Washington Men’s Basketball vs.#12 Michigan State: Game Preview & How to Watch

How to Watch (and bet)

Date: Saturday, 1/17/26

Tip-Off Time: 3:00 pm PT

TV: Big Ten Network

Radio: Huskies Gameday App, Sports Radio KJR

Location: Seattle, Washington

Betting Line: Washington Huskies +3.5

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Michigan State Spartans 2025-26 Statistics:

Record: 15-2 (5-1)

Points For per Game: 79.0 (105th)

Points Against per Game: 64.2 (11th)

Adjusted Offensive Efficiency: 118.3 (58th)

Adjusted Defensive Efficiency: 90.3 (2nd)

Strength of Schedule: 19th

Michigan State Key Players:

G- Jeremy Fears, So. 6’2, 190: 12.8 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 8.8 apg, 42.3% FG, 27.1% 3pt, 88.6% FT

Evanmiya.com Stats: +9.4 BPR (7th nationally)

Fears looked like a star as a true freshman but was injured before conference play started and missed the rest of the season. He was the starting point guard for MSU last year and finished 8th nationally in assist rate but took a bit of a back seat to Jase Richardson who emerged as the team leader and was a lottery pick. This year Fears has gone supernova and is leading the country in assist rate with a total that would be the highest in D-1 since Ja Morant in 2019 if it kept up. And he’s done it while cutting down on turnovers. Fears still struggles to shoot from the outside (1/17 from 3 in B1G play) but is right up there as the most dynamic passer in the sport.

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G- Kur Teng, So. 6’5, 200: 7.5 ppg, 2.2 rpg, 1.2 apg, 39.0% FG, 36.1% 3pt, 85.7% FT

Evanmiya.com Stats: +4.3 BPR (300th nationally)

Michigan State signed Kaleb Glenn in the portal to fill this role but he was hurt in the offseason and will miss the whole season. Teng barely played last year and now is being asked to be the 5th/6th man on the roster. Most of his shots have been from 3-point range where he’s slightly above average yet Teng somehow is leading Michigan State in the percentage of shots taken while on the court. So he’s going to put shots up even if he’s one of the least efficient scorers among MSU’s major rotation pieces.

F- Coen Carr, Sr. 6’6, 230: 11.3 ppg, 5.1 rpg,…

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