WHO: #8 Michigan State Spartans (24-5, 15-3 Big Ten)
WHEN: 7:00 PM CT (Thursday, March 6, 2025)
WHERE: Carver-Hawkeye Arena (Iowa City, IA)
TV: FS1 (Kevin Kugler, Robbie Hummel)
RADIO: Hawkeye Radio Network (Gary Dolphin, Bobby Hansen)
MOBILE: foxsports.com/mobile
ONLINE: foxsports.com/live
FOLLOW: @HawkeyeBeacon | @IowaHoops | @IowaonBTN
LINE: Michigan State -6.5 (total of 154.5)
KENPOM: Michigan State -7 (75% chance of winning)
The 2024-25 season is drawing to a close and for Iowa the end could be coming up very soon. Without a win in one of their final two games, the Hawkeyes' season will wrap up in Sunday's regular season finale at Nebraska, as Iowa is currently 16th in the Big Ten standings -- and only the top-15 teams in the league standings qualify for the Big Ten Tournament in Indianapolis next week.
So the Hawkeyes badly need a win if their season is going to extend beyond Sunday -- which is not an ideal time to be playing a red-hot Michigan State team. The 8th ranked Spartans all alone atop the Big Ten standings (two games up on Michigan in the loss column) and on a five-game winning streak -- a streak that's come entirely against teams ranked in the KenPom Top 30, no less. This is a very good Spartan squad playing some of its best basketball at the most important time of the year.
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WHEN: 7:00 PM CT (Thursday, March 6, 2025)
WHERE: Carver-Hawkeye Arena (Iowa City, IA)
TV: FS1 (Kevin Kugler, Robbie Hummel)
RADIO: Hawkeye Radio Network (Gary Dolphin, Bobby Hansen)
MOBILE: foxsports.com/mobile
ONLINE: foxsports.com/live
FOLLOW: @HawkeyeBeacon | @IowaHoops | @IowaonBTN
LINE: Michigan State -6.5 (total of 154.5)
KENPOM: Michigan State -7 (75% chance of winning)
The 2024-25 season is drawing to a close and for Iowa the end could be coming up very soon. Without a win in one of their final two games, the Hawkeyes' season will wrap up in Sunday's regular season finale at Nebraska, as Iowa is currently 16th in the Big Ten standings -- and only the top-15 teams in the league standings qualify for the Big Ten Tournament in Indianapolis next week.
So the Hawkeyes badly need a win if their season is going to extend beyond Sunday -- which is not an ideal time to be playing a red-hot Michigan State team. The 8th ranked Spartans all alone atop the Big Ten standings (two games up on Michigan in the loss column) and on a five-game winning streak -- a streak that's come entirely against teams ranked in the KenPom Top 30, no less. This is a very good Spartan squad playing some of its best basketball at the most important time of the year.
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