Overview
- Tipoff is noon ET at the Bryce Jordan Center with television coverage on Big Ten Network.
- Michigan State enters 8-1 overall and 1-0 in Big Ten play after a 66-60 home loss to Duke, marking its first true road game of the season.
- Izzo said freshman forward Cam Ward had his best practice since injuring his right wrist and continues to play with a new brace.
- The staff is still sorting the two‑guard minutes as Kur Teng, Trey Fort, Jordan Scott and Divine Ugochukwu have combined to shoot 28.9% from three (28-for-97).
- Penn State is 8-2 (0-1) after a 113-72 loss at Indiana, and matchup metrics favor MSU’s rebounding and defense, with the Spartans ranking second in the Big Ten in offensive boards versus PSU’s bottom-tier defensive rebounding; separately, No. 2 Michigan (9-0) is a 19.5-point favorite at Maryland tonight per DraftKings.