hhcmatt Posted February 16, 2014 Report Share Posted February 16, 2014 Nebraska Cornhuskers (13-10) vs Michigan St Spartans (21-4) Location: Breslin Center, East Lansing, Michigan Date: Sunday, Feb 16, 2014 Time: 2 pm, CST TV: BTN Radio: Across the state on the IMG Husker Sports Radio Network, including KLIN (1400 AM/94.5 FM) in Lincoln, KFAB (1110 AM) in Omaha and KRVN (880 AM) in Lexington. Play-by-play: Kent Pavelka; Color: Matt Davison Kent Pavelka Tailgate Pump up MixMichigan St Info Head Coach: Tom Izzo Location: East Lansing, MI Conference: B1G 10 Nickname: Spartans Nickname: Sparty Last time out: Beat Northwestern Typical Rotation Depth: 8 players Line: Michigan St by 13.5 Possible Starters Huskers 0 Tai Webster 6-4 194 Fr 15 Ray Gallegos 6-2 182 Sr 5 Terran Petteway 6-6 209 So 31 Shavon Shields 6-7 219 So 35 Walter Pitchford 6-10 234 So Spartans 20 Travis Trice 6-0 170 Jr 14 Gary Harris 6-4 210 So 45 Denzel Valentine 6-5 225 So 5 Adreian Payne 6-10 245 Sr 10 Matt Costello 6-9 240 So The Skinny Michigan State has a couple of starters injured which makes them just a really good team instead of a probable Final Four team at the moment. The Spartans can shoot from anywhere and set up clean shot attempts through crisp ball movement. Michigan St's height makes rebounding a challenge and scoring in the paint a problem. It's an uphill battle for a Husker squad that has struggled on the road this year. The Spartans almost always score over 70 at home whereas the Huskers struggle to 60 on the road. It's going to be hard to overpower the Spartans and thus the Huskers will attempt to slow down the tempo to keep the score manageable. Look for the Huskers to also pack the paint as much as possible and dare MSU to beat them via the 3, which could easily be a disaster. Prediction: Michigan St 68 - Nebraska 56 Click here to view the article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HuskerActuary Posted February 16, 2014 Report Share Posted February 16, 2014 Appling might play Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hhcmatt Posted February 16, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 16, 2014 Appling might play  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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tcp Posted February 16, 2014 Report Share Posted February 16, 2014 so we're on Appling watch? they really shouldn't need him today, especially if he's not ready. they get him back, tho, and it's a full Sparty team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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