No. 1 Indiana at
No. 4 Michigan State
Time: 7
p.m.
Venue: Breslin
Center
TV: ESPN
Records: Indiana
23-3, 11-2 Big Ten; Michigan State 22-4, 11-2
Indiana stat
leaders: Points – Cody Zeller (16.6 ppg); Rebounds – Zeller (8.2 rpg);
Assists – Kevin Ferrell (4.3 apg); Steals – Victor Oladipo (2.3 spg).
Michigan State
stat leaders: Points – Keith Appling (14.1 ppg); Rebounds – Adreian
Payne (7.0 rpg); Assists – Appling (4.0 apg); Steals – Branden Dawson (1.8
spg).
Current Streaks: Indiana
W3, Michigan State W5
Point Spread: Michigan
State -1.5
Prediction: This
game is about as big as it gets. The winner seems to have a pretty likely road
to at least a share of the Big Ten title. If the Spartans bring the same energy
they had last week against Michigan, I don’t see anyone beating them. Indiana
should be better prepared for this game than the Wolverines were, and play an
aggressive style of offense that is better suited to attack the MSU defense. In
the first meeting, MSU was able to keep Cody Zeller from having a big game, but
the Hoosiers still shot the ball very well, especially early in the game.
Michigan State didn’t get much from Keith Appling due to foul trouble, so I
expect him to have a big game Tuesday night. I think the Spartans will have
plenty of confidence, and I think they have the better coach. Indiana isn’t
going to go down quietly, but I do think the Hoosiers are going down in this
one. It should be a classic. Michigan
State 68, Indiana 65
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