R SBASKETBALL GAME MINNESOTA GAME 36 Saturday, March 23, 2019 NO. 10 MINNESOTA GOLDEN GOPHERS 7:45 p.m. ET 36 Des Moines, Iowa – Wells Fargo Arena VS. NO. 2 MICHIGAN STATE SPARTANS TELEVISION March 23, 2019 – 7:45 p.m. ET (CBS) CBS – Kevin Harlan (play-by-play); Reggie Miller, Dan Bon- ner (analysts); Dana Jacobson (sidelines) Des Moines, Iowa – Wells Fargo Arena (16,110) RADIO THE MATCHUP Spartan Sports Network – Will Tieman (play-by-play) and Matt Steigenga (color analyst), with Dalton Shetler (host). Michigan State Minnesota Listen to one of 38 affiliates, on the web at SpartanSportsNet- 2018-19 Record 29-6 23-13 work.com or on Sirius 135, XM 201 and Internet 971. Coach Tom Izzo Richard Pitino Career Record (Yrs.) 603-231 (24th) 130-105 (7th) 2018-19 SCHEDULE October Top Scorer Cassius Winston (19.1) Amir Coffey (16.3) Tues. 30 NORTHERN MICHIGAN (exh.) (BTN Plus) W, 93-47 Top Rebounder Kenny Goins (8.9) Jordan Murphy (11.3) November Top Assists Cassius Winston (7.5) Amir Coffey (3.2) Tues. 6 vs. No. 1 Kansas (Champions Classic) (ESPN) L, 92-87 Sun. 11 FLORIDA GULF COAST (BTN) W, 106-82 THE OPENING TIP Las Vegas Invitational No. 2 seed Michigan State plays No. 10 seed Minnesota on Saturday, March 23 in the second Wed. 14 LOUISIANA MONROE (BTN Plus) W, 80-59 round of the NCAA Tournament ... MSU advanced to the second round with a 76-65 win over No. Sun. 18 TENNESSEE TECH (BTN) W, 101-33 15 seed Bradley on Thursday afternoon ... This is the seventh time in the last eight years MSU Thur. 22 vs. No. 17 UCLA (FS1) W, 87-67 has reached the second round and the 11th in the last 13 years ... Since 1998, the Spartans are Fri. 23 vs. Texas (FOX) W, 78-68 13-3 in their second NCAA Tournament game ... MSU is making its 22nd-straight trip to the NCAA Big Ten/ACC Challenge Tournament under Coach Tom Izzo, marking the nation’s third-longest active streak ... This is the Tues. 27 at Louisville (ESPN) L, 82-78 (ot) 33rd NCAA Tournament appearance all-time for MSU ... Michigan State won the Big Ten Tourna- ment Championship and captured the Big Ten regular season and tournament titles for fourth time. Fri. 30 at Rutgers * (BTN) W, 78-67 December MICHIGAN STATE POSSIBLE STARTING LINEUP Mon. 3 No. 18 IOWA * (FS1) W, 90-68 Big Ten Player of the Year ... Big Ten Tourney Most Sat. 8 at Florida (CBS) W, 63-59 cassius winston Outstanding Player ... No. 3 nationally in assists ... 31 5 Jr. // 6-1 // 185 Sun. 16 (BTN) W,104-83 games in double figures, 18 games with 20+ points (16 GREEN BAY PPG RPG APG 3FG% MPG Fri. 21 OAKLAND (BTN) W, 99-69 of last 24) ... Only player in the country averaging at G 19.1 3.1 7.5 40.4 33.1 least 18.0 ppg, 7.0 apg, shooting 40% 3FG. Sat. 29 NORTHERN ILLINOIS (BTN) W, 88-60 January Co-captain ... Honorable Mention All-Big Ten ... Big matt mcquaid Ten All-Defensive Team ... 136 games played is most Wed. 2 NORTHWESTERN * (BTN) W, 81-55 20 Sr. // 6-5 // 200 Sat. 5 at No. 14 Ohio State * (FOX) W, 86-77 on team ... 16 games in double figures this season ... PPG RPG APG 3FG% MPG Career-high 27 points vs. Michigan ... Ranks second in Tue. 8 * (ESPN/ESPN2) W, 77-59 PURDUE G 9.9 3.1 2.3 43.5 31.0 Big Ten in 3-point field goal percentage (43.5%). Sun. 13 at Penn State * (CBS) W, 71-56 Thur. 17 at Nebraska * (FS1) W, 70-64 Made first career start at Penn State ... Has started 18 aaron henry of the last 19 games ... Scored a career-high 15 points 11 Fr. // 6-6 // 210 Mon. 21 No. 13 MARYLAND * (FS1) W, 69-55 against Nebraska ... Career-best 11 rebounds in Big Thur. 24 at No. 19 Iowa * (FS1) W, 82-67 PPG RPG APG FG% MPG Ten semis vs. Wisconsin ... Averaging 6.9 points, 4.5 Sun. 27 at Purdue * (CBS) L, 73-63 F 5.5 3.6 1.4 47.2 20.7 rebounds and 25.8 minutes in 18 starts. February Big Ten Sixth Man of the Year ... Started 10 times ... Sat. 2 INDIANA * (ESPN) L, 79-75 (ot) xavier tillman Scored 19 points with 10 rebounds against Rutgers 23 So. // 6-8 // 245 Tues. 5 at Illinois * (ESPN2) L, 79-74 ... Among B1G leaders in FG percentage (3rd) and PPG RPG BPG FG% MPG Sat. 9 MINNESOTA * (ESPN2) W, 79-55 rebounding (12th) ... Has scored in double figures 17 Tues. 12 at No. 20 Wisconsin * (ESPN2) W, 67-59 F 9.6 7.2 1.7 60.5 23.5 times, grabbed at least 10 rebounds nine times. Sun. 17 OHIO STATE * (CBS) W, 62-44 Honorable Mention All-Big Ten selection... Career-high Wed. 20 RUTGERS * (BTN) W, 71-60 kenny goins 24 points vs. Nebraska, hitting six 3’s ... 8 blocks vs. Indi- 25 R-Sr. // 6-7 // 230 ana tied single-game school record ... Played in 127 ca- Sun. 24 at No. 10 Michigan * (CBS) W, 77-70 PPG RPG APG FG% MPG reer games ... 15 games this season with 10+ rebounds March F 8.1 8.9 2.3 42.0 30.0 Sat. 2 at Indiana * (FOX) L, 63-62 ... Ranks No. 39 in the country in rebounds per game. Tue. 5 NEBRASKA * (ESPN2) W, 91-76 SPARTAN RESERVES Sat. 9 No. 7 MICHIGAN * (ESPN) W, 75-63 No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Class PPG RPG APG MPG Fri. 15 Big Ten Tournament (Chicago, Ill.) 0 Kyle Ahrens G/F 6-6 210 R-Jr. 4.7 2.5 1.0 18.8 vs. Ohio State W, 77-70 1 Joshua Langford G 6-5 210 Jr. 15.0 3.6 2.3 28.6 Sat. 16 Big Ten Tournament (Chicago, Ill.) 3 Foster Loyer G 6-0 170 Fr. 17 0.4 1.0 6.1 vs. No. 19 Wisconsin W, 67-55 10 Jack Hoiberg G 5-10 175 R-Fr. 0.6 0.2 0.2 1.3 Sun. 17 Big Ten Championship (Chicago, Ill.) 13 Gabe Brown F 6-7 210 Fr. 2.0 1.0 0.1 7.5 vs. No. 10 Michigan W, 65-60 14 Brock Washington G 6-3 185 R-Fr. 0.4 0.3 0.0 1.0 Thurs. 21 NCAA Tournament - First Round 15 Thomas Kithier F 6-8 225 Fr. 1.6 1.4 0.2 6.0 vs. Bradley W, 76-65 30 Marcus Bingham Jr. F 6-11 215 Fr. 0.9 1.1 0.3 3.6 Sat. 23 NCAA Tournament - Second Round 40 Braden Burke F 6-11 235 R-So. 0.6 0.3 0.0 1.4 vs. Minnesota 7:45 p.m. ET 41 Conner George G 6-3 200 R-Jr. 0.6 0.5 0.1 1.5 44 Nick Ward F 6-9 245 Jr. 13.8 6.2 0.8 21.5 BOLD CAPS – Home (Played at Breslin Center) – Big Ten Game* Men’s Basketball Contact – Mike “Mex” Carey Visit MSUSPARTANS.com NCAA TOURNAMENT 2018-19 MICHIGAN STATE NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name. Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown/High School 0 Kyle Ahrens G/F 6-5 215 R-Jr. Versailles, Ohio/Versailles 1 Joshua Langford G 6-5 210 Jr. Huntsville, Ala./Madison Academy 3 Foster Loyer G 6-0 170 Fr. Clarkston, Mich./Clarkston 5 Cassius Winston G 6-0 185 Jr. Detroit, Mich./Univ. of Detroit Jesuit 10 Jack Hoiberg G 5-10 175 R-Fr. Burr Ridge, Ill./Hinsdale Central 11 Aaron Henry F 6-6 218 Fr. Indianapolis, Ind./Ben Davis 13 Gabe Brown F 6-7 205 Fr. Belleville, Mich./Belleville 14 Brock Washington G 6-3 185 R-Fr. Southfield, Mich./Southfield Christian 15 Thomas Kithier F 6-8 225 Fr. Clarkston, Mich./Clarkston 20 Matt McQuaid G 6-4 200 Sr. Duncanville, Texas/Duncanville 23 Xavier Tillman F 6-8 260 So. Grand Rapids, Mich./Grand Rapids Christian 25 Kenny Goins F 6-6 230 R-Sr. Troy, Mich./Warren Mott 30 Marcus Bingham Jr. F 6-10 210 Fr. Grand Rapids, Mich./GR Catholic Central 40 Braden Burke F 6-11 235 Jr. Stevensville, Mich./Lakeshore (Robert Morris) 41 Conner George G 6-3 200 R-Jr. Okemos, Mich./Okemos 44 Nick Ward F 6-8 250 Jr. Gahanna, Ohio/Lincoln Head Coach: Tom Izzo (24th season - 603-231 career record) Associate Head Coach: Dwayne Stephens (16th season) PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Associate Head Coach: Dane Fife (8th season) Assistant Coach: Mike Garland (19th season) Kyle Ahrens ....................................Arns Director of Basketball Operations: David Thomas Kenny Goins ...................................Rhymes with coins Video Coordinator: Drew Denisco Jack Hoiberg ...................................Hoy-berg Assistant Video Coordinator: Doug Herner Thomas Kithier ..............................Kith-E-er Athletic Trainer: Nick Richey Cassius Winston .............................Cash-ess Equipment Manager: Dave Pruder Strength and Conditioning Coach: Marshall Repp THE STARTING FIVE 1. MSU In The Round Of 32 Since the NCAA Tournament expanded to 64 teams in 1985, Michigan State has advanced to the round of 32 on 22 occasions ... MSU has a 15-6 record in round of 32 games since 1985, including 13-3 under Tom Izzo. 2. NCAA Tournament Victories Michigan State ranks ninth overall and tied for first among Big Ten schools with 66 NCAA Tournament victories ... The win over Bradley on March 21 tied MSU with Indiana for the most NCAA wins among Big Ten schools ..