R BASKETBALL GAME ILLINOIS GAME 25 Tuesday, February 11, 2020 RV/NO. 25 MICHIGAN STATE SPARTANS 9 p.m. ET VS. 25 Champaign, Ill. – State Farm Center NO. 22/23 ILLINOIS FIGHTIN’ ILLINI TELEVISION February 11, 2020 – 9 p.m. ET (ESPN) ESPN Rece Davis (play-by-play); Dan Dakich (analyst); Molly McGrath (sideline) Champaign, Ill. – State Farm Center (17,200) RADIO THE MATCHUP Spartan Sports Network – Will Tieman (play-by-play) and Matt Steigenga (color analyst), with Dalton Shetler (host). Michigan State Illinois Listen to one of 38 affiliates, on the web at SpartanSportsNet- 2019-20 Record 16-8, 8-5 Big Ten 16-7, 8-4 Big Ten work.com or on Sirius, XM and Internet 84. Coach Tom Izzo Brad Underwood Career Record (Yrs.) 622-240 (25th) 150-73 (7th) 2019-20 SCHEDULE October Top Scorer Cassius Winston (18.6) Ayo Dosunmu (15.8) Tues. 29 ALBION (exhibition) (BTN Plus) W, 85-50 Top Rebounder Xavier Tillman (10.2) Kofi Cockburn (9.0) November Top Assists Cassius Winston (5.9) Ayo Dosunmu (3.4) Tues. 5 vs. No. 2 Kentucky # (ESPN) L, 69-62 Sun. 10 BINGHAMTON (BTN) W, 100-47 Thur. 14 at No. 12 Seton Hall % (FS1) W, 76-73 THE OPENING TIP Maui Invitational Michigan State’s men’s basketball team hits the road for the second-straight game, and the third Mon. 18 CHARLESTON SOUTHERN (BTN) W, 94-46 in the last four, visiting Illinois on Tuesday, Feb. 11 (9 p.m.) ... The Spartans are coming off a 77-68 Mon. 25 vs. Virginia Tech ^ (ESPN2) L, 71-66 loss at Michigan on Saturday ... MSU has lost three-straight games and is 2-4 on the road in Big Ten Tue. 26 vs. Georgia ^ (ESPN2) W, 93-85 play this season ... Michigan State plays five of eight games in the month of February on the road ... Wed. 27 vs. UCLA ^ (ESPN/2) W, 75-62 The Spartans have been strong on the road in the last two-plus years, 19-9 overall (17-8 B1G) ... December Michigan State is ranked No. 25 in the USA Today Coaches poll and No. 10 per kenpom.com, No. Tue. 3 No. 10 DUKE @ (ESPN) L, 87-75 11 in the NCAA Net and No. 4 in the ESPN BPI. Sun. 8 RUTGERS * (BTN) W, 77-65 Sat. 14 at Oakland (ESPN2) W, 72-49 MICHIGAN STATE POSSIBLE STARTING LINEUP Wed. 18 at Northwestern * (BTN) W, 77-72 One of only eight Division I players averaging at least Sat. 21 EASTERN MICHIGAN (BTN) W, 101-48 cassius winston 18.0 points, 5.5 assists and 2.0 rebounds per game 5 Sr. – 6-1 – 185 Sun. 29 WESTERN MICHIGAN (BTN) W, 95-62 ... 13 games with at least 20 points this year ... The PPG RPG APG FG% MPG January Michigan State and Big Ten Conference all-time leader Thur. 2 ILLINOIS* (FS1) W, 76-56 G 18.6 2.4 5.9 42.2 32.1 in assists (849). Sun. 5 MICHIGAN * (CBS) W, 87-69 A starter in 16 games this season, averaging 8.4 and Thur. 9 MINNESOTA * (ESPN2) W, 74-58 gabe brown 4.5 rebounds in those games ... Has scored in double 44 So. – 6-7 – 210 Sun. 12 at Purdue* (CBS) L, 71-42 figures six times ... Has scored at least seven points in PPG RPG APG FG% MPG Fri. 17 WISCONSIN * (FS1) W, 67-55 19 of 23 games this season ... First career double-dou- Thur. 23 at Indiana * (FS1) L, 67-63 f 7.8 4.0 0.6 44.3 24.5 ble with 11 points and 10 rebounds at Northwestern.. Sun. 26 at Minnesota * (FOX) W, 70-52 Has started in 22 of 23 games ... Scored 11 points and Wed. 29 NORTHWESTERN * (BTN) W, 79-50 aaron henry tied season-high with nine rebounds at Michigan ... 11 11 So. – 6-6 – 210 February games this season with at least 10 points ... Third on PPG RPG APG FG% MPG Sat. 1 at Wisconsin * (FOX) L, 64-63 team with 2.7 assists ... Has handed out at least three Tues. 4 PENN STATE * (BTN) L, 75-70 F 9.3 4.3 2.7 43.7 27.6 11 times, including career-high seven vs. Minnesota. Sat. 8 at Michigan * (FOX) L, 77-68 Earned first career start at Minnesota on Jan. 26, fin- Tues. 11 at Illinois * (ESPN) 9 p.m. malik hall ishing with seven points and six rebounds in 20 min- 25Fr. – 6-7 – 215 Sat. 15 MARYLAND * (ESPN) 6 p.m. PPG RPG APG FG% MPG utes ... Averaging 5.6 points and 5.2 rebounds in five Thur. 20 at Nebraska * (FS1) 8:30 p.m. starts ... Scored five points, grabbed eight rebounds Tue. 25 IOWA * (ESPN/ESPN2) 7 p.m. F 4.8 3.7 1.3 55.1 15.6 and had three assists and two steals vs. Penn State. Sat. 29 at Maryland (ESPN) 4/6/8 p.m. The only player in Division I averaging at least 13.0 March xavier tillman 23 Jr. – 6-8 – 245 points, 10.0 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 2.0 blocks ... Tue. 3 at Penn State * (ESPN/ESPN2) 7 p.m. PPG RPG APG BPG MPG Against Big Ten, averaging 13.9 ppg, 10.5 rpg, 3.5 Sun. 8 OHIO STATE * (CBS) 4:30 p.m. 13.4 10.2 3.1 2.2 32.0 apg, 2.7 bpg ... Career-high 21 points vs. Charleston Wed.-Sun. 11-15 Big Ten Tournament (Indianapolis, Ind.) F Southern, career-best 14 rebounds vs. Virginia Tech. Tues.-Wed. 17-18 NCAA Tournament - First Four Thur.-Sun. 19-22 NCAA Tournament - First & Second Rounds SPARTAN RESERVES Thur.-Sun. 26-29 NCAA Tournament - Regionals No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Class PPG RPG APG MPG April 0 Kyle Ahrens G/F 6-6 210 R-Sr. 3.4 1.5 0.7 12.5 Sat. 4 NCAA Final Four (Atlanta, Ga.) 1 Joshua Langford G 6-5 200 Sr. 15.0 3.6 2.3 28.6* 2 Rocket Watts G 6-2 184 Fr. 7.2 2.2 1.6 20.2 Mon. 6 NCAA National Championship (Atlanta, Ga.) 3 Foster Loyer G 6-0 175 So. 3.6 0.6 1.1 8.4 10 Jack Hoiberg G 5-11 175 R-So. 1.3 0.2 0.8 3.0 * Big Ten Conference Game 13 Steven Izzo G 5-8 150 Fr. 0.0 0.4 0.1 1.4 # State Farm Champions Classic 14 Brock Washington G 6-4 200 R-So. 0.8 0.8 0.1 2.1 15 Thomas Kithier F 6-8 230 So. 3.3 3.1 1.0 13.2 % Gavitt Tipoff Games 20 Joey Hauser F 6-9 220 R-So. 9.7 5.3 2.4 29.2* ^ Maui Invitational 30 Marcus Bingham Jr. F 6-11 225 So. 4.2 4.3 0.4 12.3 @ Big Ten/ACC Challenge 34 Julius Marble F 6-8 225 Fr. 2.0 1.7 0.1 5.8 40 Braden Burke F 6-11 245 R-Jr. 0.3 0.0 0.0 1.7 41 Conner George G 6-4 205 R-Sr. 1.3 2.0 0.1 3.8 * Stats from 2018-19 BOLD CAPS – Home (Played at Breslin Center) – Big Ten Game* Men’s Basketball Contact – Mike “Mex” Carey Visit MSUSPARTANS.com R BASKETBALL GAME 25 – ILLINOIS 2019-20 MICHIGAN STATE NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name. Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown/High School 0 Kyle Ahrens G/F 6-6 210 R-Sr. Versailles, Ohio/Versailles 1 Joshua Langford G 6-5 200 Sr. Huntsville, Ala./Madison Academy 2 Rocket Watts G 6-2 184 Fr. Detroit, Mich./SPIRE Academy (Ohio) 3 Foster Loyer G 6-0 175 So. Clarkston, Mich./Clarkston 5 Cassius Winston G 6-1 185 Sr. Detroit, Mich./Univ. of Detroit Jesuit 10 Jack Hoiberg G 5-11 175 R-So. Burr Ridge, Ill./Hinsdale Central 11 Aaron Henry F 6-6 210 So. Indianapolis, Ind./Ben Davis 13 Steven Izzo G 5-8 150 Fr. East Lansing, Mich. / Lansing Catholic 14 Brock Washington G 6-4 200 R-So. Southfield, Mich. / Southfield Christian 15 Thomas Kithier F 6-8 230 So. Clarkston, Mich./Clarkston 20 Joey Hauser F 6-9 220 R-So. Stevens Point, Wis./Stevens Point (Marquette) 23 Xavier Tillman F 6-8 245 Jr. Grand Rapids, Mich./Grand Rapids Christian 25 Malik Hall F 6-7 215 Fr. Aurora, Ill./Sunrise Christian Academy (Kan.) 30 Marcus Bingham Jr. F 6-11 225 So. Grand Rapids, Mich./GR Catholic Central 34 Julius Marble F 6-8 225 Fr. Dallas, Texas/Dallas Jesuit 40 Braden Burke F 7-0 245 R-Jr. Stevensville, Mich./Lakeshore (Robert Morris) 41 Conner George G 6-4 205 R-Sr. Okemos, Mich./Okemos 44 Gabe Brown F 6-7 210 So. Ypsilanti, Mich./Belleville Head Coach: Tom Izzo (25th season - 622-240 career record) Dwayne Stephens (17th season) PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Associate Head Coach: Kyle Ahrens ....................................Arns Mike Garland (20th season) Assistant Coach: Hoiberg ................................... Associate Head Coach: Dane Fife (9th season) Jack Hoy-berg Kithier Director of Basketball Operations: David Thomas Thomas ..............................Kith-E-er Video Coordinator: Drew Denisco Xavier Tillman .................................Zavier Assistant Video Coordinator: Doug Herner Cassius Winston .............................Cash-ess Athletic Trainer: Nick Richey Equipment Manager: Dave Pruder Strength and Conditioning Coach: Marshall Repp THE STARTING FIVE 1. Series History Michigan State and Illinois meet for the 123rd time when the teams meet on Tuesday, Feb.