Overview
- ESPN’s Joe Lunardi and NCAA.com’s Andy Katz place Michigan State men’s basketball as a No. 3 seed, while CBS Sports lists the Spartans as a No. 4.
- Michigan State is 20-4 overall and 10-3 in the Big Ten, ranking No. 11 in the NET with a 7-3 Quad 1 mark, 4-1 in Quad 2, and 9-0 against Quads 3 and 4.
- The Spartans play at Wisconsin on Friday at 8 p.m. ET, one of several remaining games expected to shape their Selection Sunday position.
- USCHO.com projects Michigan State hockey as the No. 1 overall seed in the Loveland Region, with a projected first-round matchup against Bentley; the Spartans lead the NPI at 22-6-0 (13-5-0 Big Ten), are idle this weekend, and next face Notre Dame.
- A noted concern for the basketball team is perimeter scoring efficiency, with a 34.8% three-point rate (No. 140 nationally) and 21.5 attempts per game (No. 244).