No. 11 Wisconsin at No. 8 Michigan State: Starters, statistics, TV info and a prediction

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EAST LANSING, MICH. – Wisconsin can accomplish a few things with a win Sunday.

Play spoiler, stay alive in the Big Ten title chase and enhance its NCAA Tournament resume, which has the team in the neighborhood of a 2 or 3 seed.

The Badgers, ranked No. 11 by the Associated Press and No. 12 in the USA Today Coaches poll, plays Big Ten co-leader Michigan State at 12:30 p.m.

The Spartans (23-5, 14-3 Big Ten) are ranked No. 8 in both polls.

Sparty, which shares the conference lead with Michigan, is two games ahead of UW in the standings entering the final week of the regular season.

Wisconsin (22-6, 12-5) also needs to win to maintain sole possession of third place. Dropping into a third-place tie with Maryland and Purdue creates the possibility of a tie-breaker scenario that drops UW to the No. 5 seed for the conference tournament.

Here is what you need to know about the game.

How can I watch or listen to the Wisconsin-Michigan State basketball game

The game will be broadcast on CBS, Channel 58 in Milwaukee and Channel 3 in Madison. Spero Dedes (play-by-play) and Jim Spanarkel (analysis) will handle the call.

The matchup can be heard on AM-97.3 in Milwaukee and on AM-1310 and FM 101.5 in Madison. Matt Lepay (play-by-play) and Brian Butch will call the game. The contest can also be heard on the Varsity app or on Sirius XM channels 85 (Wisconsin) or 195 (Michigan State).

Wisconsin Badgers probable starters

25 – John Blackwell, 6-4, G, 15.2 ppg, 4.8 rpg, 2.2 apg

11 – Max Klesmit, 6-4, G, 9.7 ppg, 2.4 rpg, 2.7 apg

9 – John Tonje, 6-5, G, 19.5 ppg, 4.9 rpg, 1.8 apg

22 – Steven Crowl, 7-0, C, 9.6 ppg, 5.5 rpg, 2.5 apg

31 – Nolan Winter, 7-0, C, 9.8 ppg, 5.7 rpg, 1.0 apg

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Michigan State probable starters

1 – Jeremy Fears Jr., 6-2, G, 7.0 ppg, 2.1 rpg, 5.6 apg

3 – Jaden Akins, 6-4, G, 12.7 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 1.5 apg

11 – Jase Richardson, 6-3, G, 11.0 ppg,…

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Author : Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Publish date : 2025-03-02 14:04:00

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