Preview: Michigan State hosts No. 3 Purdue for MLK Day matinee statenews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from statenews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
THE ESSENTIALS WHAT #44 Michigan (9-5) at #43 MSU (10-4) The roidy hoplite was appropriate for his time, but Tommy the Tee'd-Up Elf is the mascot for modern MSU. WHERE Breslin Center Presented By the Michigan Law Grad East Lansing, MI WHEN 2:30 PM Saturday THE LINE Kenpom: MSU-4 Torvik: MSU-4 TELEVISION Fox THE OVERVIEW Hey look at that, Michigan can actually beat some 8-seed caliber Big Ten teams! Even their best nonconference win is starting to look pretty okay after Pitt dispatched UNC and Virginia in their last two games (sad version of these events: Hey, we coulda done that!), and is 10-1 over their last 11 games. For their part, Michigan's 2-0 run over suspect Maryland and Penn State outfits has been keyed by a major size advantage inside, a major turnaround in attention to rebounding and defense, and a perceptible, though far from complete, progression in Dug McDaniel's game. Michigan's tour-de-middling now goes on the road, starting with the place where real
Burton Earns Men's Basketball Player of the Week; Farell Named Rookie Winner atlantic10.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from atlantic10.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.