Event

Players Mentioned

Marcus Bingham Jr.

Gabe Brown

Max Christie

Malik Hall

Joey Hauser

A.J. Hoggard

Tyson Walker

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