Who’s Playing
Oakland Golden Grizzlies @ Michigan State Spartans
Current Records: Oakland 6-5, Michigan State 5-5
How To Watch
What to Know
Michigan State is 8-0 against Oakland since December of 2015, and they’ll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Michigan State Spartans will be home for the holidays to greet the Oakland Golden Grizzlies at 7:00 p.m. ET at Jack Breslin Student Events Center. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Michigan State scored the most points they’ve had all season to find success on Saturday. Everything went their way against the Bears as the Spartans made off with a 88-64 win. When it comes to teams that have lost (badly) to Michigan State, Michigan State is are in good company: they have won five matchups by 20 points or more this season.
Tyson Walker was the offensive standout of the contest as he scored 25 points along with five steals. The team also got some help courtesy of A.J. Hoggard, who scored 14 points along with five assists and three steals.
Meanwhile, the Golden Grizzlies earned a 77-63 victory over the Eagles last Friday. The over/under was set at 139.5 points, so nice work oddsmakers; you were right on the money.
The win got the Spartans back to even at 5-5. As for the Golden Grizzlies, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-5.
Michigan State beat Oakland 67-54 when the teams last played back in December of 2022. Will Michigan State repeat their success, or does Oakland have a better game plan this time around? We’ll find out soon enough.
Series History
Michigan State has won all of the games they’ve played against Oakland in the last 8 years.
Dec 21, 2022 – Michigan State 67 vs. Oakland 54Dec 21, 2021 – Michigan State 90 vs. Oakland 78Dec 13, 2020 – Michigan State 109 vs. Oakland 91Dec 14, 2019 – Michigan State 72 vs. Oakland 49Dec 21, 2018 – Michigan State 99 vs. Oakland 69Dec 16, 2017 – Michigan State 86 vs. Oakland 73Dec 21, 2016 – Michigan State 77 vs. Oakland 65Dec 22, 2015 – Michigan State 99 vs. Oakland 93
