No. 19 Michigan State Plays at Penn State on Tuesday

East Lansing, Mich. – After two games at home, Michigan State hits the road for a mid-week game at Penn State on Tuesday, Feb. 15 (6:30 p.m.).

The game will air live on BTN, with Brandon Gaudin and Len Elmore 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 137, XM 195 and channel 957 on the SiriusXM app.

About the Spartans

Michigan State enters the game on Tuesday with an 18-6 overall record (9-4 Big Ten).
The Spartans are ranked #19 in the Associated Press and the ESPN Coaches polls.
MSU is #24 in the NET Rankings (#24 in Strength of Schedule), #23 in the Basketball Power Index and No.23 in the country by KenPom.
The Spartans are 5-2 on the road, including 4-2 against B1G teams ... Add in neutral site games and MSU is 8-4 away from Breslin Center, with the lone losses coming to Kansas (Champions Classic) and Baylor (Battle4Atlantis title game)..
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. 3, 40.3%), 3-point field goal percentage defense (No. 1, 29.7%), rebounding margin (No. 4, +6.21 rpg) and blocked shots (No. 1, 5.63 bpg).
Senior forward Gabe Brown is one of two players scoring in double figures and one of eight players averaging at least 5.0 points per game ... Brown leads the team with 12.3 ppg, while adding 4.3 rebounds and leads the team in 3-pointers made with 50.
Junior forward Malik Hall is second on the team in scoring with 10.5 ppg, while adding 4.9 rpg and 1.2 apg ... He is averaging 11.0 ppg and 5.3 rpg in Big Ten games.
Freshman guard Max Christie is tied for third on the team with 9.8 points and has been named Big Ten Freshman of the Week five times.
Senior forward Marcus Bingham Jr. is averaging 9.7 ppg and leads the team with 6.3 rebounds and 2.4 blocked shots per game.
Redshirt senior forward Joey Hauser adds 7.1 ppg and is second on the team with 6.0 rpg, while junior forward Julius Marble is averaging 5.9 ppg and 3.0 rpg.
Junior guard Tyson Walker is averaging 7.3 ppg and is second on the team with 4.3 assists and sophomore teammate A.J. Hoggard is averaging 6.6 ppg and leads the team with 5.0 assists.

About Penn State

Penn State enters Tuesday's game with a 9-12 overall record following a 76-70 loss at Minnesota on Sunday.
The Nittany Lions are 4-9 in Big Ten play, including a 3-3 mark at home, with wins against Indiana, Rutgers and Iowa.
Penn State has lost six of its last seven games, including the last three games, but those three losses have come by a combined total of 10 points.
The Nittany Lions have four players scoring in double figures, led by junior forward Seth Lundy, who is averaging 142.9 points per game.

Series History

Michigan State leads the all-time series with Penn State, 42-9.
The Spartans have won 26 of the last 32 games in the series, including 13 of the last 15.
Tom Izzo is 35-8 in his career against Penn State.
Michigan State is 17-4 in games played at the Bryce Jordan Center
The Spartans won the first meeting between the teams this year, posting an 80-64 win at home in December.

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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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