Spartans Wrap Up Two-Game Road Swing at Wisconsin Friday Night

East Lansing, Mich. – Michigan State's men's basketball team plays the second of two road games this week, visiting No. 13/10 Wisconsin on Friday, Jan. 26 (9 p.m., FS1). The Spartans, coming off a 61-59 win at Maryland on Sunday, are No. 21 in the NET rankings, No. 16 in KenPom and No. 17 in the ESPN BPI.

The game will air live on FS1, Brandon Gaudin and LaPhonso Ellis calling all of the action. The Spartan Media Network radio call can be heard state-wide and on the web at MSUSpartans.com, with Will Tieman handling the play-by-play and Matt Steigenga serving as the color analyst, and Blake Froling is the studio host. The game can also be heard on channel 380 on SiriusXM and on the SiriusXM app.

About the Spartans

Michigan State enters Friday's game at Wisconsin with a 12-7 overall record (4-4 B1G) following a 61-59 win at Maryland last Sunday.
The Spartans are No. 12 in the BartTorvik.com tempo free stats, No. 36 in adjusted offensive efficiency and No. 14 in defensive efficiency.
MSU has won 8 of its last 10 games, averaging 79.7 ppg, shooting 49.7%FG (42.0% 3FG), while allowing 65.6 ppg (40.1% FG, 30.8% 3FG).
MSU ranks No. 15 in the country in FG% defense (39.4%) and No. 35 in scoring defense (65.2 ppg), No. 55 in 3-point FG% defense (30.8%), No. 17 in assists per game (17.7) and No. 20 in fast break points (15.4 ppg).
The Spartans have four players scoring in double figures, and 10 with at least 3.0 points, while nine players average at least 10 minutes per game.
Through 19 games, graduate guard Tyson Walker leads the team in scoring with 19.7 points per game, which ranks third in the Big Ten and No. 30 nationally ... In Big Ten games, Walker is averaging 19.3 ppg, while shooting 46.8 percent from the floor and 43.5 percent from 3-point land (20-of-46).
He has scored in double figures in 30-straight games, dating back to last year.
Senior guard A.J. Hoggard is second on the team with 11.2 points, while adding 3.3 rebounds and 5.0 assists, which ranks fifth in the Big Ten Conference.
Graduate forward Malik Hall, who had his first double-double of the season against Minnesota (16 points, 12 rebounds) and matched his career-high with 24 points against Penn State, is third on the team with 11.1 points, while adding 5.2 rebounds and 2.2 assists ... In league games, Hall is averaging 13.1 ppg and 5.8 rpg.
Junior guard Jaden Akins, who has scored in double figures in seven of the last nine games, is fourth on the team with 10.4 points and 3.9 rebounds.
Sophomore guard Tre Holloman is averaging 6.3 points and is second on the team with 3.2 assists ... Holloman has a team-best +5.45 assist-to-turnover ratio (60:11) and ranks No. 1 in the country in that category.
Senior forward Mady Sissoko adds 4.7 points and a team-best 6.6 rebounds, which is 14th in the Big Ten Conference.
Freshman forward Coen Carr contributes 4.4 points and 2.5 rebounds and sophomore center Carson Cooper, who scored a career-high 10 points at Northwestern, adds 3.7 points and 4.8 rebounds.

About Wisconsin

Wisconsin enters the game on Friday night with a 15-4 overall record following a 61-59 win at Minnesota on Tuesday day.
The Badgers, who are ranked No. 13 in Associated Press Top 25, have won eight of their last nine games, the lone loss at Penn State on Jan. 16 (87-83).
Four players score in double figures for the Badgers, with sophomore guard AJ Storr leading the way at 15.3 points per game.
Wisconsin is 10th in the Big Ten in scoring offense (75.7) ppg) and 4th in the league in scoring defense (66.9 ppg) ... In Big Ten games, the Badgers are 6th in the league in scoring offense (77.3 ppg) and 3rd in scoring defense (68.6 ppg).

Series History

Friday's game will be the 155th meeting all-time between Michigan State and Wisconsin.
Michigan State leads the all-time series with Wisconsin, 86-68.
The Badgers won the first meeting of the year, 70-57, in East Lansing on Dec. 5.
The Spartans are 28-48 all-time on the road against the Badgers, but have won the last two games at Kohl Center and four of the last five games in Madison.
Tom Izzo is 35-24 in his career against Wisconsin.

Spartans Wrap Up Two-Game Road Swing at Wisconsin Friday Night

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Players Mentioned

Jaden Akins

Coen Carr

Carson Cooper

Malik Hall

A.J. Hoggard

Tre Holloman

Mady Sissoko

Tyson Walker

Spartans Wrap Up Two-Game Road Swing at Wisconsin Friday Night

Next Event

Players Mentioned

Jaden Akins

Coen Carr

Carson Cooper

Malik Hall

A.J. Hoggard

Tre Holloman

Mady Sissoko

Tyson Walker

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