The #9 Iowa Hawkeyes (12-4, 6-3) will take on a down Michigan State Spartans squad (8-6, 2-6) to reverse a couple negative trends: five straight losses against MSU and two defeats in a row this season.
Sparty is facing a more drastic turnaround, having lost three which span across a 20-day break between games. They’ve lost 67-37 at Rutgers & 79-62 at Ohio State in their two games back. Michigan State is scoring 72.2 points/game while allowing 71.6. It’s their worst offense in 5 years and worst defense in the Tom Izzo era — 26 seasons.