Show COLUMBUS, Ohio — The 25th-ranked Michigan State men's basketball team will travel to 23rd-ranked Ohio State on Thursday, March 3 at the Schottenstein Center. Michigan State is 19-10 (10-9 Big Ten) after losing to Michigan, 87-70, on Tuesday. Ohio State is 18-9 (11-7 B1G) after losing to Nebraska, 78-70, on Tuesday. How to watch Michigan State vs. Ohio State basketballGame time: 7 p.m. ET, Thursday, March 3 TV: ESPN ESPN broadcasters are Brian Custer (play-by-play) and Jon Crispin (analyst). On DirecTV, ESPN is channel 206. On Dish, ESPN is channel 140. Online live stream: ESPN.com/watch, ESPN app Online radio broadcast: TuneIn Satellite radio: Sirius channel 85, XM channel 195, SiriusXM.com 957 Complete list of Michigan State terrestrial radio affiliates. Michigan State vs. Ohio State basketball gambling oddsOhio State is a 5.5-point favorite over Michigan State, according to Tipico Sportsbook. The over/under total for the game is 139.5 points. Contact digital sports reporter Phil Friend at 517-377-1220 or . Follow him on Twitter @Phil_Friend. NOTE: Michigan beat the Buckeyes, 75-69, on Sunday afternoon. Read about the game here. When: 12:30 p.m. Sunday. Where: Value City Arena in Columbus, Ohio. TV: Fox. Radio: WWJ-AM (950). • Box score UPDATE: Michigan basketball dealt huge blow without Hunter Dickinson vs. Ohio State Game notes: This is the regular-season finale for both the Wolverines and Buckeyes, with the Big Ten tournament next. On Thursday night, Michigan was smoked by Iowa at home; Ohio State beat up Michigan State at home. ... Michigan is without its best player in Hunter Dickinson (18.4 points and 8.5 rebounds) due to a stomach bug. Ohio State big man Kyle Young (8.2 points, 4.9 rebounds) is out due to a concussion. ... Buckeyes won in Ann Arbor on Feb. 12, 68-57, behind 28 points from junior forward E.J. Liddell. He motors the Buckeyes with 19.5 points and 7.8 rebounds. ... This is the final Michigan game without suspended head coach Juwan Howard, whose five-game suspension is set to expire. THE TRUTH: Does Michigan have a maturity problem? Phil Martelli exposes key flaw THE GAME: Michigan vs. Ohio State scouting report, prediction Live updatesCan't see the updates? Refresh the page or check it out on Twitter.
* - Preseason events ** - Postseason events - Away event - Home event Just two days after losing by 17 at Michigan, Michigan State is back at it on the road. Michigan State and Ohio State will meet for the first time all year with just three days left before the end of the regular season on Sunday. GAME INFORMATION Who: Michigan State (19-10, 10-8) vs. No. 23 Ohio State (18-9, 11-7) When: 7 p.m. Where: Value City Arena, Columbus, Ohio Latest line: Ohio State -6 HOW TO WATCH TV Network: ESPN (Brian Custer, Jon Crispin) Streaming options Watch & DVR College Basketball Live | fuboTV: Stream live TV with ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, ESPN & top channels without cable. DVR included. Start watching free. No contract, cancel anytime. WatchESPN | Hulu + Live TV | Sling | YouTube TV Major Cable Providers Comcast: Channel 32/202(HD) | Streaming Spectrum: Channel 34/773(HD) | Streaming Dish: Channel 140 | Streaming DIRECTV: Channel 209 | Streaming * Channel numbers listed are for Michigan subscribers and may change by geographic area. Check local listings. HOW TO LISTEN Radio Network: Spartan Media Network Affiliates: WJR-AM 760 Detroit; WJIM-AM 1240/WMMQ-FM 94.9 Lansing; 22 other Michigan-based affiliates listed on MSUSpartans.com Live streaming: MSUSpartans.com | iPhone app | Android app Satellite: Sirius Ch. 134; XM Ch. 196; SiriusXM.com Ch. 958 GAME NOTES • Ohio State has lost consecutive games for the first time all season entering Thursday’s matchup. The Buckeyes fell at Maryland by 15 on Sunday then lost at home to Nebraska on Tuesday. Both teams are below .500 in Big Ten play. • Buckeyes junior forward E.J. Liddell is the only player in college basketball averaging at least 19.5 points, 7.5 rebounds, 2.5 blocks and 2.5 assists per game. Only two college basketball players since 1993 have averaged those numbers over the course of a season. • Michigan State starting point guard A.J. Hoggard came off the bench on Tuesday against Michigan and played just 11 minutes due to illness. • Buckeyes sophomore forward Zed Key missed his team’s Tuesday game against Nebraska due to an ankle injury and forward Kyle Young played just eight minutes and left the game due to illness. • Tom Izzo needs one more win to pass Bob Knight for the most overall wins as the head coach at a Big Ten school. PRE-GAME LINKS Michigan State’s topsy-turvy season takes another dip with loss at Michigan Michigan’s first true “must win” game of the season might not come until its Big Ten Tournament opener on Thursday. But winning Sunday’s game at Ohio State would go a long way towards an NCAA Tournament bid. The Wolverines wrap the regular season in Columbus. The bad news is they already lost at home to the Buckeyes, 68-57, on Feb. 12. E.J. Liddell torched Michigan for 28 points that evening, and Michigan shot just 4-of-17 from 3. Juwan Howard didn’t like the foul discrepancy in that game, let the officials know it, and drew a technical in the final minute. Howard will miss Sunday’s game as he wraps up his suspension. [Find a “$1000 risk free bet″ deal from FanDuel Sportsbook here] The good news for the Wolverines is that they have bounced back from their last six losses, all the way back to Jan. 14, with a victory. And Michigan did lose last time out, 82-71 at home against Iowa on Thursday. Ohio State pounded Michigan State that same night, 80-69, to end a two-game skid. Michigan will either be the 7 seed or the 8 seed in the Big Ten Tournament in Indianapolis. The 8 plays the 9, with the winner facing the 1 seed in the quarterfinals. The 7 plays the 10 with the winner facing the 2. Some combination of Wisconsin, Illinois, and Purdue will occupy the top two seeds. Michigan will get the 7 seed with a win and a loss by either Michigan State (which hosts Maryland) or Rutgers (which hosts Penn State). Those aforementioned teams also play on Sunday, with Rutgers-Penn State tipping at noon and Michigan State-Maryland starting at 4:30. Sunday is Senior Day for the Buckeyes, with the ceremony starting at 12:20. Game Information Who: Michigan Wolverines (16-13, 10-9) at No. 23 Ohio State Buckeyes (19-9, 12-7) Where: Value City Arena (Columbus, Ohio); capacity: 19,049 When: Sunday, March 6, 12:37 p.m. ET Point spread: Ohio State -4 Tickets: TicketMaster ($25) Follow: Andrew Kahn How to Watch TV: FOX (Gus Johnson, Jim Jackson) Stream: Watch & DVR College Basketball Live | fuboTV: Stream live TV with ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, ESPN & top channels without cable. DVR included. Start watching free. No contract, cancel anytime. WatchESPN | Hulu + Live TV | Sling | YouTube TV How to Listen Ann Arbor: WTKA-1050 AM | Detroit: WWJ-950 AM | MGoBlue.com (Brian Boesch, Terry Mills) Satellite radio: Sirius: N/A | XM: 385 | SXM App: 975 Pregame Reading Michigan at Ohio State: Betting odds, predictions and picks for Sunday’s game Michigan basketball needs a hell-raiser, and fast, to save its season Once again after a big win, Michigan falls flat vs. Iowa Michigan women upset by Nebraska in Big Ten Tournament opener Your browser doesn’t support HTML5 audio Subscribe on: |