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Michigan State Basketball vs. Florida Gulf Coast: Game Time, TV, Live Stream

By Colton Wesley

Nov 18, 2016; East Lansing, MI, USA; Michigan State Spartans guard Lourawls Nairn Jr. (11) reacts to a play during the second half of a game at Jack Breslin Student Events Center. Mandatory Credit: Mike Carter-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 18, 2016; East Lansing, MI, USA; Michigan State Spartans guard Lourawls Nairn Jr. (11) reacts to a play during the second half of a game at Jack Breslin Student Events Center. Mandatory Credit: Mike Carter-USA TODAY Sports /
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The #13 Michigan State Spartans will look to win their second straight at home as they host the Florida Gulf Coast Eagles on Sunday.

The #13 Michigan State Spartans (1-2) will be at home on Sunday night as they host the Eagles of Florida Gulf Coast (1-2) in their Battle 4 Atlantis campus game ahead of this week’s Battle 4 Atlantis tournament in the Bahamas.

Florida Gulf Coast emerged from a moderately successful regular season in 2015-16 to win the Atlantic Sun Tournament and defeated Fairleigh Dickinson in the First Four before losing to North Carolina in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.

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The Eagles opened the season on Veteran’s Day with an 80-59 loss to Florida. They got their first win on Wednesday, an 85-72 victory over Texas-Arlington after trailing 44-31 at halftime, and lost to 81-72 to Baylor on Friday.

The Eagles are built to shoot the ball from outside, having shot 44% from beyond the arc in their first three games. They are led by junior guard Brandon Goodwin, who has averaged 20 points per game on 55% field goal shooting and has shot 46.2% from the three-point line so far this season. They have some interior presence in senior Demetrius Morant, but lack depth and height in the paint and opponents have shot 72.3% inside the arc in their first three games.

Michigan State is coming off a 100-53 rout of Mississippi Valley State on Friday, in which freshman Miles Bridges scored 24 points, including 21 in the first half. The Spartans have a great deal of young depth, as nine players, including four freshmen and two sophomores, average double-digit minutes.

Despite its depth and high potential of its offense, Michigan State still has much to work on. The Spartans have shot horribly from the free-throw line, only making 50% of their free throws, and have committed 17.3 turnovers per game in their first three games. They are, however, rebounding the ball well, averaging 41.3 rebounds per game, including 12.3 offensive boards.

The Spartans may be without freshman Josh Langford, who injured his hamstring during Friday’s game and whose status for Sunday is yet to be announced.

Here are all the details for today’s game:

Florida Gulf Coast Eagles v. #13 Michigan State Spartans

Breslin Center – East Lansing, Mich.

Game Time: 7:00 p.m. ET

TV: The game will be nationally broadcast on Big Ten Network with Wayne Randazzo and Jon Crispin on the call.

Live Stream: The Big Ten Network broadcast of the game will be available for online streaming on BTN2Go with a subscription.

Radio: Will Tieman and Matt Steigenga will be on the mic for the Spartan Sports Network. A full list of over-the-air radio affiliates is available here, and the game can be streamed through the SSN Mobile App with a subscription.

Series History: This is the second meeting between Michigan State and Florida Gulf Coast, the Spartans defeating the Eagles 97-58 in their season opener in 2009 in their only meeting.

Line: Michigan State comes in as a 15-point favorite over Florida Gulf Coast.

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