Michigan State Basketball vs. Northwestern: Game Time, TV, Live Stream

Dec 27, 2016; Minneapolis, MN, USA; The Michigan State Spartans huddle before a game against the Minnesota Golden Gophers at Williams Arena. Mandatory Credit: Jordan Johnson-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 27, 2016; Minneapolis, MN, USA; The Michigan State Spartans huddle before a game against the Minnesota Golden Gophers at Williams Arena. Mandatory Credit: Jordan Johnson-USA TODAY Sports /
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The Michigan State Spartans will host the Northwestern Wildcats at the Breslin Center in their Big Ten home opener on Friday.

The Michigan State Spartans (9-5, 1-0) will look to start 2-0 in Big Ten play when they host the Northwestern Wildcats (12-2, 1-0) in their conference home opener on Friday. Michigan State and Northwestern are in direct competition for an at-large bid at this point in the season, which makes their matchup a potentially important one as March looms.

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The Wildcats come into the Breslin Center looking for their first NCAA tournament appearance and are currently riding a nine-game winning streak, including an 88-77 win in their conference opener against Penn State on Tuesday.

Northwestern scores an average of 78 points as a team, Scottie Lindsey leading the Wildcats’ prolific offense with 16.1 points per game. The Wildcats lack a dominant big man, especially with sophomore center Dererk Pardon questionable with a hand injury. The Wildcats have held their opponents to 70 or fewer points in 12 of their games, including wins over Wake Forest and then-#22 Texas in November.

The Spartans will be without Miles Bridges once again, but the emergence of Nick Ward and Cassius Winston as significant contributors has softened the blow in the last few games. Ward led the Spartans with a double-double in their conference opening win against Minnesota on Tuesday, and Winston runs the point for Michigan State, averaging six assists per game.

Here are all the details for today’s game:

Michigan State Spartans vs. Northwestern Wildcats

Breslin Center – East Lansing, Mich.

Game Time: 6:00 p.m.

TV: The game will air live on Big Ten Network, with Brandon Gaudin and Stephen Bardo on the call.

Live Stream: The game will available for online streaming with a subscription on BTN2Go.

Radio: Will Tieman and Matt Steigenga will be on the mic for the Spartan Sports Network, which can be streamed here. 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: Michigan State leads the series all-time 88-38, including a 76-45 win in their last meeting last season.

Line: The Spartans are two-point favorites and the over under is 136.5.

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