Michigan State Welcomes Toledo for Tuesday Showdown on the Breslin Middle

EAST LANSING, Mich. – Michigan State returns dwelling for the primary of three video games in-state, internet hosting Toledo on Tuesday, Dec. 16 on the Breslin Middle (6:30 p.m., Peacock).

The Spartans are coming off a 76-72 win at Penn State, the back-end of two Huge Ten Conferences … MSU is 2-0 in league play, together with a 71-52 win over Iowa final week at dwelling … Michigan State is one among six colleges nationally with 4 Quad 1 wins (Duke, Gonzaga, Arizona, UConn and Michigan).

Tuesday’s sport will air stay on Peacock, with Paul Burmeister and Tom Crean calling all the motion. The Spartan Media Community radio name might be heard state-wide and on the net at MSUSpartans.com, with Will Tieman dealing with the play-by-play, Matt Steigenga serving as the colour analyst and Zach Surdenik because the studio host. The sport may also be heard on channels 137 or 195 on SiriusXM or on the SiriusXM app.

In regards to the Spartans

• Michigan State enters Tuesday’s sport with a 9-1 total report and a 2-0 mark within the Huge Ten Convention following a 76-72 win at Penn State on Saturday.
• The Spartans are No. 9 within the Related Press High 25 and No. 9 within the ESPN Coaches ballot.
• MSU is No. 10 within the NCAA Web Rankings and No. 12 per KenPom.
• MSU ranks No. 12 nationally within the NET Power of Schedule and No. 17 in non-conference energy.
• The Spartans are one among solely six groups nationally with 4 Quad 1 wins, notching wins over Arkansas, Kentucky, North Carolina and Iowa … The one different colleges with 4 Quad 1 wins are Duke, Gonzaga, Arizona, UConn and Michigan.
• MSU ranks No. 8 within the nation in rebound margin (+12.0) and Kohler is second within the Huge Ten, and No. 26 nationally, with 9.8 rpg … The Spartans are No. 11 nationally in scoring protection (62.1 ppg) and ranks No. 4 nationally in adjusted defensive effectivity per KenPom.
• Via 10 video games, the Spartans have 4 gamers scoring in double figures, eight averaging at the very least 5.0 ppg and 9 averaging at the very least 12.0 minutes.
• Jaxon Kohler leads the workforce in scoring with 13.8 ppg and tops the workforce with 9.8 rpg (2nd B1G, #20 nationally) … Kohler, who has 5 double-doubles, grabbed 18 rebounds in opposition to San Jose State, probably the most by an MSU participant since Miles Bridges had 21 in opposition to Savannah State in 2018, and has scored in double figures 10 instances this 12 months.
• Jeremy Fears Jr., who leads the workforce with 31.2 minutes performed, is second on the workforce with 11.2 ppg and is handing out 9.8 assists per sport, main all of Division I.
• Coen Carr, one of the vital athletic gamers in all of faculty basketball, is tied for third on the workforce with 10.3 ppg, third on the workforce with 4.8 rpg and second with 1.7 apg in 29.6 mpg.
• Carson Cooper, who had 16 factors and a career-best 16 rebounds vs. Duke, is taking part in a career-high 25.1 minutes, is tied for third on the workforce with 10.3 ppg and second with 7.1 rpg.
• Cam Ward is fifth on the workforce with 7.2 ppg and fourth with 4.2 rpg and Divine Ugochukwu, who scored a career-high 23 factors at Penn State, is averaging 5.8 ppg in 12.9 mpg.
• Kur Teng, who scored a career-high 15 factors in opposition to Kentucky, is averaging 5.7 ppg in 14.2 mpg, Trey Fort is tallying 5.1 ppg in 14.6 mpg and Jordan Scott provides 3.7 ppg and three.4 rpg in 15.8 mpg (which is fifth on the workforce).

Anybody, Any Time, Any Place, Any The place

• Tom Izzo has constantly performed one of many hardest schedules in America.
• With a willingness to play at dwelling, on the street or a impartial website, his listing of regular-season non-conference opponents reads like a who’s who of high school basketball packages.
• MSU ranks No. 12 nationally within the NET Power of Schedule and No. 17 in non-conference energy.
• The 2025-26 dwelling schedule is arguably the very best in program historical past, with dwelling non-conference video games in opposition to Arkansas (W, 69-66) and Duke (L, 66-60) … Along with 10 Huge Ten contests, MSU will host 12 energy convention opponents for the primary time within the Izzo Period.
• Michigan State’s difficult schedule by means of the opening month-plus has supplied alternatives for the Spartans as properly.
• The Spartans are one among solely six groups nationally with 4 Quad 1 wins, notching wins over Arkansas, Kentucky, North Carolina and Iowa … The one different colleges with 4 Quad 1 wins are Duke, Gonzaga, Arizona, UConn and Michigan.
• The Spartans, who’ve made the best climb within the Related Press ballot from No. 22 within the preseason to a present rank of No. 9, have performed six video games in opposition to high-major opponents, together with four-straight video games (North Carolina, Iowa, Duke and Penn State).

About Toledo

• Toledo enters the sport on Tuesday evening with a 5-5 total report.
• The Rockets have misplaced their final two video games, each on the street, first at Oakland (98-97) after which at Robert Morris on Saturday (75-70).
• Toledo, picked to complete fifth within the Mid-American Convention, opened the season with two losses at dwelling earlier than successful four-straight video games.
• Junior guard Sonny Wilson, a Third Crew All-MAC choice final 12 months, leads the workforce with 16.1 ppg and is taking pictures 48.8 % from the ground.
• Wilson and backcourt mate, freshman Leroy Blyden Jr., are each graduates of Detroit Jesuit highschool, the alma mater of former MSU All-American Cassius Winston.
• The Rockets added a pair of transfers within the frontcourt, with senior ahead Sean Craig (IUPU-Indy) and 6-10, 250-pound junior heart Austin Parks (Ohio State).

Towards the Rockets

• The sport on Tuesday night would be the tenth all-time assembly between Michigan State and Toledo … That is the primary assembly since 2021.
• The Spartans gained the final assembly between the groups, 81-68, on Dec. 4, 2021 on the Breslin Middle.
• MSU leads the head-to-head collection, 6-3, and are 4-2 at dwelling in opposition to the Rockets.
• MSU Head Coach Tom Izzo has a 3-1 report in opposition to Toledo.
• Toledo’s final win was an 81-76 resolution over MSU on Dec. 30, 2002 on the Breslin Middle.