Michigan State Back on the Road on Tuesday at Wisconsin

East Lansing, Mich. – Michigan State's men's basketball team hits the road for the first time in more than a month, playing at No. 18/18 Wisconsin on Tuesday, Jan. 10 (7 p.m., ESPN).

The game will air live on ESPN, with Brian Custer, Robbie Hummel and Myron Medcalf 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 channels 385 on SiriusXM and on channel 975 on the SiriusXM app.

About the Spartans

Michigan State enters the game on Saturday with an 11-4 overall record and a 3-1 mark in Big Ten play after facing one of the nation's toughest schedules during the first 11 games of the season.
MSU has faced the 9th-toughest slate of opposing offenses in the country and ranks No. 17 overall in strength of schedule, per KenPom.com.
MSU is coming off a 59-53 win over Michigan and has won their last six games, starting with a Big Ten road win at Penn State on Dec. 7.
The Spartans logged more than 11,000 miles of travel during their first 10 games of the season, playing just three home games in that span ... MSU is 3-1 on the road this year.
During its 6-game win streak, the Spartans are scoring 70.7 ppg, while holding opponents to 56.5 ppg and limiting teams to 36.4% shooting from the field and 23.4% from 3-point land ... MSU is second in the B1G in scoring defense (59.3 ppg) and first in FG% defense (38.3%).
Including the game against Nebraska, the Spartans play 11 games in the next 36 days, five on the road.
Through 15 games, senior guard Tyson Walker leads the team in scoring with 13.9 ppg, while adding 2.5 rebounds and 3.2 assists.
Graduate forward Joey Hauser is second on the team in scoring with 13.3 points per game and leads the team with rebounds with 7.8 per game, while shooting 46.5 percent from the floor and 40.3 percent from 3-point land.
Junior guard A.J. Hoggard is third on the team with 12.1 points, fourth with 4.0 rebounds and leads the team (and is third in the Big Ten) with 6.4 assists per game.
Senior forward Malik Hall, who missed eight games but returned to the rotation against Buffalo and has played the last three games, is fourth on the team with 11.3 ppg and third with 4.0 rpg.
Sophomore guard Jaden Akins, who scored a career-high 15 points against Oakland, is adding 8.1 points and 3.7 rebounds.
Junior forward Mady Sissoko, who scored 9 points and grabbed a career-high 12 rebounds against Oakland, is averaging 6.3 points and is second on the team with 6.8 rebounds.
Sophomore Pierre Brooks II, who has started five games, is averaging 6.4 points and 2.8 rebounds.

About Wisconsin

Wisconsin enters the game on Tuesday with an 11-3 overall record and a 3-1 mark in the Big Ten following a 79-69 loss at Illinois on Saturday.
The Badgers had a six-game win streak ended in the loss to Illinois.
Wisconsin is 6-1 at home, its lone loss to Wake Forest (78-75) on Nov. 29 ... The Badgers are 2-0 at home in conference play, with wins over Maryland and Minnesota.
Four players score in double figures for the Badgers, with senior forward Tyler Wahl leading the way with 13.2 point per game.
Wisconsin is 11th in the Big Ten in scoring offense (68.50 ppg) and 4th in the league in scoring defense (62.43 ppg).

Series History

Tuesday's game will be the 153rd meeting all-time between Michigan State and Wisconsin.
Michigan State leads the all-time series with Wisconsin, 85-67.
The Spartans are 26-48 all-time on the road against the Badgers, but have won three of the last four games in Madison.
The teams played three games last year, with the Spartans winning two, including a 69-63 win in the Big Ten Tournament.
MSU has won 10 of the last 13 games between the teams.
Tom Izzo is 34-23 in his career against Wisconsin.

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Players Mentioned

Jaden Akins

Pierre Brooks II

Malik Hall

Joey Hauser

A.J. Hoggard

Mady Sissoko

Tyson Walker