How to Watch Indiana Basketball Against Michigan State on Sunday

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – What a distinction every week could make.

Indiana was tied for final place within the Huge Ten following a three-game dropping streak with slim defeats in opposition to Iowa and Northwestern and a blowout loss at Penn State on Jan. 11. However with their backs in opposition to the wall, Indiana’s protection suffocated Wisconsin in a 63-45 win at house to get again on observe. Mike Woodson and the Hoosiers continued that momentum with their first Huge Ten street win of the season, dismantling Illinois 80-65 behind an All-American efficiency from Trayce Jackson-Davis with 35 factors, 9 rebounds, 5 assists and three blocks.

Indiana returns house to Meeting Corridor for what’s now shaping as much as be an enormous convention showdown. Michigan State enters the sport tied for second within the Huge Ten, whereas the Hoosiers intention to return to .500 in convention play. 

”You are taking it one recreation at a time and put together one recreation at a time,” Indiana coach Mike Woodson mentioned. “You attempt to get them to purchase in to what you need accomplished from the defensive standpoint, as a result of that is what will set the tone the remainder of the way in which within the Huge Ten. I feel anyone may be beat within the Huge Ten. You have simply acquired to return able to play and be dedicated to play 40 minutes.”

• *** LIVE BLOG: And as soon as the sport begins, observe all of the motion on our stay weblog from HoosiersNow.com writer Tom Brew. To learn that story, CLICK HERE.

Easy methods to watch Indiana Hoosiers vs. Michigan State Spartans

• Who: Indiana Hoosiers (12-6, 3-4) vs. Michigan State Spartans (13-6, 5-3)
• What: Indiana’s fourth Huge Ten house recreation.
• When: Midday ET on Sunday, Jan. 22
• The place: Simon Skjodt Meeting Corridor in Bloomington, Ind.
• TV: CBS
• Announcers: Spero Dedes (play-by-play), Jim Spanarkel (analyst)
• Stay Stream: fuboTV (Begin your free trial)
• Radio: IU Radio Community (Bloomington: 105.1 WHCC-FM, Indianapolis: 107.5 WFNI-FM)
• Radio Announcers: Don Fischer (play-by-play), Errek Suhr (shade), John Herrick (pregame, halftime, postgame)
• Level unfold: Will replace when obtainable.
• Related Press ballot: Indiana is outdoors the highest 25 for the second consecutive week after showing within the first 9 polls. Michigan State obtained 29 votes on this week’s ballot. The Spartans dropped out of the highest 25 in early December after consecutive losses to Northwestern and Notre Dame. 
• KenPom rankings: Indiana is No. 20 total within the KenPom rankings as of Saturday afternoon. The Hoosiers are No. 42 in adjusted defensive effectivity and No. 25 in adjusted offensive effectivity. Michigan State is ranked No. 35 total, No. 34 in adjusted defensive effectivity and No. 56 in adjusted offensive effectivity.
• Season projections: As of Saturday, Indiana has the eighth-best odds to win the Huge Ten common season title at plus-6000. Indiana is plus-2200 to achieve the Ultimate 4 and plus-8000 to win the Nationwide Championship, in response to FanDuel Sportsbook.
• Final three video games: Indiana gained 80-65 at Illinois on Thursday, defeated Wisconsin 63-45 on Saturday and misplaced 85-66 at Penn State on Jan 11. Michigan State beat Rutgers 70-57 on Thursday, misplaced 64-63 to Purdue on Monday and misplaced 75-65 at Illinois on Jan. 13.
• Final season’s data: Indiana went 21-14 total, Sep 11 in Huge Ten play, 14-4 at house, 3-8 on the street and 4-2 at impartial websites in 2021-22. The Hoosiers completed ninth within the Huge Ten, defeated Wyoming within the NCAA Match First 4 and misplaced to Saint Mary’s within the Spherical of 64. Michigan State went 23-13 total, 11-9 in Huge Ten play, 12-3 at house, 5-6 on the street and 6-4 at impartial websites in 2021-22. The Spartans completed seventh within the Huge Ten and misplaced to Purdue within the Huge Ten Match championship. Michigan State earned a No. 7 seed within the NCAA Match and misplaced to Duke within the Spherical of 32.
• Sequence historical past: Indiana leads the all-time sequence 71-58, however Michigan State has gained the final three contests and holds a 6-4 benefit within the final 10 conferences. Indiana’s most up-to-date win over Michigan State was on Jan. 23, 2020 at Meeting Corridor when Joey Brunk led the Hoosiers with 14 factors and 6 rebounds. Indiana coach Mike Woodson averaged 21.4 factors in eight profession video games in opposition to Michigan State.
• Final assembly: Of their lone matchup of the 2021-22 season, Michigan State defeated Indiana 76-61 on Feb. 12, 2022. Michigan State’s Malik Corridor and Tyson Walker each scored double-digit factors off the bench, and A.J. Hoggard added 14 factors and eight assists. Trayce Jackson-Davis led Indiana with 17 factors and Race Thompson scored 14 factors with 13 rebounds, however the Hoosiers shot 33.9 p.c as a staff. 

Main scorers

• Indiana Hoosiers
• F Trayce Jackson-Davis: 18.6 ppg, 9.8 rpg, 3.5 apg, 2.9 bpg
• G Jalen Hood-Schifino: 13.2 ppg, 4.5 apg, 4.3 rpg, 44.0 3-point FG pct
• F Miller Kopp: 8.3 ppg, 45.8 3-point FG pct
• Michigan State Spartans
• G Tyson Walker: 14.6 ppg, 2.6 apg, 42.2 3-point FG pct
• F Joey Hauser: 13.4 ppg, 7.7 rpg, 41.2 3-point FG pct
• G A.J. Hoggard: 12.7 ppg, 6.3 apg, 30.4 3-point FG pct

Meet the coaches

• Tom Izzo, Michigan State: In his twenty eighth season at Michigan State, Izzo is 679–273 total and 327–155 in Huge Ten play. After lacking the NCAA Match in his first two seasons, Izzo and the Spartans have certified for the final 24 NCAA Tournaments. Izzo gained the Nationwide Championship in 2000 and has taken the Spartans to eight Ultimate Fours with 10 Huge Ten common season titles. He was inducted to the Basketball Corridor of Fame in 2016. Earlier than incomes the pinnacle teaching place in 1995, Izzo was an assistant coach at Michigan State from 1983-95 underneath Jud Heathcote. Izzo started his teaching profession in 1977 at Ishpeming Excessive College earlier than serving as an assistant coach at Northern Michigan, his alma mater, from 1979-83. 
• Mike Woodson, Indiana: In his second season at Indiana, Woodson holds a 33-20 total report and a 12-15 mark in common season Huge Ten play. Woodson has NBA head teaching expertise with the Atlanta Hawks from 2004-10 and the New York Knicks from 2012-14. Courting again to 1996, Woodson has additionally been an assistant coach for the Milwaukee Bucks, Cleveland Cavaliers, Philadelphia 76ers, New York Knicks and Los Angeles Clippers. Woodson performed at Indiana College from 1976-80, and was named the Huge Ten’s Most Precious Participant as a senior underneath coach Bob Knight. He was the twelfth total decide within the 1980 NBA Draft, and performed for varied groups from 1980-91, averaging 14 factors over 786 video games. 

Three issues to look at in Indiana vs. Michigan State

1. Guard play

Like most Tom Izzo groups of the previous, Michigan State leans on veteran guards. Senior Tyson Walker has been the go-to scorer in clutch moments, whereas junior A.J. Hoggard is second within the Huge Ten allotting 6.3 assists per recreation. This units up an intriguing matchup with the younger however proficient freshman Jalen Hood-Schifino, who has elevated his recreation since level guard Xavier Johnson’s foot harm. In seven video games with out Johnson, the 6-foot-6 Hood-Schifino is averaging 18.0 factors, 4.9 assists and three.7 rebounds whereas taking pictures 46.7 p.c total and 53.8 p.c on 3-point makes an attempt. Hood-Schifino’s largest flaw has been 3.1 turnovers per recreation. 

2. Tom Izzo’s strategy to Trayce Jackson-Davis

It was shocking to see Illinois coach Brad Underwood let Dain Dainja, Coleman Hawkins and others guard Trayce Jackson-Davis one-on-one for almost all of Thursday’s recreation. That is been a particularly uncommon teaching resolution in opposition to Jackson-Davis – who’s confronted double and triple-teams all yr – and it turned out to be a catastrophe for the Illini. After Jackson-Davis’ 35-point recreation, count on Izzo to deliver heavier stress on him within the submit on Sunday. 

Mady Sissoko, a 6-foot-9 junior, will begin on Jackson-Davis, and Michigan State brings 6-foot-9 Jaxon Kohler and 6-foot-11 Carson Cooper off the bench. Indiana will want Miller Kopp, a forty five.8 p.c 3-point shooter, Jalen Hood-Schifino (44.0), Tamar Bates (38.1) and others to knock down outdoors pictures when Jackson-Davis is pressured to kick the ball out.

3. Indiana’s revitalized protection

Throughout its three-game dropping streak, Indiana typically regarded misplaced and confused on the defensive finish. The Hoosiers allowed 84-plus factors in three straight video games in opposition to Iowa, Northwestern and Penn State. Mike Woodson desires protection to be Indiana’s spine, and the Hoosiers have fully flipped the script of their final two wins. Wisconsin mustered simply 45 factors on 32.1 p.c taking pictures, and Illinois was held to 65 factors on 38.7 p.c taking pictures.

• INDIANA-ILLINOIS GAME STORY: Illinois selected to not double-team Trayce Jackson-Davis on Thursday evening, and the senior made them pay. He scored 35 factors and the Hoosiers acquired an enormous street win with an 80-65 victory. Jackson-Davis made 15 of his 19 field-goal makes an attempt and his 35 was a season-high. CLICK HERE
• UNDERWOOD ‘NOT WORRIED’ ABOUT JACKSON-DAVIS’ 35: Indiana star ahead Trayce Jackson-Davis scored 35 factors in a 80-65 win, however Illinois coach Brad Underwood was extra involved with the Illini’s 14 missed free throws, 13 missed layups and many extra. CLICK HERE
• WHAT WOODSON SAID: Indiana acquired a much-needed street win on Thursday evening, beating Illinois 80-65 and snapping the Illini’s four-game profitable streak. Here is what Hoosiers coach Mike Woodson mentioned when he met with the media after the sport, with full video and transcript. CLICK HERE
• WHAT JACKSON-DAVIS, GERONIMO SAID: Trayce Jackson-Davis had 35 factors and 9 rebounds and Jordan Geronimo added 13 and eight as Indiana upset Illinois 80-65 on Thursday evening in Champaign. In poor health. The 2 forwards met with the media following the sport, and right here is the total video and transcript. CLICK HERE