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01/08 03:43 CST No. 12 Michigan State hosts Northwestern following Martinelli's
26-point game
No. 12 Michigan State hosts Northwestern following Martinelli's 26-point game
By The Associated Press
Northwestern Wildcats (8-6, 0-3 Big Ten) at Michigan State Spartans (13-2, 3-1
Big Ten)
East Lansing, Michigan; Thursday, 6:30 p.m. EST
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Spartans -12.5; over/under is 142.5
BOTTOM LINE: Northwestern visits No. 12 Michigan State after Nick Martinelli
scored 26 points in Northwestern's 84-78 loss to the Minnesota Golden Gophers.
The Spartans are 8-1 in home games. Michigan State is ninth in college
basketball with 19.3 assists per game. Jeremy Fears Jr. leads the Spartans
averaging 8.9.
The Wildcats are 0-3 against Big Ten opponents. Northwestern averages 80.4
points while outscoring opponents by 10.0 points per game.
Michigan State makes 46.3% of its shots from the field this season, which is
5.0 percentage points higher than Northwestern has allowed to its opponents
(41.3%). Northwestern has shot at a 48.9% clip from the field this season, 10.5
percentage points higher than the 38.4% shooting opponents of Michigan State
have averaged.
The matchup Thursday is the first meeting this season for the two teams in
conference play.
TOP PERFORMERS: Jaxon Kohler is averaging 14.2 points and 10.2 rebounds for the
Spartans. Coen Carr is averaging 12.4 points over the last 10 games.
Martinelli is shooting 50.0% from beyond the arc with 1.2 made 3-pointers per
game for the Wildcats, while averaging 23 points and 6.5 rebounds. Arrinten
Page is shooting 54.4% and averaging 13.1 points over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Spartans: 8-2, averaging 79.1 points, 39.4 rebounds, 18.5
assists, 5.7 steals and 5.3 blocks per game while shooting 46.8% from the
field. Their opponents have averaged 64.9 points per game.
Wildcats: 4-6, averaging 78.8 points, 28.7 rebounds, 18.4 assists, 5.1 steals
and 3.9 blocks per game while shooting 47.6% from the field. Their opponents
have averaged 74.5 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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