Michigan State basketball (21-13 in 2022-23) vs. James Madison (22-11 in 2022-23)
Date: Monday, Nov. 6.
Time: 8:30 p.m. ET.
The place: Breslin Middle, East Lansing.
TV: Large Ten Community.
Radio: WJR-AM (760) (Spartans radio associates).
Streaming: Fubo (free trial).
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Sport notes: The Spartans open the season because the No. 4 crew in each the USA TODAY Sports activities coaches ballot and the Related Press ballot; it’s MSU’s highest preseason rating since opening the 2019-20 season at No. 1. That rating lasted only one week of polling, because the Spartans dropped their opener to No. 2 Kentucky by seven factors in New York. Their problem tonight is barely much less imposing; that’s no criticism of the Dukes, the Solar Belt favorites (in line with a vote of the coaches) who went 22-11 final season — their first within the convention — and almost upset No. 3 Virginia in December.
That 55-50 street loss featured simply two factors over 13 minutes from Terrence Edwards Jr. The Georgia guard averaged 13.1 factors, 5.1 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 1.2 steals final season; this 12 months, the redshirt junior is a preseason All-Solar Belt choose, because of his 45.8% mark on 3-pointers final season and 52.9% mark general. The Dukes additionally return redshirt senior Julien Wood, who hit 40.9% on 3s final season (whereas averaging 2.1 a recreation) after hitting simply 33.1% past the arc over his first three seasons. JMU introduced in a plethora of transfers, together with New York native Michael Inexperienced III, who has loads of expertise with enjoying within the state of Michigan: he had 13 factors in 25 minutes whereas enjoying for Robert Morris in opposition to Detroit Mercy in Detroit final season.
The Spartans, after all, return the majority of their 2023 Candy 16 crew, led by guards Jaden Akins, A.J. Hoggard and Tyson Walker, who mixed to common 37.5 factors a recreation final season for MSU. Add in a freshman class that ranked No. 5 within the nation (in line with 247 Sports activities’ composite rankings) — that includes guards Jeremy Fears Jr. and Gehrig Normand — and the recipe for fulfillment is evident.
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After tonight’s opener, the Spartans get a pair days off earlier than internet hosting Southern Indiana — the Screaming Eagles! — at 7 p.m. Thursday. JMU, in the meantime, will face Kent State on Thursday night time.
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