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No. 8 Michigan State-Iowa men’s basketball glance: Time/TV/game info (March 7, 2025)
The Spartans have hopes of a Big Ten regular-season championship and more. The Hawkeyes are trying to win their way into the Big Ten tournament.
Mar. 5, 2025 5:36 pm
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What: No. 8 Michigan State (24-5 overall, 15-3 Big Ten) at Iowa (15-14, 6-12)
When/where: Thursday, 7 p.m., Carver-Hawkeye Arena.
TV: FS1 (Kevin Kugler, Robbie Hummel)
Livestream: Fox Sports Live
Radio: Hawkeye Radio Network affiliates
Series: Michigan State leads, 77-60
Records against the spread: Michigan State 19-9-1, Iowa 10-18-1
Iowa’s next game: At Nebraska Sunday at 11:30 a.m.
What to know: Iowa has won five of its last six games against the Spartans and the last three in Iowa City.
Michigan State has won its last five games, the most-recent one a 71-62 home victory over then-No. 11 Wisconsin. Coupled with Michigan’s home loss to Illinois the same day, that gave MSU a one-game lead in the Big Ten with two to play.
The Hawkeyes need at least one win in their final two games to finish in the top 15 of the Big Ten regular-season standings and advance to the league tournament next week in Indianapolis.
Through Sunday’s games, Michigan State was 341st in the nation in 3-point percentage with .297. However, it was fourth in the nation in 3-point percentage defense at .281.
The Spartans lead the Big Ten in rebound margin (+9.6 per game). Iowa is last (-4.93).
Michigan State has 10 players averaging between 5.0 and 12.9 points, with senior guard Jaden Akins the high scorer.y
Freshman guard Jace Richardson, a potential NBA lottery pick this year and the son of former MSU All-America Jason Richardson, averages 11 points. He has averaged 16 points since getting inserted in the starting lineup seven games ago.
The Spartans are 7-2 in true road games.
Iowa has lost its last six games against ranked opponents. It’s coming off its two lowest-scoring games of the season, an 81-61 loss at Illinois and a 68-57 defeat at Northwestern.
It’s the final home game for Iowa seniors Even Brauns, Luc Laketa, Payton Sandfort and Drew Thelwell. Riley Mulvey is a fourth-year junior who will join the seniors in a pregame ceremony.
It’s Sandfort’s 131st game as a Hawkeye. He is averaging 16.1 points and 6.1 rebounds. He led the Big Ten in 3-pointers last season with 94, and his 71 leads the conference this season. His 258 are four behind Jeff Horner for second on Iowa’s career list behind Jordan Bohannon’s 455.
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