R BASKETBALL GAME WISCONSIN GAME 22 Saturday, February 1, 2020 NO. 14/14 MICHIGAN STATE SPARTANS 1 p.m. ET VS. 22 Madison, Wis. – Kohl Center WISCONSIN BADGERS TELEVISION February 1, 2020 – 1 p.m. ET (FOX) FOX Gus Johnson (play-by-play); Jim Jackson (analyst) Madison, Wis. – Kohl Center (17,287) RADIO THE MATCHUP Spartan Sports Network – Will Tieman (play-by-play) and Matt Steigenga (color analyst), with Dalton Shetler (host). Michigan State Wisconsin Listen to one of 38 affiliates, on the web at SpartanSportsNet- 2019-20 Record 16-5, 8-2 Big Ten 12-9, 5-5 Big Ten work.com or on Sirius 206, XM 195 and Internet 957. Coach Tom Izzo Greg Gard Career Record (Yrs.) 622-237 (25th) 92-56 (5th) 2019-20 SCHEDULE October Top Scorer Cassius Winston (18.0) Nate Reuvers (13.8) Tues. 29 ALBION (exhibition) (BTN Plus) W, 85-50 Top Rebounder Xavier Tillman (9.9) Micah Potter (5.5) November Top Assists Cassius Winston (5.9) D’Mitrick Trice (3.5) 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 returns hits the road for the first of five away games in the Mon. 18 CHARLESTON SOUTHERN (BTN) W, 94-46 month of February, visiting Wisconsin on Saturday, Feb. 1 (1 p.m.) ... The Spartans are coming off Mon. 25 vs. Virginia Tech ^ (ESPN2) L, 71-66 a 79-50 home win over Northwestern ... MSU won the first meeting with Wisconsin, 67-55, at the Tue. 26 vs. Georgia ^ (ESPN2) W, 93-85 Breslin Center on Jan 17 ... The Spartans are 3-2 away from home this year, but over the last two- Wed. 27 vs. UCLA ^ (ESPN/2) W, 75-62 plus years are 19-7 overall, including 17-6 in Big Ten play ... Michigan State is ranked No. 14 in December the Associated Press Top 25, No. 14 in the USA Today Coaches poll and No. 8 per kenpom.com, Tue. 3 No. 10 DUKE @ (ESPN) L, 87-75 No. 7 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, 5.8 assists and 2.0 rebounds per game 5 Sr. – 6-1 – 185 Sun. 29 WESTERN MICHIGAN (BTN) W, 95-62 ... 10 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 18.0 2.3 5.9 43.1 31.6 in assists (831). Sun. 5 MICHIGAN * (CBS) W, 87-69 Has started in 19 of 20 games ... Missed Charleston Thur. 9 MINNESOTA * (ESPN2) W, 74-58 aaron henry Southern game after sprained ankle at Seton Hall ... 10 11 So. – 6-6 – 210 Sun. 12 at Purdue* (CBS) L, 71-42 games this season with at least 10 points ... Third on PPG RPG APG FG% MPG Fri. 17 WISCONSIN * (FS1) W, 67-55 team with 2.9 assists ... Has handed out at least three Thur. 23 at Indiana * (FS1) L, 67-63 g 9.7 4.3 2.9 44.2 27.3 10 times, including career-high seven vs. Minnesota. Sun. 26 at Minnesota * (FOX) W, 70-52 A starter in 14 games, including the last 13 ... Six Wed. 29 NORTHWESTERN * (BTN) W, 79-50 gabe brown games in double figures and has scored at least 7 44 So. – 6-7 – 210 February points in 18 games ... Had first career double-double PPG RPG APG FG% MPG Sat. 1 at Wisconsin * (FOX) 1 p.m. with 11 points and 10 rebounds at Northwestern ... Tues. 4 PENN STATE * (BTN) 8 p.m. F 8.5 4.3 0.6 45.4 25.7 Fourth on team in minutes played. Sat. 8 at Michigan * (FOX) 12 p.m. Earned first career start last Sunday at Minnesota, fin- Tues. 11 at Illinois * (ESPN/ESPN2) 9 p.m. malik hall ishing with seven points and six rebounds in 20 min- 25Fr. – 6-7 – 215 Sat. 15 MARYLAND * (ESPN) 6/8 p.m. PPG RPG APG FG% MPG utes ... Averaging 6.5 points and 4.0 rebounds in two Thur. 20 at Nebraska * (FS1) 8:30 p.m. starts ... Last four games, averaging 5.0 points and 4.3 Tue. 25 IOWA * (ESPN/ESPN2) 7 p.m. F 4.8 3.3 1.2 55.1 14.5 rebounds, with 1.3 assists. 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, 9.0 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 14.8 ppg, 9.9 rpp, 3.9 apg, Sun. 8 OHIO STATE * (CBS) 4:30 p.m. 13.8 9.9 3.2 2.1 31.3 2.7 bpg ... Career-high 21 points vs. Charleston South- Wed.-Sun. 11-15 Big Ten Tournament (Indianapolis, Ind.) F ern, 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. 3.3 1.4 0.6 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. 6.8 2.2 1.9 19.8 Mon. 6 NCAA National Championship (Atlanta, Ga.) 3 Foster Loyer G 6-0 175 So. 3.9 0.6 1.2 8.6 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. 3.4 3.3 1.0 13.4 % 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. 4.5 4.6 0.5 12.6 @ Big Ten/ACC Challenge 34 Julius Marble F 6-8 225 Fr. 2.2 1.8 0.2 6.2 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 22 – WISCONSIN 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 - 622-237 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 Saturday’s game will be the 148th meeting all-time between Michigan State and Wisconsin ... Michigan State leads the all-time series with Wisconsin, 83-64 ... The Badgers have a 46-25 advantage in games played in Madison ..