Michigan State vs Northeastern basketball 12.19.2015
College basketball: Michigan State vs. Maryland Eastern Shore - Dec. 9, 2015
Michigan State guard Denzel Valentine (45) goes up for a layup in the first half of their NCAA basketball game against Maryland Eastern Shore at the Breslin Center in East Lansing, Wednesday, December 9, 2015. (Mike Mulholland | MLive.com)
GAME INFORMATIONWho: No. 1 Michigan State (11-0) at Northeastern (7-3)When: 12:30 p.m.Where: Matthews Arena, BostonTV: NBC Sports NetworkRadio: Spartan Sports Network, WJIM-AM (1240)/WMMQ-FM (94.9) in Lansing, WJR-AM (760) in Detroit, Sirius XM Ch. 195Line: Michigan State -9Facebook: Like our MLive Sports Facebook pageTwitter: Follow Kyle Austin and Mike Griffith.Live coverage: Join the MLive conversation at 11:30 a.m.
GAME NOTES
Michigan State is off to the second-best start in school history, with 11 consecutive wins to start the season. With a win on Saturday, the Spartans can match the 2000-01 team for the best start in school history.
The Michigan State women"s basketball team beat Northeastern, 77-51, on Friday night to kick off the three-game Northeastern Winter Showdown. After the men"s basketball game between the two schools, Matthews Arena will be converted to ice hockey for a 7 p.m. faceoff.
Matthews Arena, which opened in 1910, is the oldest active men"s basketball arena in the United States. The arena was the first home venue of the Boston Celtics, and housed the original parquet floor. Saturday"s game will mark the first sellout there in nearly 20 years.
Saturday"s game will mark the fifth time in the last seven years that Michigan State has played a true road game at a mid-major school. The Spartans have also played at The Citadel, Eastern Michigan, Bowling Green and Navy during the stretch.
Michigan State ranks among the top 15 teams in the country in four defensive categories: scoring defense (4th, 56.8), field goal percentage defense (5th, .351), 3-point field goal percentage defense (9th, .266) and blocked shots (13th, 6.2).
PRE-GAME LINKS
Tom Izzo says Northeastern a "major concern" as Michigan State looks to go to 12-0 Michigan State"s Bryn Forbes sheds "soft" label, earns praise from Tom Izzo Michigan State notes: Gavin Schilling"s recovery, farewell to Bo Ryan and Tom Izzo"s accordion Ask Austin: Final exam week questions on Michigan State basketball Michigan State basketball by the numbers: How other early season No. 1s have fared 5 things to watch: Michigan State one win away from matching best start in program history
Source: http://www.mlive.com/spartans/index.ssf/2015/12/michigan_state_basketball_game_129.html
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