hhcmatt Posted December 7 Report Posted December 7 Nebraska Cornhuskers (6-1) vs Michigan St Spartans (7-2) Date: Sunday Dec 7th, 2024 Time: 11:00 am Arena: Breslin Center Broadcast: BTN Michigan St Spartans Head Coach: Tom Izzo (30th season) Location: East Lansing, MI Conference: B1G Nickname: Spartans Mascot: Sparty Line: Michigan St. by 5.5 Rotation Depth: 11 Last time out: Defeated Minnesota Nota bene: This is Kent Pavelka's 1200th game behind the microphone for Nebraska Basketball. You might have noticed some slight changes to the site. Michigan St is 9th in KenPom's bench minutes% attribute with 42.8% of their minutes currently coming from the bench Nebraska's win over Michigan St in Lincoln broke an 11 game losing streak against the Spartans This game is an "Izzone Holiday Game" which means that students will be wearing Christmas outfits. Tom Izzo may or may not wear a Christmas sweater Rollie Worster will be playing against another former Utah State teammate. Last game it was Steven Ashworth, this game it's center Szymon Zapala Despite shooting 11/22 from 3 against Minnesota, Michigan St comes into this game as the 351st best 3pt shooting team in D-1 at 25.7%. They started slowly from 3 last season before finishing as the 43rd best 3pt shooting team in D-1. The Spartans have rolled out a new starting lineup after both of their loses this season Fred Hoiberg's son Jack played 3 seasons at Michigan St under Tom Izzo Player to watch: Jaden Aikns The senior wing leads the team in minutes and points per game. The career 36.8% 3pt shooter had made just 22% of his 3s this season Player to watch: Jaxon Kohler The junior post player has proven to be the best rebounder on the team, leading the team in total rebounds as well as dominating that statistic when he's on the court MSU Roster Player # Class Pos Height Weight Summary Jaden Akins 3 SR G 6-4 180 12.4 Pts 4.9 Reb 2.1 Ast Frankie Fidler 8 SR F 6-7 200 10.9 Pts 3.8 Reb 1.1 Ast Coen Carr 55 SO F 6-6 220 8.6 Pts 3.3 Reb 0.1 Ast Jase Richardson 11 FR G 6-3 185 9.6 Pts 2.6 Reb 2.3 Ast Jaxon Kohler 0 JR F 6-9 240 8.4 Pts 7.9 Reb 1.0 Ast Jeremy Fears 1 SO G 6-2 190 7.8 Pts 1.4 Reb 5.7 Ast Tre Holloman 5 JR G 6-2 180 7.7 Pts 1.6 Reb 4.0 Ast Xavier Booker 34 SO F 6-11 220 5.6 Pts 2.7 Reb 0.4 Ast Szymon Zapala 10 SR C 6-11 240 5.3 Pts 4.7 Reb 0.8 Ast Carson Cooper 15 JR C 6-11 230 4.7 Pts 3.7 Reb 0.7 Ast Kur Teng 2 FR G 6-4 190 1.4 Pts 0.3 Reb 0.1 Ast Gehrig Normand 7 SO G 6-5 190 1.3 Pts 0.0 Reb 0.0 Ast UNL Game Notes Roster/infirmary report 9 Forward Berke Büyüktuncel 6-10 244 lbs Sophomore (questionable, groin pull) Possible starters for Nebraska 3 Guard Brice Williams 6-7 214 lbs Senior 4 Forward Juwan Gary 6-6 226 lbs Senior 24 Guard Rollie Worster 6-5 210 lbs Senior 34 Center Braxton Meah 7-1 264 lbs Senior 0 Guard Connor Essegian 6-4 190 lbs Junior Bench 2 Guard Ahron Ulis 6-3 190 lbs Senior 5 Forward Braden Frager 6-7 220 lbs Freshman 8 Guard Jeffrey Grace III 6-3 200 lbs Junior 12 Guard Gavin Griffiths 6-7 193 lbs Sophomore 20 Forward Justin Bolis 6-8 225 lbs Sophomore 25 Guard Nick Janowski 6-4 208 lbs Freshman 31 Guard Cale Jacobsen 6-4 195 lbs Sophomore 1 Guard Sam Hoiberg 6-0 185 lbs Junior 23 Forward Andrew Morgan 6-10 242 lbs Senior 35 Forward Henry Burt 6-7 222 lbs Sophomore Out for year 51 Forward Rienk Mast 6-10 260 lbs Senior Hoiberg Presser Fred touches on the speed and physicality of Michigan St The Skinny: Nebraska opens B1G play against familiar foe Tom Izzo. While it seems like Nebraska has had some success against the Spartans, MSU has mostly dominated the series and had an 11 game winning streak going against the Huskers until they were shut down last season in Lincoln. Michigan State is known to struggle to start the season but have already cut their teeth with losses to Kansas and Memphis as well as wins over North Carolina and Colorado. One advantage Nebraska might have at the Breslin Center on a 11 am game is that it might be a little sleepy. It seems like Nebraska will continue to scramble against this Spartan team with suspect outside shooting. Much like Nebraska, Michigan St has seen an uptick in FT shooting though it's due mainly to Frankie Fidler and PG Jeremy Fears. The Huskers seems like their transition defense is solid but Michigan St is no joke and this year's team is looking to run to supplement their offense. Nebraska has yet to give up over 77 points or even a 10 point run this season. Can they keep the Spartans from string a run(s) together? Defense has always been the calling card for Izzo though Tom will be the first to tell you it was subpar in Minneapolis on Wednesday in spite of their 18 point victory. Michigan St plays man and makes you work for points in the half court. I would suspect after 2 straight games of 6 made 3s that Connor Essegian could be a focus of the Spartans. However, Izzo might recall the 20 points Juwan Gary had last year in Lincoln. Both teams are pretty good but expect constant player rotations on and off the bench as both teams try and figure out who is clicking today. At this point I think this Nebraska defense is real enough that they should be in every game they play this season. Can they find a way to steal one in Lansing? Prediction: Michigan St 75 - Nebraska 71 View full article Vinny, Shawn Eichorst's Toupee and LNKtrnsplnt 2 1 Quote
49r Posted December 7 Report Posted December 7 9 hours ago, hhcmatt said: Date: Sunday Dec 7th, 2024 Time: 11:00 pm Arena: Breslin Center hhcmatt 1 Quote
MitchMcGaryMunchies Posted December 7 Report Posted December 7 9 hours ago, hhcmatt said: For the second game in a row, Rollie Worster will be playing against a former Utah State teammate. Last game it was Steven Ashworth, this game it's center Szymon Zapala South Dakota and North Florida were no contest, but I think they were still games. huskerkid21 and hhcmatt 1 1 Quote
hhcmatt Posted December 7 Author Report Posted December 7 3 minutes ago, MitchMcGaryMunchies said: South Dakota and North Florida were no contest, but I think they were still games. Late night gamer writing Quote
Raidsker Posted December 7 Report Posted December 7 10 hours ago, hhcmatt said: season. Can they find a way to steal one in Ann Arbor? Prediction: Michigan St 75 - Nebraska 71 View full article Ann Arbor? Hopefully they can find the right city and time. ;) hhcmatt 1 Quote
hhcmatt Posted December 7 Author Report Posted December 7 16 minutes ago, Raidsker said: Ann Arbor? Hopefully they can find the right city and time. ;) Quote
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