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Iowa-Michigan State men’s basketball glance: Time/TV/info
It’s Gus Johnson on the call for a second-straight Hawkeyes game
Jan. 25, 2023 10:19 am, Updated: Jan. 26, 2023 12:32 pm
Iowa’s Filip Rebraca (0) and Michigan State’s A.J. Hoggard (11) go after a loose ball in the Hawkeyes’ 86-60 men’s basketball win over the Spartans last Feb. 22 at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
What: Iowa (12-7, 4-4 Big Ten) at Michigan State (13-7, 5-4)
When/where: Thursday, 6:01 p.m., Breslin Center, East Lansing, Mich.
TV: FS1 (Gus Johnson, Jim Jackson)
Livestream: Fox Sports Live
Radio: Hawkeye Radio Network affiliates, including WMT (600), KKRQ-FM (100.7) and KXIC (800).
Series: Michigan State leads, 76-58
NCAA NET rankings: Iowa 40th, Michigan State 41st
Line: Michigan State by 2.5
Iowa’s next game: Rutgers, Sunday at 1 p.m. in Iowa City
Five facts:
1. Both teams are coming off double-digit road losses, Iowa by 93-77 at Ohio State last Saturday and Michigan State by 82-69 at Indiana Sunday.
2. Iowa has won its last three games against the Spartans, by an average of 20.7 points. It had won three of its previous 22 games against MSU.
3. Michigan State has participated in the last 24 NCAA tournaments, the third-longest streak ever.
4. Filip Rebraca has attempted 50 more free throws than any of his Iowa teammates.
5. Iowa forward Kris Murray’s 23.4 points per Big Ten game leads the conference.
