No. 7 Michigan State Returns to the Breslin Center on Tuesday Night, Hosting Minnesota

East Lansing, Mich. – Michigan State's men's basketball team hosts Minnesota at the Breslin Center on Tuesday night (8 p.m., Peacock). The Spartans, winners of 12-straight games, are coming off an 81-74 win at Rutgers on Saturday in New York City.

The game will air live on Peacock, with Paul Burmeister and Robbie Hummel 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 Zach Surdenik is the studio host. The game can also be heard on channel 85 on SiriusXM and on the SiriusXM app.

About the Spartans

Michigan State enters Tuesday's game with a 17-2 overall record (8-0 B1G) and are No. 7 in the Associated Press and the USA Today Coaches polls.
The Spartans are ranked No. 17 in the NCAA Net Rankings, No. 15 per KenPom.com and No. 17 in the ESPN BPI.
The Spartans, winners of 12-straight and 15 of their last 16 games, have just one player (Jaden Akins) scoring in double figures.
The Spartans are the only team in the AP Top 25 with just one player scoring in double figures and are just one of three teams in the AP Top 25 with at least 7 players averaging at least 7.8 ppg (Alabama and Missouri).
MSU has five players averaging at least 8.0 ppg and 10 scoring at least 4.4 ppg.
MSU has relied on its depth, with six players averaging at least 20.0 minutes per game and 10 players at least 10.0 minutes.
Akins leads the team with 13.8 ppg and is fourth with 3.9 rpg, while freshman guard Jase Richardson is averaging 9.8 points, 2.6 rebounds and 1.8 assists, sophomore forward Coen Carr is third on the team with 8.8 points, senior Frankie Fidler is scoring 8.8 and junior guard Tre Holloman is averaging 8.1 ppg.
Junior forward Jaxon Kohler, who has four double-doubles this year, is scoring 7.6 ppg and leads the team with 7.6 rebounds per game, 9th in the Big Ten (10th in B1G games only with 7.4 rpg).
Redshirt freshman guard Jeremy Fears Jr. is averaging 7.7 points and a team-leading 6.3 assists per game, which ranks 3rd in the Big Ten, while Holloman adds 8.1 points and 3.9 assists (4.3 in B1G, T10th).
MSU is averaging 23.6 FT attempts per game (No. 26 in the country) after going to the line 17.2 times per game in 2023-24 and the Spartans rank No. 3 in the country in free throw percentage (81.5%) and No. 7 in free throws made per game (19.3).
The Spartans are No. 1 in the country in fast break points per game (18.6 ppg) and No. 2 in bench points (38.4 ppg).
MSU also ranks No. 7 in the country in rebound margin (+9.7), No. 11 in defensive rebounds per game (28.7/g) and No. 11 in rebounds per game (40.9).

About the Gophers

Minnesota enters the game on Tuesday with an 11-9 overall record and a 3-6 mark in the Big Ten Conference (1-3 in league road games).
The Gophers have won their last three conference games, winning at home in overtime against Michigan (84-81), beating Iowa on the road (72-67) and posting a 77-69 win over Oregon on Saturday.
Senior forward Dawson Garcia is one of three players scoring in double figures for Minnesota, averaging 19.7 points, which ranks third in the Big Ten ... Garcia is also 11th in the league in rebounding ... In the last three games, Garcia is averaging 26.0 ppg and 8.0 rpg while shooting 52.6% from the floor.
Minnesota ranks 18th in the Big Ten in scoring offense (69.8 ppg) but ranks 5th in the league in scoring defense (68.7 ppg) ... In Big Ten games, Minnesota is 13th in scoring offense (72.3 ppg) and 15th in scoring defense (79.6 ppg).

Series History

The game on Tuesday will be the 141st meeting all-time between Michigan State and Minnesota.
Michigan State leads the all-time series with Minnesota, 78-62 and has won five of the last six games between the teams and 12 of the last 15 overall.
MSU is 46-20 in home games in the series, including a 26-3 mark at the Breslin Center.
MSU Head Coach Tom Izzo is 40-13 all-time against Minnesota.

No. 7 Michigan State Returns to the Breslin Center on Tuesday Night, Hosting Minnesota

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Players Mentioned

Jaden Akins

Coen Carr

Jeremy Fears Jr.

Frankie Fidler

Tre Holloman

Jaxon Kohler

Jase Richardson

No. 7 Michigan State Returns to the Breslin Center on Tuesday Night, Hosting Minnesota

Next Event

Players Mentioned

Jaden Akins

Coen Carr

Jeremy Fears Jr.

Frankie Fidler

Tre Holloman

Jaxon Kohler

Jase Richardson

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