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Michigan State basketball looks to move one step closer to cutting down the nets as Big Ten basketball regular season champions on Sunday.
To do that though, Tom Izzo’s squad will have to take down a team looking to pass them in the league standings in Wisconsin
The eighth-ranked Spartans (23-5, 14-3 in Big Ten) will face the 12th-ranked Badgers (22-6, 12-5) in the lone top-25 matchup in men’s college basketball on Sunday. The teams will tip off at 1:30 p.m. ET at the Breslin Center in East Lansing.
With just three games to go in the regular season, Michigan State is tied with Michigan for the No. 1 seed in the Big Ten Conference standings, and has a two-game lead over Wisconsin.
Izzo’s squad has been one of college basketball’s best teams over the last month, going 5-3 and winning four straight games, three of which were vs. ranked opponents.
Michigan State is coming off an electric road win at No. 15 Maryland on Wednesday, when the Spartans won a defensive dogfight against the Terrapins thanks to a half-court buzzer beater from Tre Holloman. Led by Jase Richardson’s 15 points, the win over Maryland marked Michigan State’s fourth straight Quad 1 win and third straight win over a top 25 opponent.
The Spartans will have their hands full on Sunday with the Badgers. Led by All-American and Big Ten Player of the Year candidate John Tonje, Wisconsin is having one of its best offensive seasons under Greg Gard. Entering Sunday, the Badgers rank No. 7 on KenPom in adjusted offensive efficiency.
Both teams are virtual locks for the NCAA Tournament, though both can improve their overall projected seeding on Sunday — and in next week’s Big Ten Tournament. The Spartans are currently projected as a No. 2 seed in the Midwest bracket in both USA TODAY and Joe Lunardi’s latest projections. The Badgers are currently slated as a No. 3 seed in both of those projections.
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The Spartans announced on X (formerly Twitter) that they are rocking with their alternative white uniform on Sunday vs. Wisconsin. An all-around clean retro uniform for Michigan State in a pivotal Big Ten game.
Per CBS Sports college basketball insider Jon Rothstein, Wisconsin will be without guard Max Klesmit for Sunday’s game vs. Michigan State with a lower body injury.
As noted by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel’s Mark Stewart, it is the second game Klesmit will miss this season. He only played in the first five minutes of the Badgers’ last game out vs. Washington, with what Wisconsin coach Greg Gard referred to as a lower leg injury.
What channel is Michigan State basketball vs Wisconsin on today?
CBS will televise Sunday’s Big Ten basketball game between Michigan State vs. Wisconsin in East Lansing. Streaming options for the game include Paramount+ and Fubo, the latter of which carries CBS and offers a free trial to new subscribers.
Michigan State vs Wisconsin time today
- Date: Sunday, March 2
- Time: 1:30 p.m. ET
- Location: Breslin Center (East Lansing, Mich.)
Michigan State and Wisconsin are scheduled to tip off at 1:30 p.m. ET on Sunday, March 2 from the Breslin Center in East Lansing, Michigan.
Michigan State basketball vs Wisconsin history
- Series record: Michigan State leads 86-69
- Michigan State’s last win: 2023 (69-65)
- Wisconsin’s last win: 2024 (81-66)
As noted by Michigan State’s game notes, the Spartans lead the all-time series 86-69 against the Badgers and are 50-17 at home — though Izzo’s team has lost the three straight home games to Wisconsin. Izzo is 35-25 in his 30 seasons with the Spartans.
Graham Couch, Lansing State Journal: Michigan State 77, Wisconsin 74
“I thought MSU would more lose at Maryland and beat Wisconsin. It took about five minutes of the game Wednesday night for me to realize I had that evaluation wrong — whatever the result, MSU matched up fine with the Terrapins. So I could be wrong here, too. I do think being at the Breslin Center will help and that, at some point, MSU will have a game where outside shots fall. For all the Badgers’ strengths, they’re just OK at defending the 3-point line. It’s up to MSU to make more than a couple outside shots. This is a game the Spartans probably won’t win otherwise.”
Mark Stewart, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Wisconsin 78, Michigan State 72.
“Can great offense beat great defense? That will be the marquee matchup in this late-season showdown. The Badgers rank seventh in the nation in offensive efficiency, according to KenPom.com. The Spartans are No. 6 defensively and have held five straight opponents to less than 70 points, a run that includes wins over Purdue, Michigan and Maryland. They’re also at home where they’re 13-1 season. It all adds up to a Spartans win, except that this season has been filled with surprises. Why not Wisconsin?”
Game lines and odds courtesy of BetMGM as of Sunday, March 2
- Spread: Michigan State -4.5
- Over/under: 146.5
- Moneyline: Michigan State (-200) | Wisconsin (+165)
Michigan State basketball schedule 2024-25
Here’s a look at Michigan State’s last five results. To view the Spartans’ full 2024-25 schedule, click here.
- Tuesday, Feb. 11: Indiana 71, Michigan State 67
- Saturday, Feb. 15: Michigan State 79, Illinois 65
- Tuesday, Feb. 18: Michigan State 75, No. 13 Purdue 66
- Friday, Feb. 21: Michigan State 75, No. 12 Michigan 62
- Wednesday, Feb. 26: Michigan State 58, No. 16 Maryland 55
Wisconsin basketball schedule 2024-25
Here’s a look at Wisconsin’s last five results. To view the Badgers’ full 2024-25 schedule, click here.
- Saturday, Feb. 8: Wisconsin 74, Iowa 63
- Saturday, Feb. 15: Wisconsin 94, No. 7 Purdue 84
- Tuesday, Feb. 18: Wisconsin 95, Illinois 74
- Saturday, Feb. 22: Oregon 77, Wisconsin 73 (OT)
- Tuesday, Feb. 25: Wisconsin 88, Washington 62
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As temperatures rise in Michigan each summer, so to do the chances of harmful algal blooms (HABs) developing in our lakes, causing a risk to both ecosystems and public health.
HABs are formed wherever there is rapid growth of cyanobacteria, or blue-green algae, which are naturally found in lakes, rivers and ponds. Some cyanobacteria found in blooms contain toxins that can be harmful to people and animals, and often present as blue-green, yellow or brown streaks, foam, or thick paint-like scums on the water surface, according to the Michigan Departments of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE)
To help keep track of these harmful algal blooms across the state, EGLE has teamed up with the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) to update its online reporting form to include harmful algal blooms. Now the public can easily report suspected HABs to the state by filling out the form at Michigan.gov/HABs. Individuals can also make a report by calling EGLE’s Environmental Assistance Center at 800-662-9278.
“This new online form is an easy and efficient way for Michiganders to help monitor and safeguard our water resources,” said Jerrod Sanders, director of Water Resources Division at EGLE, in a news release. “This tool improves efficiency and helps us respond to potential risks more effectively.”
It will also allow EGLE and MDHHS staff to better understand how HABs develop, and creates the potential to send out public notifications about what areas to avoid as a way of keeping people and pets safe when they’re detected.
Breathing in or swallowing water with HAB toxins can cause asthma-like symptoms, difficulty breathing, stomach pain, vomiting, diarrhea, runny eyes and nose, weakness, headaches or dizziness. Skin contact can also cause rashes, blisters or hives.
“If you had contact with or swallowed water with a suspected HAB and feel sick, call your health care provider or seek medical attention as soon as possible,” said Dr. Natasha Bagdasarian, chief medical executive.
Locations of HAB reports verified by EGLE and results of cyanotoxin testing will be displayed on the Michigan Harmful Algal Bloom Reports Map for the public to review.
For more information on health effects, causes and reports on the occurrence of HABs in Michigan lakes, visit Michigan.gov/HABs.
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KALAMAZOO, Mich. — Beach season is here, and Lake Michigan is the most popular of the Great Lakes for swimming. However, it can also be the most dangerous.
According to the Great Lakes Surf Rescue Project, 81 people drowned in the Great Lakes in 2025. 36 of those drownings, or almost half, happened in Lake Michigan.
“Even an Olympic swimmer is not going to swim against the rip current,” Pat Whelan, Plainwell district supervisor for the Michigan DNR Parks and Recreation Division, said.
What makes a rip current so dangerous is the natural instinct to try and swim back to shore. However, it is not the way to escape.
“It’s a term called ‘flip, float, and follow,’ where you flip on your back so you can breathe,” Whelan said. “Follow that, float on the top of that current and follow it out into the lake until you can feel it release you. Then you’re going to swim parallel to the shore, and then the waves themselves will help push you back into the shore.”
It’s been more than 20 years since Andy Fox, 17, drowned in a rip current at Grand Haven State Park, but the pain is still fresh for his mother, Vicki Cech, who rarely goes to the beach.
“When I have company in, sometimes I’ll walk out on the pier, but as a rule I just don’t go there anymore,” Cech said. “Not that beach, because that one does have a lot of sad memories for me.”
Pictured is Andy Fox, 17, in this undated photo. Fox drowned in a rip current at Grand Haven State Park in 2006. (Cech/WWMT)
Compared to other Lake Michigan beaches, Grand Haven State Park has added safety features as conditions are known to change rapidly.
Grand Haven uses the color warning system, but at other beaches, they have flags.
At Grand Haven State Park, however, there is an electronic lighting system on an orange tower. When the life ring on that tower is pulled, Ottawa County dispatch is alerted right away.
Blue towers on the beach are equipped with cameras, providing a video feed of what is happening where the life ring was pulled.
Electric lights instead of flags are used to alert people of swimming conditions at Grand Haven State Park.
“They can push the bottom and actually talk back and forth with central dispatch,” Whelan said.
Alongside these additions, Cech would like to see lifeguards on Grand Haven’s beaches.
“I know there’s all kinds of different things we have down there. Life rings closer to the water and everything like that,” Cech said. “But I’d say the only thing which I see South Haven has finally gotten lifeguards, the ultimate would be lifeguards.”
Michigan got rid of lifeguards at state parks in the 1990’s. The DNR said it was a combination of cost and liability concerns.
South Haven, however, welcomed lifeguards back to the city’s beaches for the first time in 25 years on Monday.
Those lifeguards do not yet have chairs and towers yet, but they will be posted between each flag section, with green, yellow and red colors marking that day’s swimming conditions.
More information about the Great Lakes Surf Rescue Project can be found online.
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