Where: Breslin Center, East Lansing, MI

When: Saturday, Dec 29, 2pm (ET)

TV: BTN

Northern Illinois: NR (AP), NR (Coaches), 144 (Kenpom)

Depth Chart:

1 - German (6’0” jr), Travis (6’0” jr)
2 - Henry-Hayes (6’4” so), Mateen (6’0” so)
3 - Thorpe (6’4” sr), Daow (6’4” so), Richie (6’6” fr)
4 - Bradley (6’7” sr), Key (6’8” sr)
5 - James (6’9” sr), McCarty (6’8” jr)

Mark Montgomery brings his Northern Illinois squad to visit his mentor Tom Izzo. Northern Illinois is the least-bad of the group of not-as-good teams MSU plays in the non-conference, and should be a good ramp-up game as the Spartans head back into the slog-fest of conference play.