huskeraddict Posted February 15, 2013 Share Posted February 15, 2013 February 16, 2013 7:00PM CT - BTN (Announcers: Kevin Kugler, Tim Doyle) Bob Devaney Sports Center (13,595) - Lincoln, NE #8 Michigan State Spartans 21-4, 10-2 (Last: W 75-52 vs Michigan) vs Nebraska Cornhuskers 12-13, 3-9 (Last: L 76-47 vs Indiana) Big Ten Standings #1 Indiana 10-2, 22-3 #8 Michigan State 10-2, 21-4 #13 Ohio State 8-4, 18-6 #20 Wisconsin 8-4, 17-8 #4 Michigan 8-4, 21-4 Minnesota 6-6, 18-7 Purdue 5-7, 12-13 Illinois 5-7, 18-8 Iowa 5-7, 16-9 Northwestern 4-8, 13-12 Nebraska 3-9, 12-13 Penn State 0-12, 8-16 Head Coaches Michigan State Tom Izzo (433-173 at Michigan State) Nebraska Tim Miles (295-233, 12-13 at Nebraska) Injury Report Michigan State G - Branden Dawson - Head - Probable G - Travis Trice - Concussion - Out F - Kenny Kaminski - Shoulder - Out for season Nebraska G - Mike Petlz - Knee - Out for season Scouting Michigan State This season, MSU comes to Lincoln with a 21-4 mark and enters the weekend tied with Indiana for the Big Ten lead at 10-2. The Spartans dropped their Big Ten opener at Minnesota on New Year's Eve, but have lost once since then, a five-point loss at now No. 1 Indiana on Jan. 27. The Spartans have won five straight, including a 75-52 pasting of No. 4 Michigan on Tuesday night. MSU is second in the Big Ten in scoring defense at 58.9 ppg while holding opponents to just 39 percent on the year. The Spartans also control the glass, out-rebounding foes by an average of nearly seven per game. Junior point guard Keith Appling guides the MSU offense with 14.0 points and 4.0 assists per game, as three Spartans average in double figures and two others average more than nine points per game. Senior Derrick Nix and junior Adreian Payne give the Spartans one of the best inside combos in the conference, as they combine for 18.7 points and 13.0 rebounds per game. Freshman guard Gary Harris is second on the team in scoring at 13.9 points per game and is hitting 44 percent from 3-point range. 1 Quote Link to comment
huskeraddict Posted February 15, 2013 Author Share Posted February 15, 2013 Huskers will wear these throwbacks to commemorate Hall of Fame weekend and Tyronn Lue Quote Link to comment
Comish Posted February 15, 2013 Share Posted February 15, 2013 Suit up Tyronn.... Quote Link to comment
NUance Posted February 15, 2013 Share Posted February 15, 2013 12/31/12 Michigan State at Minnesota * Minneapolis, Minn. L, 76-63 LINK Never say never. Just sayin . . . Quote Link to comment
redout22 Posted February 16, 2013 Share Posted February 16, 2013 Forgot they beat Michigan by over 20.. This could be a long one. Quote Link to comment
Mavric Posted February 16, 2013 Share Posted February 16, 2013 Forgot they beat Michigan by over 20.. This could be a long one. Looking at the last games in the OP doesn't instill confidence. Quote Link to comment
Comish Posted February 16, 2013 Share Posted February 16, 2013 According to Smiles, their guard injuries forced line-up changes that made them bigger. Now they are pounding people on the boards to a much greater degree. Not exactly an injury scenario that plays into our hands............ Quote Link to comment
Mavric Posted February 16, 2013 Share Posted February 16, 2013 According to Smiles, their guard injuries forced line-up changes that made them bigger. Now they are pounding people on the boards to a much greater degree. Not exactly an injury scenario that plays into our hands............ Not that they needed much help. They are usually one of the best if not the best rebounding team in the country. Quote Link to comment
Blackshirts007 Posted February 16, 2013 Share Posted February 16, 2013 The reporter for the IU Purdue game just said he thinks MSU is playing the best basketball in the country and he had never seen complete dominance on the boards when MSU played Michigan Quote Link to comment
Omaha-Husker Posted February 16, 2013 Share Posted February 16, 2013 The one thing we need to hope for is that MSU is looking past us to their big game against IU on Tuesday. Quote Link to comment
Mavric Posted February 17, 2013 Share Posted February 17, 2013 Not a great way to start the game. 3-0 on three free throws. Quote Link to comment
Mavric Posted February 17, 2013 Share Posted February 17, 2013 Gallegos getting up 10 threes per game over the last 5??? Hopefully they're going in tonight. Quote Link to comment
Mavric Posted February 17, 2013 Share Posted February 17, 2013 I don't like the looks of this. Either Ubel is going to get into foul trouble or Nix is going to have a field day. Quote Link to comment
Minnesota_husker Posted February 17, 2013 Share Posted February 17, 2013 AA will need to play QUALITY big minutes tonight if we are going to have a chancce down low. Might be a long night... 8-4 MSU - 14 minute mark. Quote Link to comment
clyde40 Posted February 17, 2013 Share Posted February 17, 2013 Playing hard but it's looking like we don't have a chance to stay with them for the whole game. Quote Link to comment
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