Michigan State Returns Home, Hosts Maryland on Tuesday Night

East Lansing, Mich. -– Michigan State's men's basketball team returns home for the first time in 12 days, hosting Maryland at the Breslin Center on Tuesday Feb. 7 (9 p.m., ESPN2).

The Spartans are No. 2 nationally in the NET Strength of Schedule. Per KenPom.com, MSU has faced the nation's No. 1 toughest slate of opposing offenses in the country, the 8th-toughest slate of opposing defenses and ranks No. 2 overall in strength of schedule. The Spartans are ranked No. 45 in the latest NET rankings and No. 43 in KenPom.

The game will air live on ESPN2, 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 382 on SiriusXM and channel 972 on the SiriusXM app.

About the Spartans

Michigan State has won nine of its last 14 games and enters the game on Tuesday with a 14-9 overall record, including a 6-6 mark in Big Ten play.
The Spartans, who played one of the nation's toughest schedules in the country to open the season, have faced the No. 1 toughest slate of opposing offenses in the country, the 8th-toughest slate of opposing defenses and rank No. 2 overall in strength of schedule, per KenPom.com.
The Spartans are ranked No. 2 in the NET Strength of Schedule.
The Spartans, who posted a 63-61 win over Iowa on Jan. 26, are coming off a 61-55 loss at Rutgers on Saturday at Madison Square Garden.
The Spartans will close out the regular season with 4 games at home and 4 on the road.
Michigan State is 9-2 at home overall this season, including a 4-2 mark in the Big Ten.
MSU is tied for 4th in the B1G in scoring defense (64.92 ppg), 2nd in FG% defense (41.8%) and 1st in 3-point defense (28.8%).
Through 23 games, senior guard Tyson Walker leads the team in scoring with 13.8 ppg, while adding 2.6 rebounds and 2.6 assists.
Graduate forward Joey Hauser is second on the team in scoring with 13.0 points per game and leads the team with 7.3 rebounds per game, while shooting 46.7 percent from the floor and 40.0 percent from 3-point land.
Junior guard A.J. Hoggard is third on the team with 12.5 points, fifth with 3.7 rebounds and leads the team (and is 2nd in the Big Ten) with 5.7 assists per game.
Hoggard is one of eight Division I players in the country averaging at least 12.5 ppg, 3.6 rpg and 5.6 apg.
Senior forward Malik Hall, who played against Iowa after missing three games (11 overall), is fourth on the team with 9.3 ppg and third with 4.6 rpg.
Sophomore guard Jaden Akins is averaging 9.0 points and 3.8 rebounds.
Junior forward Mady Sissoko is averaging 5.7 points and is second on the team with 6.6 rebounds.
Sophomore Pierre Brooks II is averaging 4.7 points and 2.1 rebounds.

About Maryland

Maryland enters the game on Tuesday night with a 16-7 overall record and a 7-5 mark in the Big Ten Conference following an 81-46 win at Minnesota on Saturday night.
The Terrapins have won four of their last five games, including home wins against Wisconsin, Nebraska and Indiana.
Maryland carries a 1-5 record on the road in the Big Ten Conference, its lone win coming against Minnesota.
Four players score in double figures for the Terps, led by Charlotte transfer Jahmir Young, who is averaging 16.0 ppg.
In Big Ten games, Maryland ranks 10th in the league in scoring offense (66.17 ppg), third in scoring defense (63.67 ppg) and ninth in FG defense (44.4%).

Series History

When Michigan State and Purdue play on Sunday, it will be the 131st meeting in program history.
Michigan State leads the all-time series with Maryland, 13-8.
The Spartans have a 4-2 all-time record at home against the Terps.
Since Maryland joined the Big Ten, MSU has won nine of 16 meetings.
The Spartans won all three games last year, beating Maryland, 65-63, on the road on Feb. 1; posting a 77-67 win on March 6 in the regular season finale when MSU Head Coach Tom Izzo broke the Big Ten record for overall wins at a school; and then a 76-72 win in the Big Ten Tournament.
MSU Tom Izzo is 12-8 in his career against Maryland.

Michigan State Returns Home, Hosts Maryland on Tuesday Night

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Michigan State Returns Home, Hosts Maryland on Tuesday Night

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