Michigan State basketball at Minnesota tipoff: Matchup analysis and a prediction

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MSU’s Tre Holloman returns home to Minneapolis for the second time, coming off a career game against North Carolina in the Maui Invitational.

• What: Michigan State at Minnesota

• When: 8:30 p.m. (ET) Wednesday

• Where: Williams Arena, Minneapolis

• TV/Radio: Big Ten Network/Spartan Sports Network radio, including WJIM 1240-AM and WMMQ 94.9-FM; Sirius/XM Ch. 381 (MSU broadcast), 372 (Minnesota broadcast)

• Records/Rankings: MSU is 6-2 and ranked No. 25 in the Coaches Poll and just outside the top 25 in the Associated Press poll, though AP voters ranked Connecticut this week after three losses in Maui, so it’s probably best to ignore the AP Poll as a credible ranking. Minnesota is 6-3 and unranked. This is the Big Ten opener for both teams.

• Betting line: MSU -4.5

• Coaches: Michigan State — Tom Izzo is 713-297 in his 30th season as a head coach, all with the Spartans. Minnesota — Ben Johnson is 47-57 in his fourth season as a collegiate head coach, all with the Gophers

• Series: MSU leads 67-59 all-time. MSU won two of the three meetings last year, each winning at home and the Spartans winning in the Big Ten tournament in Minneapolis.

Projected lineups

MSU

C (10) Szymon Zapala (7-0) 4.9

F (0) Jaxon Kohler (6-9) 8.1

G (3) Jaden Akins (6-4) 12.9

G (5) Tre Holloman (6-2) 12.9

PG (1) Jeremy Fears Jr. (6-2) 7.5

Minnesota

C (00) Frank Mitchell (6-8) 3.7

F (3) Dawson Garcia (6-11) 19.1

G (11) Femi Odukale (6-6) 4.7

G (24) Brennan Rigsby (6-3) 7.4

G (25) Lu’Cye Patterson (6-2) 9.8

• MSU update: Michigan State is coming off the sort of win the program needed — 94-91 in overtime over North Carolina, capping a 2-1 week at the Maui Invitational. The Spartans won that game, Tre Holloman will tell you, seeking payback for last March’s NCAA tournament loss to the Tar Heels, which was still fresh in their minds. It was a bigger win for this season than anything having to do with the past, given the jolt of confidence it may come with and a few of the performances, including a…

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Author : Lansing State Journal

Publish date : 2024-12-04 01:55:00

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