Overview
- Tipoff is Thursday, Nov. 13 at 6:30 p.m. ET at the Breslin Center with television coverage on Big Ten Network.
- The Spartans moved to 2-0 by beating No. 14 Arkansas 69-66, scoring 46 points in the paint despite hitting just one three-pointer.
- Tom Izzo called out the perimeter woes after the Arkansas game, even as his team closed with late free throws and defensive stops.
- San Jose State is 0-2 after road losses to Utah and UC Santa Barbara and has allowed 84.5 points per game, a figure coach Tim Miles lamented after a “catastrophic” first half vs. UCSB.
- Coen Carr leads Michigan State at 13.5 points per game, Jeremy Fears Jr. averages 9.5 assists and 3.0 steals, and a Spartans Wire preview predicts an 81–62 Michigan State win.