No. 10 Michigan State Plays at Michigan on Saturday Afternoon

East Lasing, Mich. – Michigan State's men's basketball team travels to Ann Arbor this weekend to play in-state rival Michigan on Saturday, Jan. 8 (FOX, 2:30 p.m.), the first of two meetings this month.

The game will air live on FOX, with Joe Davis and Jim Jackson 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 158, 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), has won eight-straight games and 13 of its last 14 overall.
The Spartans are ranked #10 in the Associated Press and ESPN Coaches polls.
MSU is #15 in the NET Rankings and #6 in Strength of Schedule in the country among major conference teams.
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) … MSU is No. 21 in the country in adjusted defensive efficiency from KenPom.com.
The Spartans have been tested away from home this year … Saturday's game at UM is their ninth away from East Lansing this season (6-2 record).
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 is 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 Michigan

Michigan enters the game on Saturday with a 7-6 overall record and a 1-2 mark in the Big Ten following a 75-57 loss at Rutgers on Tuesday night.
The Wolverines have lost three of their last four games, including a 75-65 decision at home to Minnesota and an 85-71 loss at Central Florida on Dec. 30.
Sophomore center Hunter Dickinson is one of two players scoring in double figures, leading the team with 16.1 ppg, ninth in the Big Ten, and 8.8 rpg, which ranks fourth in the league.
Michigan ranks ninth in the Big Ten in scoring offense (72.8 ppg) and 10th in scoring defense (66.9 ppg).

Series History

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 Plays at 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 Plays at 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

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