Michigan State basketball vs. Washington tipoff: Matchup analysis and a prediction

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Great Osobor, at 6-8 forward who transferred into Washington from Utah State with new Huskies coach Danny Sprinkle, leads Washington in scoring at 14.3 points per game.

• What: Michigan State vs. Washington

• When: 8 p.m. Thursday

• Where: Breslin Center

• TV/Radio: Big Ten Network/Spartan Sports Network radio, including WJIM 1240-AM and WMMQ 94.9-FM; SiriusXM Ch. 195 (MSU broadcast), 380 (Washington broadcast)

• Records/Rankings: MSU is 12-2 overall, 3-0 in the Big Ten and ranked No. 14 in the Coaches Poll and No. 16 in The Associated Press Poll and is No. 18 via the college basketball analytics site Kenpom.com. Washington is 10-5 overall, 1-3 in the Big Ten and unranked in both major polls. The Huskies are No. 87 via Kenpom.

• Projected betting line: MSU -13

• Coaches: Michigan State — Tom Izzo is 719-297 in his 30th season as a head coach, all with the Spartans. Washington — Danny Sprinkle is 116-54 in his sixth season as a head coach, his first with the Huskies. He spent four seasons at Montana State before spending last season at Utah State, where he went 28-7.

• Series: MSU leads 4-2 all-time, meeting most recently in the 2010 Maui Invitational, a game won by MSU. The Spartans have faced the Huskies one other time in the Izzo era, with MSU beating Washington at Breslin Center in the first round of the 1996 NIT, at the end of Izzo’s first season.

Projected lineups

MSU

C (10) Szymon Zapala (7-0) 6.1

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

G (3) Jaden Akins (6-4) 13.7

G (5) Tre Holloman (6-2) 7.1

PG (1) Jeremy Fears Jr. (6-2) 7.3

Washington

C (32) Wilhelm Breidenbach (6-10) 4.7

PF (1) Great Osobor (6-8) 14.3

SF (8) Tyler Harris (6-8) 12.1

SG (0) Tyree Ihenacho (6-4) 5.0

PG (9) Vazoumana Diallo (6-4) 11.1

• MSU update: The Spartans are in a good place after winning at Ohio State on Friday to move to 3-0 in the Big Ten. MSU’s strong start can be seen in some of their numbers. The Spartans are 10th nationally in defensive efficiency, per Kenpom. They’re in the top 15 in defensive…

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Author : Lansing State Journal

Publish date : 2025-01-08 17:07:00

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