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1 B A S K E T B A L L GAME 17 TELEVISION RADIO OHIO STATE January 7, :30 p.m. ET Columbus, Ohio Value City Arena CBS Andrew Catalon (play-by-play), Bill Raftery (color analyst) Spartan Sports Network Will Tieman (play-by-play) and Matt Steigenga (color analyst). Listen to one of 38 affi liates, on the web at SpartanSportsNetwork.com. The game can also be heard on Sirius 135 and XM SCHEDULE October Thurs. 26 FERRIS STATE (Exh.) (BTN Plus) W, Sun. 29 vs. Georgia (Exh.) (Grand Rapids, Mich.) W, November Fri. 3 HILLSDALE (exhibition) (BTN Plus) W, Fri. 10 NORTH FLORIDA (BTN) W, CHAMPIONS CLASSIC Tues. 14 vs. No. 1 Duke (ESPN) L, PK80 - PHIL KNIGHT INVITATIONAL Sun. 19 STONY BROOK (PK80) (BTN) W, Thurs. 23 vs. DePaul (PK80) (ESPN) W, Fri. 24 vs. UCONN (PK80) (ESPN) W, Sun. 26 vs. No. 9 North Carolina (PK80) (ESPN) W, BIG TEN/ACC CHALLENGE Thurs. 30 No. 5 NOTRE DAME (ESPN) W, December Sun. 3 NEBRASKA * (FS1) W, Tues. 5 at Rutgers * (BTN) W, Sat. 9 SOUTHERN UTAH (BTN) W, Sat. 16 vs. Oakland (ESPNU) W, Mon. 18 HOUSTON BAPTIST (BTN) W, Thurs. 21 LONG BEACH STATE (BTN Plus) W, Fri. 29 CLEVELAND STATE (BTN) W, Sun. 31 SAVANNAH STATE (BTN) W, January Thurs. 4 MARYLAND * (FS1) W, Sun. 7 at Ohio State * (CBS) 4:30 p.m. Wed. 10 RUTGERS * (BTN) 7 p.m. Sat. 13 MICHIGAN * (FOX) 12 p.m. Fri. 19 INDIANA * (FS1) 7 p.m. Mon. 22 at Illinois * (FS1) 9 p.m. Fri. 26 WISCONSIN * (FS1) 8 p.m. Sun. 28 at Maryland * (CBS) 1 p.m. Wed. 31 PENN STATE * (BTN) 6:30 p.m. February Sat. 3 at Indiana * (ESPN/ESPN2) 6/8 p.m. Tues. 6 at Iowa * (ESPN/ESPN2) 9 p.m. Sat. 10 PURDUE * (ESPN/ESPN2) 6/8 p.m. Tues. 13 at Minnesota * (ESPN/ESPN2) 9 p.m. Sat. 17 at Northwestern * (FOX) 2 p.m. Tues. 20 ILLINOIS * (ESPN/ESPN2) 7 p.m. Sun. 25 at Wisconsin * (CBS) 1 p.m. Wed. 28 Big Ten Tournament (New York, N.Y.) March Thur.-Sun., 1-4 Big Ten Tournament (New York, N.Y.) Tues.-Wed., NCAA Tournament - First Four Thur.-Sun., NCAA Tournament - First & Second Rounds Thur.-Sun., NCAA Tournament - Regionals Sat., 31 NCAA Final Four (San Antonio, Texas) April Mon. 2 NCAA Final Four (San Antonio, Texas) Men s Basketball Contact Mike Mex Carey MATCHUP OPENING TIP #1/1 MICHIGAN STATE OHIO STATE Record 15-1, , 3-0 Coach Tom Izzo Chris Holtmann Career Record (Season) (23rd) (7th) Top Scorer Miles Bridges (17.0 ppg) Keita Bates-Diop (19.3 ppg) Top Rebounder Jaren Jackson Jr. (7.1 rpg) Keita Bates-Diop (8.9 rpg) Top Assists Cassius Winston (7.2 apg) C.J. Jackson (4.3 apg) Michigan State plays its second Big Ten road game of the season on Sunday, Jan. 7 at Ohio State... The Spartans are ranked No. 1 in the country in the Associated Press and USA Today Coaches polls... It is the first time MSU has been ranked No. 1 since The Spartans have won 14-straight games, the longest win streak since opening the season with 13-straight wins... MSU ranks No. 1 in the country in field goal percentage defense (33.1 percent), No. 1 in scoring margin (+26.6), No. 1 in blocked shots per game (8.4), No. 12 in scoring defense (61.4 ppg)... MSU also ranks No. 1 in field goal percentage (53.3 percent), No. 1 in assists (22.4 apg) and No. 11 in scoring offense (87.9 ppg). STARTING FIVE LINEUP (POSSIBLE) 5 G 1 G 22 G/F 44 f 2 f Cassius Winston PPG RPG APG 3FG% MPG So % 26.3 Handed out career-high 13 assists vs. Savannah State... Has at least seven assists in 10 diferent games this season... No. 10 nationally in assists per game... Last 13 games, averaging 13.6 ppg, 7.5 apg, 3.6 rpg 58.0% from field (68-of-119), including 55.2% of 3-point attempts (37-of-67). Joshua Langford PPG RPG APG FG% MPG So % 25.6 Eleven games in double fi gures this season... Has scored in double fi gures in fi ve of last six games... In that span, he is averaging 15.0 points 2.3 assists, 1.8 rebounds, shooting 51.5 percent (35-of-68), including 50.0 percent from 3-point land (14-of-28). Miles Bridges PPG RPG APG BLOCKS MPG So Grabbed career-high 21 rebounds in win over Savannah State, the most by a Spartan since Greg Kelser grabbed 27 against Wisconsin on Jan. 3, Last fi ve games, averaging 20.4 points, 10.0 rebounds, 2.6 assists, shooting 55.1 percent (38-of-69). Nick Ward SPARTAN RESERVES PPG RPG BLOCKS FG% MPG So % 18.8 Named Big Ten Player of the Week on Monday, averaging 21.5 ppg and 12.5 rpg and shooting 94.1% (16-of-17) in wins over Cleveland State and Savannah State... Second career Big Ten Player of the Week honor... No. 3 in the country in field goal percentage. Jaren Jackson Jr. PPG RPG APG BLOCKS MPG Fr Blocked eight shots against Rutgers, tying MSU single-game record & establishing a new record for blocks by a freshman blocks in last 10 games (4.2 bpg)... No. 8 in the country with 3.3 blocks per game... Already ranks tied for 8th on MSU single-season blocks list. No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Class PPG RPG APG MPG 0 Kyle Ahrens G/F Jr Jack Hoiberg G Fr Lourawls Tum Tum Nairn Jr. G Sr Ben Carter F Gr Brock Washington G Fr Matt McQuaid G Jr Xavier Tillman F Fr Kenny Goins F R-Jr Gavin Schilling F R-Sr Conner George G R-So MSUSPARTANS.com

2 AT A GLANCE RECORD 15-1 BIG TEN RECORD 3-0 ASSOCIATED PRESS 1 USA TODAY COACHES 1 LAST GAME W, 91-61, vs. Maryland HEAD COACH (YR.) Tom Izzo (23rd) ASSOC. HEAD COACH Dwayne Stephens ASST. COACHES Mike Garland Dane Fife BY THE NUMBERS PPG SCORING MARGIN FG% PT FG% FT% APG A/TO REB. MARGIN TO MARGIN SPG BPG G 1 G 2 F 5 G 10 G 11 G 13 G 14 G 20 G 22 G 23 G 25 G 34 G 41 f 44 f Kyle Ahrens Jr. // 6-6 // 210 Out indefi nitely with a foot injury... Appeared in 34 games in 16-17, averaging 2.6 points and 1.1 rebounds in 8.2 minutes... Matched career high with nine points, while setting new career highs in rebounds (7) and minutes (27) vs. Tennessee Tech (12/10). Joshua Langford So. // 6-5 // 210 PPG RPG APG FT% MPG Six of last 10 games has scored at least 15 points (15.2 ppg)... Tied career-high with 23 points in win over Cleveland State... Named to PK80 Invitational All-Tournament Team, averaging 16.0 ppg, including career-high 23 points vs. UNC. Jaren Jackson Jr. Fr. // 6-11// 242 PPG RPG APG FG% MPG % 25.6 PPG RPG APG BLOCKS MPG Twelve games in double figures scoring... Named Big Ten Freshman of the Week (12/11 & 11/27) twice this season... One of two players in the nation (Ajdin Penava, Marshall) to average 10 ppg, 7 rpg, 3 bpg and shoot better than 35 percent from 3-point range. Cassius Winston So. // 6-0 // 185 Has led MSU in assists 12 times this season, 33 times in his career... Leads Big Ten in assists, ranks tied for No. 10 nationally... No. 12 nationally in 3-point FG percentage... Named MVP of PK80 Invitational Victory Bracket. Jack Hoiberg Fr. // 5-10 // 175 PPG RPG APG 3FG% MPG % 26.3 Turned down Division I golf scholarship offers after being a part of back-to-back state championship golf teams... Son of Fred and Carol Hoiberg... Father Fred played 10 NBA seasons and is currently the head coach of the Chicago Bulls. Lourawls Tum Tum Nairn Jr. Sr. // 5-10 // 175 PPG RPG APG A/TO MPG PPG RPG APG A/TO MPG Enters his third season as a Spartan captain... Incredible leadership qualities that can make a case as one of the best leaders in Michigan State history... Tied for seventh in Big Ten in assists and second in assist/turnover ratio (No. 6 nationally). Ben Carter R-Sr. // 6-9 // 235 PPG RPG APG BLOCKS MPG Joined Michigan State as a graduate transfer... Missed the season with a knee injury suffered on the fi rst offi cial day of practice... Granted a sixth year of eligibility by the NCAA in May. Brock Washington Fr. // 6-3 // 185 PPG RPG APG A/TO MPG Joins the Spartans as a walk-on for the season Associated Press Class D All-State First Team Detroit News Class D First-Team All-State selection and Detroit News Second-Team All-State honoree. Matt McQuaid Jr. // 6-4 // 200 PPG RPG APG 3FG% MPG % 20.8 Last fi ve games, 9.0 ppg, shooting 55.2% from 3-point (16-of-29)... Set a career-high with 20 points vs. DePaul in PK80 Invitational... Hit a career-best six 3-pointers... Has started two games this season... Fifth on the team in minutes played. Miles Bridges PPG RPG APG BPG MPG So. // 6-7 // Fifth in Big Ten in scoring, 8th in rebounding, tied for 16th in blocked shots, 1st in free throw percentage... Big Ten Preseason Player of the Year... Preseason All-American selection by the Associated Press and Sporting News. Xavier Tillman Fr. // 6-8 // 260 PPG RPG APG FG% MPG % 8.5 Has scored at least four points in eight games and grabbed at least two rebounds in 12 games... Last fi ve games, averaging 4.4 points and 3.2 rebounds, while connecting on 72.7 percent of his shots (8-of-11) Kenny Goins R-Jr.. // 6-7 // 230 PPG RPG APG BPG MPG Missed four games after suffering a mild sprain in his left knee... Career-high seven assists vs. Oakland... Joined team as a walk-on prior to season despite scholarship offers from Division I schools... One of MSU s top defenders at both forward positions. Gavin Schilling R-Sr. // 6-9 // 245 PPG RPG APG FG% MPG % 10.9 Missed the season with a knee injury... Born in Germany and raised in France, Schilling moved back to the United States in Speaks three languages fl uently... Last fi ve games, averaging 6.6 ppg and 4.4 rpg. Conner George R-So. // 6-3 // 200 PPG RPG APG FG% MPG % 4.0 Awarded a scholarship for , after initially joining the Spartans as a walk-on for the season... Excellent long-range shooter... His mother, Cathy, is the head coach of the Michigan State volleyball team. Nick Ward So. // 6-8 // 245 PPG RPG BPG FG% MPG % 18.8 Leads Big Ten and is No. 3 in the country in fi eld goal percentage... Last fi ve games, has hit 90.5 percent of his shots (38-of-42), averaging 19.0 points per game... Ranks 10th in the Big Ten in scoring and ninth rebounding.

3 MICHIGAN STATE NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name. Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown/High School 0 Kyle Ahrens G/F So. Versailles, Ohio/Versailles 1 Joshua Langford G So. Huntsville, Ala./Madison Academy 2 Jaren Jackson Jr. F Fr. Carmel, Ind./La Lumiere 5 Cassius Winston G So. Detroit, Mich./Univ. of Detroit Jesuit 10 Jack Hoiberg G Fr. Burr Ridge, Ill./Hinsdale Central 11 Lourawls Tum Tum Nairn Jr. G Sr. Nassau, Bahamas/Sunrise Christian Acad 13 Ben Carter F Gr. Las Vegas, Nev./Bishop Gorman (UNLV/Oregon) 14 Brock Washington G Fr. Southfield, Mich./Southfield Christian 20 Matt McQuaid G Jr. Duncanville, Texas/Duncanville 22 Miles Bridges G/F So. Flint, Mich./Huntington Prep 23 Xavier Tillman F Fr. Grand Rapids, Mich./Grand Rapids Christian 25 Kenny Goins F R-Jr. Troy, Mich./Warren Mott 34 Gavin Schilling F R-Sr. Chicago, Ill./Findlay Prep 40 Braden Burke F So. Stevensville, Mich./Lakeshore (Robert Morris) 41 Conner George G R-So. Okemos, Mich./Okemos 44 Nick Ward F So. Gahanna, Ohio/Lincoln Head Coach: Tom Izzo (23rd season career record) Associate Head Coach: Dwayne Stephens (15th season) Assistant Coach: Mike Garland (18th season) Assistant Coach: Dane Fife (7th season) Director of Basketball Operations: David Thomas PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Kyle Ahrens... Arns Kenny Goins... Rhymes with coins Jack Hoiberg... Hoy-berg THE STARTING FIVE 1. Michigan State Moves to No. 1 in National Polls Michigan State s men s basketball team moved into the No. 1 spot in the latest Top 25 poll released by the Associated Press on Jan Michigan State received 43 out of a possible 65 fi rst-place votes (1,600 points), with Duke receiving 21 fi rst-place votes and Villanova one... This is the fi rst time Michigan State has been ranked No. 1 in the national polls since the regular season, when the Spartans held the top spot for four weeks... This is just the fi fth time in school history, the fourth time under Head Coach Tom Izzo and the 12th week overall that MSU has held the top spot in the AP Top The Spartans were No. 1 for two weeks during the National Championship season of , holding the top spot on Jan. 3 and Jan. 9. In , MSU reached the top spot on Dec. 26 and Jan MSU held the No. 1 spot for three weeks in (Nov. 18, Nov. 25, Dec. 2), posting a 4-1 record... The Spartans have an all-time record of 15-5 at No Series History Michigan State leads the all-time series with Ohio State, The Spartans have won 33 of the last 48 games in the series... Tom Izzo is in his career against the Buckeyes... Fourteen of the last 17 games in the series have been decided by 10 points or less. Eight of the last 13 games have been decided by fi ve points or less. 3. Back-to-Back Players of the Week Sophomore Nick Ward was named the Big Ten Player of the Week on Jan. 2, the second-straight week a Spartan earned the league s weekly honor... Sophomore guard/forward Miles Bridges was named Player of the Week on Dec In two games last week, Ward averaged 21.5 points and 12.5 rebounds in 20.5 minutes and went 16-of-17 from the fi eld, connecting on 94.1 percent of his shots... He tied his season high in points (22), and rebounds (15), in a win over Cleveland State and fol-lowed that up with a perfect 9-of-9 shooting from the fl oor en route to 21 points in a win against Savannah State... He registered a pair of double-doubles to bring his season total to four... This is the second career Big Ten Player of the Week hon-or for Ward, who earned the award in February 2017, becoming the only league freshman to earn top honors in the league last season... In addition, Ward was named Freshman of the Week four times last year. 4. Bridges Attacks the Glass Sophomore guard/forward Miles Bridges grabbed a career-high 21 rebounds in Michigan State s win over Savannah State on Dec His 21 rebounds were the most by a Spartan since Greg Kelser grabbed 27 against Wisconsin on Jan. 3, He became just the second Spartan to record 20 rebounds in the Tom Izzo era, joining Goran Suton who grabbed 20 vs. Oakland on Nov. 24, Bridges 21 rebounds established a new Breslin Center record. 5. Century Mark When Michigan State beat Savannah State, , on Dec. 31, it marked the fourth-straight game in which the Spartans have scored at least 100 points... MSU also scored 107 points in a win over Houston Baptist on Dec. 18, followed that up with 102 points in a win over Long Beach State on Dec. 21 and then scored 111 points in a win over Cleveland State... This is the fi rst time MSU had scored at least 100 points in four-straight games in program history... The Spartans are the fi rst men s Division I team with four straight 100-point games since VMI in (via ESPN Stats & Info) Video Coordinator: Drew Denisco Assistant Video Coordinator: Doug Herner Athletic Trainer: Nick Richey Equipment Manager: Dave Pruder Strength and Conditioning Coach: Todd Moyer Lourawls Tum Tum Nairn Jr....Nairn - One syllable...(nair ryhmes with hair) Cassius Winston...Cash-ess SPARTAN SPORTS NETWORK RADIO AFFILIATES City Call Letters (Frequency) Adrian WABJ-AM 1490 Alma WQBX-FM WFYC-AM 1280 Alpena WKJZ-FM 94.9 Ann Arbor WLBY-AM 1290 Bad Axe WLEW-AM 1340 WLEW-FM Battle Creek WBCK-FM 95.3 Benton Harbor WCSY-FM Detroit WNAS-FM 93.1 Escanaba WRPP FM 92.7 Flint WWCK-AM 1570 Gaylord WMJZ-FM Grand Haven WGHN-FM 92.1 WGHN-AM 1370 Grand Rapids WBBL-FM Greenville WGLM-AM 1380 Hastings WBCH-AM 1220 WBCH-FM Houghton Lake WTWS-FM 92.1 Iron Mountain WMIQ-AM 1450 Jackson WIBM-AM 1450 WIBM-FM Kalamazoo WKZO-AM 590 Lansing WJIM-AM 1240 WMMQ-FM 94.9 Ludington/Manistee WLDN-FM 98.7 Marine City WHLX 1590 AM Marquette/hpeming WRUP-FM 98.3 Midland WLUN-FM Newberry WMJT-FM 96.7 Ontonagon WUPY-FM Petoskey WJML-AM 1110 WJML-FM 94.9 Port Huron WPHM-AM 1380 Saginaw WILZ-FM Tawas City WQLB-FM Traverse City WCCW-AM 1310 WCCW-FM * Sirius/XM Radio * Streaming at * Mobile App for iphone and Android

4 Associated Press Jan. 1 Team Record Pts 1 MICHIGAN STATE (43) ,600 2 Duke (21) ,556 3 Villanova (1) ,444 4 Arizona State ,336 5 Xavier ,325 6 West Virginia ,304 7 Oklahoma ,160 8 Virginia ,048 9 Wichita State , Kansas Texas A&M North Carolina Purdue Arizona Miami TCU Kentucky Texas Tech Cincinnati Gonzaga Seton Hall Arkansas Tennessee Florida State Clemson Others receiving votes: Baylor 83, Creighton 54, Notre Dame 37, Butler 23, UCLA 14, Texas 10, St. Bonaventure 7, SMU 5, Syracuse 4, Auburn 4, Rhode Island 2, Nevada 2, Alabama 1, Mississippi State 1, New Mexico State 1, NC State 1. USA Today Top 25 Jan. 1 Team Record Pts 1 MICHIGAN STATE (25) Duke (4) Villanova (1) Xavier West Virginia Arizona State Oklahoma Virginia Wichita State Kansas North Carolina Purdue Texas A&M Kentucky TCU Arizona Miami Texas Tech Gonzaga Cincinnati Seton Hall Tennessee Arkansas Creighton Clemson Others receiving votes: Florida State 50, Baylor 44, Notre Dame 17, Louisville 13, Saint Mary s 11, Boise State 9, Butler 7, Auburn 7, Virginia Tech 6, Rhode Island 5, SMU 5, Alabama 3, Syracuse 3, Texas 3, Missouri 2, New Mexico State 2, Michigan 1, UCLA 1, Florida 1, Nevada 1. MSU By Week Date AP Coaches Preseason 2 2 Week Week Week Week Week Week Week Week Week 10 Week 11 Week 12 Week 13 Week 14 Week 15 Week 16 Week 17 Week 18 Postseason Scouting Ohio State Ohio State enters the game on Sunday, Jan. 7 with a 12-4 overall record and a 3-0 mark in the Big Ten Conference following a win at Iowa on Thursday night... The Buckeyes have won their last two games and seven of the last eight overall... Four players are scoring in double fi gures, led by junior forward Keita Bates-Diop, who leads the. conference in scoring at 19.3 points per game and is third in the league with 8.9 rebounds... Junior guard C.J. Jackson is second on the team with 13.5 points per game and leads the team with 4.3 assists... Senior forward Jae Sean Tate is third on the team with 12.9 points and second with 5.9 rebounds and freshman forward Kaleb Wesson is fourth with 11.7 points and third on the team with 4.8 rebounds... The Buckeyes are third in the Big Ten in fi eld goal percentage, connecting on 49.0 percent of their shots from the fi eld. Four in Double Figures vs. Maryland Miles Bridges had 15 points, seven assists, six rebounds and two blocks to help No. 1 Michigan State turn a closely contested game into another rout, pulling away to beat Maryland on Thursday night... MSU used a 15-0 late in the fi rst half to take a lead at the break and led by as many as 30 points in the second half... The Spartans hit a season-high 16 3-pointers on the way to the win... Nick Ward added 16 points and two blocks, Jaren Jackson Jr. had 15 points and three blocks and Cassius Winston had 10 points and eight assists... Kenny Goins scored a season-high eight points and junior Matt McQuaid grabbed a career-best seven rebounds... MSU received 27 points from its bench. Sophomore Class Leading the Way Michigan State s sophomore class Miles Bridges, Joshua Langford, Cassius Winston and Nick Ward have helped lead the way for the Spartans... Through 16 games, that quartet has accounted for 65.7 percent of the team s scoring (925 of 1,407 points), 46.0 percent of its rebounds (322 of 700) and 55.3 percent of the team s assists (198 of 358)... Together they are averaging 57.8 points, 20.1 rebounds and 12.4 assists When all four scored in double fi gures in MSU s win over Savannah State, it was the eightth time this season they had done so in the same game. Hot Shooting The Spartans have connected on at least 57 percent of their shots in fi ve-straight games, shooting 62.1 percent in that span... Against Cleveland State on Dec. 29, MSU hit a season-high 65.1 percent of its fi eld goals, the fi rst time the team had hit at least 65 percent of its shots since connecting on 66.1 percent in a win over Mississippi Valley State on Nov. 18, The Spartans hit 74.2 percent of their fi rst half shots against Cleveland State (23-of-31), the second time this season MSU hit at least 70 percent in a half... MSU ranks No. 1 in the country in fi eld goal percentage (53.3 percent) and No. 8 in 3-point percentage (42.4 percent). TALE OF THE TAPE OVERALL Michigan State Ohio State Scoring Average Scoring Defense Scoring Margin Field Goal Percentage 49.1% 49.0% FG Percentage Defense 33.3% 41.5% Three Point FG % 38.3% 35.5% Three Point FG % Defense 36.4% 34.1% Free Throw Percentage 71.3% 72.7% Rebound Average Opponents Rebound Average Rebound Margin Assists Turnover Average Turnovers Forced Turnover Margin Steals Blocks MSU VS. OHIO STATE Last 15 Meetings (MSU 10-5) Date Site W/L MSU-Opp A W H L N W H W A L N L H W OT A L H W N W A W H W N W A L H W Series Quick Facts Overall: MSU leads At East Lansing: At Breslin Center: 18-5 At Columbus: At Neutral Site: 4-3 Izzo vs. OSU: Most MSU Points: 102 (Jan. 27, 1964) Most OSU Points: 111 (Jan. 30, 1960) Fewest MSU Points: 12 (Feb. 11, 1911) Fewest OSU Points: 31 (March 5, 1910) Largest MSU Margin: 27 (March 11, 2016) Largest OSU Margin: 44 (Feb. 11, 1950) Last MSU Win: Feb. 14, 2017 (74-66) Last OSU Win: Jan. 5, 2017 (72-67) Current Streak: MSU won one Longest MSU Win Streak: 14 Longest MSU Home Win Streak: 10 Longest MSU Away Win Streak: Six Longest OSU Win Streak: Six Longest OSU Home Win Streak: 15 Longest OSU Away Win Streak: Three * Active Streak In Overtime: MSU leads 7-1 4

5 AROUND THE BIG TEN Big Ten Conference Standings Big Ten Overall W-L Pct. W-L Pct. Michigan State Purdue Ohio State Michigan Minnesota Nebraska Maryland Penn State Wisconsin Indiana Rutgers Northwestern Illinois Iowa Big Ten Conference Schedule Jan. 6 - Jan. 13 (All Times Eastern) Saturday, January 6 Illinois at Michigan (noon) Nebraska at Purdue (2:15 p.m.) Indiana at Minnesota (5:15 p.m.) Sunday, January 7 Michigan State at Ohio State (4:30 p.m.) Iowa at Maryland (8 p.m.) Tuesday, January 9 Penn State at Indiana (6:30 p.m.) Wisconsin at Nebraska (8:30 p.m.) Purdue at Michigan (8:30 p.m.) Wednesday, January 10 Rutgers at Michigan State (7 p.m.) Minnesota at Northwestern (9 p.m.) Thursday, January 11 Maryland at Ohio State (7 p.m.) Iowa at Illinois (8 p.m.) Friday, January 12 Nebraska at Penn State (7 p.m.) Saturday, January 13 Michigan at Michigan State (noon) Purdue at Minnesota (noon) Defend, Rebound, Run Michigan State has won 14-straight games by 28.6 points per game, led in large part by its defense and rebounding... During that stretch, MSU is allowing only 59.1 points per game... Opponents during the last 14 games are only shooting 33.4 percent from the fl oor... Overall this season, the Spartans are limiting opponents to 33.1 percent shooting from the fi eld... MSU ranks No. 1 nationally in fi eld goal percentage defense and No. 12 in scoring defense (61.4 ppg) through Jan Michigan State has held six opponents to below 60 points this season... The Spartans have a rebound advantage in the last 142 games and have only been out-rebounded once this season... MSU ranked No. 1 in the country in rebound margin (+13.3 overall) and No. 1 in blocked shots per game (8.4) through Jan. 6. For Starters Michigan State s starting lineup sophomores Miles Bridges, Joshua Langford, Nick Ward and Cassius Winston and freshman Jaren Jackson Jr. have been among the most productive in the Big Ten Conference, averaging 69.8 points, 26.5 rebounds and 13.6 assists per game. Breslin Advantage Michigan State played the final game of a five-game homestand against Maryland on Jan Michigan State is (.870) at home all-time since the Breslin Center opened in 1989, including (.820) in Big Ten play... Under Tom Izzo, the Spartans are (.880) at Breslin, including a (.837) conference record... MSU has a 10-0 record at home this season. Cashing In Sophomore guard Cassius Winston has been a scoring threat and one of the best distributors in the country this season... ESPN s Jay Bilas listed Winston as the Best Passer in college basketball... He set a career-high with 12 assists against Houston Baptist and then broke that mark with 13 against Savannah State... He ranks No. 10 in the country in assists per game (7.3)... In addition to his passing, Winston has been among the best shooters from long distance in the country this season too... He ranks No. 12 in the country in 3-point fi eld goal percentage (54.9 percent). Backcourt Strength The play of sophomore guards Joshua Langford and Cassius Winston has been a key for the Spartans this season... Both have stepped up at different times, Winston scoring a career-high 28 points against UCONN and Langford following through with a personal best 23 points when MSU beat North Carolina to clinch the PK80 Victory Bracket title... Combined, that duo is averaging 26.6 points, 8.9 assists and 5.6 rebounds while shooting 51.6 percent from the fl oor (157-of-304), including 50.8 percent from 3-point land (65-of-128)... Off the bench, senior captain Lourawls Tum Tum Nairn Jr. and junior Matt McQuaid have provided depth and led the way when needed... Nairn handed out a game-high six assists in MSU s win at Rutgers and is among the Big Ten and nation s leaders in assist/turnover ratio... McQuaid scored a career-high 20 points in a win over DePaul and is averaging 7.9 points per game. Sharp Shooting Michigan State connected on at least 50 percent of its fi eld goals in the fi rst three games of the season and that hot shooting has continued... The Spartans have hit at least 50 percent 10 times this season and at least 45 percent 14 times... Through 16 games this season, Michigan State ranks No. 1 in the country in fi eld goal percentage (53.3%) and No. 8 in 3-point percentage (42.4%)... The Spartans have connected on 59.5 percent of their two-point baskets (362-of-608) overall. Spartans Share the Ball Unselfi shness is a trademark of all Tom Izzo teams... That has been especially true over the last four-plus seasons as MSU established school record for assists during that span... In , MSU tallied a school record 719 assists, good for the 22nd-best total in NCAA history... MSU s nation s-best assist average of 20.5 was the 23rd-best average in NCAA history... The Spartans recorded an assist on a nation s-best 71.3 percent of their fi eld goals... In , MSU totaled 646 assists (16.6 apg), after recording 637 (16.8 apg) in In 16 games this season, MSU leads the Big Ten with 22.4 assists per game... Michigan State is No. 1 nationally in assists per game and tied for No. 1 in total assists (358)... The Spartans have assists on 68.8 percent of their fi eld goals (328-of-477)... Michigan State dished out 30 assists on 32 fi eld goals in the win over Maryland... It marked the third game this season with at least 30 assists, the most this season in Division I (via ESPN Stats and Info). From Beyond the Arc The Spartans ranked sixth in the Big Ten last year, connecting on pointers, an average of 7.8 makes from long distance per game... Two years ago, MSU led the nation in 3-point fi eld goal percentage (.434) and made a school record pointers... Through 16 games this season, Michigan State ranks fi rstin the Big Ten in 3-point fi eld goal percentage, connecting on 42.4 percent of its shots and is third with pointers per game... Sophomore Cassius Winston is second in the Big 10, and ranks No. 12 in the nation, connecting on 54.9 percent of his 3-point attempts (39-of-71).

6 MSU S RECORD IN WHEN: At home: 10-0 On road: 1-0 Neutral: 4-1 Leading at the half: 13-0 Trailing at the half: 0-1 Tied at halftime: 2-0 Shoot 50% or above from field: 9-1 Shoot less than 50% from fi eld: 6-0 Opp. shoots 50% or above: 0-0 Opp. shoots less than 50%: 15-1 MSU outshoots opp.: 15-1 Opp. outshoots MSU: 0-0 Both teams shoot same from fl oor: 0-0 MSU outrebounds opp.: 14-0 Opp. outrebounds MSU: 0-1 are equal: 1-0 MSU has more turnovers: 10-1 Opp. has more turnovers: 4-0 Turnovers are equal: 1-0 Game decided by 1-5 pts: 0-0 Game decided by 6-10 pts: 1-1 Game decided by pts: 1-0 Game decided by 16+ pts: 13-0 MSU scores less than 60 pts: 0-0 MSU scores pts: 2-0 MSU scores pts: 2-0 MSU scores 80+ pts: 11-1 MSU allows less than 60 pts: 6-0 MSU allows pts: 7-0 MSU allows pts: 2-0 MSU allows 80+ pts: 0-1 MSU in overtime: 0-0 One MSU player scores 10+: 0-0 Two MSU players score 10+: 1-0 Three MSU players score 10+: 2-1 Four MSU players score 10+: 7-0 Five MSU players score 10+: 3-0 Six MSU players score 10+: 2-0 In November: 6-1 In December: 8-0 In January: 1-0 In February: 0-0 In March: 0-0 On Sunday: 4-0 On Monday: 1-0 On Tuesday: 1-1 On Wednesday: 0-0 On Thursday: 4-0 On Friday: 3-0 On Saturday: 2-0 Day Games: 4-0 Night Games: 11-1 Frontcourt Matters Last season, MSU featured a lineup that was among the shortest in the nation (289th in average height according to KenPom.com)... That hasn t been the case in , as MSU added four players 6-foot-8 or taller two returning from injury, and two freshmen... For a team that has led the nation in rebounding margin fi ve times in the Izzo era, last year s +3.5 margin should be nothing more than a one-year dip... NBCSports.com ranked MSU s frontcourt as the best in the nation in the preseason... Through 16 games this season, MSU leads the Big Ten Conference and ranks No. 1 in the country in rebounding margin (+13.3 rpg)... The Spartans also rank No. 3 in total rebounds per game (43.8) and No. 3 in defensive rebounds per game (33.31)... Three players have registered at least 10 blocked shots and 10 players have at least one and Michigan State ranks No. 1 in the country in rejections per game (8.4 bpg). Carter, Schilling Making Contributions Part of the added depth in the frontcourt this year has come from the return of a pair of players who missed last season with injuries, gradaute forward Ben Carter and redshirt-senior Gavin Schilling... Schilling was slated as the starting post player for last year s squad, but he suffered a season-ending knee injury in mid- October... Carter joined MSU as a graduate transfer prior to the season after missing the last half of the season with a knee injury... He suffered another knee injury on the fi rst day of practice and missed all of last season... He was granted a sixth year of eligibility in May... Through 14 games, the duo has been key reserves for the Spartans... Schilling is averaging 3.9 points and 3.8 rebounds in 10.9 minutes per game, while Carter is averaging 1.2 rebounds and an assist in nearly nine minutes of action... Schilling grabbed a game-high eight rebounds in a win at Rutgers. Depth Off the Bench While MSU s starters have taken care of the lion s share of scoring, the team s depth has aided its strong start this year... Its experience helps too as the Spartans have players who hvae totaled 155 career starts coming off the bench... MSU is averaging 18.2 points off the bench, led mainly by Matt McQuaid with 6.9 points per game... Nine Spartans average more than 10 minutes per game, while 11 average more than seven minutes per game... Six different players have led Michigan State in scoring and fi ve different players have led the team in rebounding... The Spartans have out-scored their opponents off the bench nine times this season and scored a season-high 31 points against Savannah State... In MSU s win at Rutgers, the bench accounted for 21 of the team s 45 rebounds, including a game-high eight by Gavin Schilling... In a win over Southern Utah, they accounted for 15 points, 13 rebounds, six assists and three steals... In the team s win at Oakland, redshirt junior Kenny Goins handed out a career-high seven assists. Bridges Named Big Ten Player of the Week for First Time Miles Bridges was named the Big Ten Player of the Week on Dec. 26 after averaging 25.0 points, 7.5 rebounds and 3.0 assists while connecting on 64.3 percent of his shots from the fi eld (18-of-28) in wins over Houston Baptist and Long Beach State... It was the fi rst time Bridges has been named Big Ten Player of the Week and he was the fi rst Spartan to earn the award since Nick Ward in February Bridges was named the Big Ten Freshman of the Week fi ve times last year. Big Ten Weekly Honors for Jaren Jackson Jr. Jaren Jackson Jr. was named the Big Ten Freshman of the Week on Dec. 11 after averaging 14.0 points, 8.0 rebounds, 6.5 blocks and 1.5 steals in wins over Rutgers and Southern Utah... It was the second league honor for the freshman, who was named Co-Freshman of the Week (Nov. 27) after averaging 9.3 points, 8.3 rebounds and 1.3 blocks during the PK Invitational. Top-Ten Wins Michigan State beat a pair of Top-10 teams by 18 points in the span of a week No. 9 North Carolina (Nov. 26, 63-45) and No. 5 Notre Dame (Nov. 30, 81-63)... It marked the sixth and seventh time the Spartans have beaten a Top 10 team by 18 or more points during the Tom Izzo era (1/21/98 vs. No. 10 Iowa; 2/5/2000 vs. No. 7 UConn; 3/23/2003 vs. No. 10 Florida; 3/11/2011 vs. No. 9 Purdue, 2/12/2013 vs. No. 4 Michigan)... The wins over UNC and Notre Dame marked the fi rst time Izzo defeated back-to-back Top-10 opponents in the regular season in his 23-year career... MSU s 18-point victory over No. 5 Notre Dame was its largest over a Top 5 team since Feb. 12, 2013 (75-52 vs. No. 4 Michigan).. The victory was also the fi rst for the Spartans over a Top 5 opponent since Nov. 17, 2015 vs. No. 4 Kansas (79-73) Recruiting Class Michigan State received signed National Letters-of-Intent from fi ve players on the fi rst day of the early signing period on Nov Marcus Bingham Jr. is a 6-10 forward from Grand Rapids, Mich.... He was a 2017 Detroit News Class B Fourth Team honoree and averaged 16 points, 10 rebounds and two blocked shots as a junior... Gabe Brown, a 6-7 forward from Belleville, Mich., was a 2017 Detroit Free Press Class A All-State honoree... He averaged 15.9 points, 5.7 rebounds and 1.4 blocks as a junior... Aaron Henry, a 6-6 forward from Indianapolis, Ind. who has a 6-foot-10 wingspan, was a 2017 Associated Press All- State Second Team selection and 2017 USA Today All-USA Indiana First Team honoree... He averaged 14.2 points, 6.6 rebounds and 3.8 assists as a junior... Thomas Kithier, a 6-8 forward from Clarkston, Mich., was a 2017 Detroit Free Press Class A Second Team selection and Detroit News Class A Third Team honoree... Kithier averaged 21 points, 12 rebounds, fi ve assists and three blocks as a prep junior at Macomb Dakota... Foster Loyer, a 6-0 guard from Clarkston, Mich., was a 2017 Detroit Free Press and Detroit News Dream Team member, the 2017 MLive Detroit Player of the Year and a 2017 Associated Press Class A All-State First Team selection... Averaged 25.1 points, 6.4 assists, 4.2 rebounds and 2.7 steals as a prep junior. 6

7 Stepping Up to a Challenging Stretch Michigan State s game against Rutgers on Tuesday, Dec. 5 was the team s third in the span of six days and the sixth in 13 days, including a pair of games against top-10 teams (then-no. 9 North Carolina and then-no. 5 Notre Dame)... MSU won all six games during that stretch and has won seven-straight games overall... The team s average margin of victory in that span was 21.5 points, with four wins by at least 20 points and two by 18 points... The last time MSU won six-straight games by 18 or more points was at the start of the season, but none of those games included ranked opponents. Playing the Best The game against then-no. 5 Notre Dame on Nov. 30 marked the third time this season Michigan State played a team ranked among the Associated Press Top-10 in the opening month of the season... The Spartans had already played No. 1 Duke, falling 88-81, and beat then-no. 9 North Carolina on Nov. 26 in the Victory Backet championship game of the PK80 Invitational... Michigan State was the only team among the Power Six Conferences to play three teams ranked in the AP Top-10 in the fi rst month of the season... This is the second-straight year MSU has done so, playing Arizona, Kentucky and Duke last year in the opening month of the season. Coaching Stability Michigan State has had just two basketball coaches in the last 42 seasons and three in the last Tom Izzo is in his 23rd season, having taking over from his mentor Jud Heathcote, who spent 19 years as head coach ( )... Before Heathcote, Gus Ganakas spent seven seasons as head coach... Ganakas provided commentary on Spartan radio broadcasts for 31 seasons. Career Games Lead the Way at the PK80 Invitational Cassius Winston scored a career-high 28 points, hitting 12-of-15 shots from the fi eld, including 4-of-5 from 3-point range, establishing career best in fi eld goals made and attempted along with 3-point field goals made and attempted... Winston scored 23 of his 28 points in the second half, and scored 18 of MSU s fi nal 26 points over the last 8:23... He also assisted on two other baskets, having a direct hand in 22 of MSU s fi nal 26 points. Winston Named MVP of the PK80 Invitational Sophomore guard Cassius Winston was named the Most Valuable Player of the PK80 Invitational after helping to lead the Spartans to the Victory Bracket championship, averaging 15.0 points, 5.0 rebounds and 6.7 assists in three games... Winston scored a career-high 28 points in the win over UCONN in the second round. Defense Wins Championships One of the staples of Michigan State s win in the PK80 Invitational Victory Bracket was the team s defensive performance, limiting all three opponents to less than 40 percent shooting from the field in each game... In the championship game win over North Carolina, MSU held the Tar Heels to 24.6 percent shooting from the field, the lowest in program history for UNC... The 45 points scored by the Tar Heels were the second-lowest output by a Roy Williams-coached team at UNC... Overall in the PK80 Invitational, MSU s three opponents shot 31.9 percent from the floor (36-of-113) on 2-pointers and 21.4 percent (12-of- 56) on 3-pointers. Double Trouble Jaren Jackson Jr. registered his fifth double-double of the season with 17 points and 13 rebounds against Southern Utah... He had a pair of double-double s in the PK80 Invitational, fi rst against DePaul (13-10) and then against UCONN (12-10)... In the season opener against North Florida, he became the fourth Spartan freshman to post a double-double in his debut, tallying 13 points and a game-high 13 rebounds... His 13 rebounds were the second-most by a Spartan freshman and his 13 points were the seventh-best debut. Margins of Victory Michigan State s 18-point margin of victory over then-no. 9 North Carolina (63-45) was its largest over a ranked opponent since Jan. 11, 2017 (65-47 vs. No. 24 Minnesota) and its largest over a top-10 team since Feb. 12, 2013 (75-52 vs. No. 4 Michigan)... In holding North Carolina to 45 points, it was the fewest points the Spartans had allowed to a ranked opponent since March 7, 2013 (No. 22 Wisconsin, 43) and the fewest to a top-10 opponent since Feb. 28, 2010 (No. 3 Purdue, 44). Bridges, Jackson Jr. Named to Wooden Award Top 50 Sophomore Miles Bridges and Jaren Jackson Jr. were named to the John R. Wooden Preseason Top 50, announced on Nov. 14 The list is comprised of 50 student-athletes who are the early front-runners for college basketball s most prestigious individual honor Michigan State was one of seven schools to have at least two players selected to the Preseason Watch List, while Jackson Jr. was one of 10 freshmen recognized This is the second-straight year that Bridges has been selected to the Top 50. Jaren Jackson Jr. Dazzles in Debut Jaren Jackson Jr. became the fourth Spartan freshman to post a doubledouble in his debut, tallying 13 points and a game-high 13 rebounds... Deyonta Davis, Derrick Nix and Matt Steigenga are the other three to post a double-double in their freshman debut... Jackson Jr s game-high 13 rebounds are the second-most ever by a Spartan freshman in his debut, fi nishing one shy of Nix s record 14 (11/13/2009)... He is also just the fi fth Spartan freshman to grab double fi gure rebounds in his debut... Jackson Jr. s 13 points match the seventh-best debut by a freshman. Final Exhibition Statistics Michigan State posted a trio of wins during its exhibition slate... Sophomore guard/forward Miles Bridges led the team in scoring with 16.7 points and was third with 6.3 rebounds... Sophomore guard Cassius Winston averaged 15.3 points and 7.0 assists, while sophomore forward Nick Ward chipped in 12.0 points and was second on the team with 7.3 rebounds... Freshman forward Jaren Jackson Jr. started two of the three games and averaged 10.0 points and a team-best 8.3 rebounds... Sophomore guard Joshua Langford added 6.3 points and 3.0 rebounds. MSU/Georgia in Hurricane Relief Exhibition When Michigan State beat Georgia on Oct. 29 at Van Andel Arena, the score of the game did not mean as much to those involved... Sure, beating the Bulldogs, 80-68, mattered, and getting tested against a strong team from a good conference were benefi ts of the game... But with the charity exhibition game TOP SPARTAN FRESHMAN DEBUTS Points No. Date 1. Jay Vincent 25 11/28/ Miles Bridges 21 11/11/ Marcus Taylor 16 11/19/ Charlie Bell 15 11/17/1997 Matt Steigenga 15 11/28/ Keith Appling 14 11/12/ Jaren Jackson Jr /10/17 Deyonta Davis 13 11/13/2015 Chris Allen 13 11/13/2007 Darryl Johnson 13 11/25/1983 Sam Vincent 13 11/27/1981 No. Date 1. Derrick Nix 14 11/13/ Jaren Jackson Jr /10/17 3. Deyonta Davis 11 11/13/ Matt Steigenga 10 11/28/1988 Ben Tower 10 11/28/ Earvin Johnson 9 11/28/ Denzel Valentine 8 11/9/ Miles Bridges 7 11/11/2016 Branden Dawson 7 11/11/2011 Adreian Payne 7 11/12/2010 Charlie Bell 7 11/17/1997 Assists No. Date 1. Mateen Cleaves 8 11/25/1996 Randy Morrison 8 11/28/1980 Earvin Johnson 8 11/28/ David Hart 7 12/1/ Kalin Lucas 6 11/13/ Marcus Taylor 5 11/19/2000 Terry Donnelly 5 11/29/ Tum Tum Nairn Jr. 4 11/14/2014 Korie Lucious 4 11/16/2008 Drew Neitzel 4 11/19/2004 Steve Smith 4 11/27/1987 Mark Brown 4 11/23/1985 helping to raise awareness and fi nancial support for hurricane relief efforts, specifi cally those in Georgia and in the Bahamas, the home of Spartans senior guard Lourawls Tum Tum Nairn Jr., the game took on greater meaning... Prior to the game, MSU Head Coach Tom Izzo and Georgia Head Coach Mark Fox presented a check for more than $339,000 that will benefi t the American Red Cross International Services and American Red Cross Georgia Region. Nairn, Bridges Selected MSU Captains for Senior guard Lourawls Tum Tum Nairn Jr. and sophomore guard/forward Miles Bridges were selected captains for the season... Nairn Jr., who Izzo says might end up the best leader we ve ever had, is a captain for the third time in his career. Michigan State Makes Plans to Honor Jud Heathcote The Michigan State athletic department will pay tribute to former coach Jud Heathcote in a variety of ways both in the near future and throughout the season... Heathcote passed away on Monday, August 28 at the age of The men s basketball team will wear a patch honoring Coach Heathcote throughout the season... Final design will be unveiled at a later date... The Michigan State-Purdue men s basketball game on Feb. 10 in East Lansing will be the Jud Heathcote Tribute Game... The date coincides with the annual former player reunion, allowing many of Coach Heathcote s former players to be in attendance to honor their coach. 7

8 Strength of Schedule Highlighting the non-league schedule are dates against Duke in the Champions Classic (Nov. 14), an appearance in the PK80 the Phil Knight Invitational from Nov , and a matchup with Notre Dame (Nov. 30) in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge... In total, the schedule features 17 teams that appeared in the 2017 postseason, including 11 opponents that played in the 2017 NCAA Tournament... In addition, six opponents are ranked either in the Sporting News, ESPN or CBS Sports Preseason Top 25. In total, the schedule features 17 teams that appeared in the 2017 postseason, including 11 opponents that played in the 2017 NCAA Tournament... In addition, six opponents are ranked either in the Sporting News, ESPN or CBS Sports Preseason Top Eleven opponents appeared in the 2017 NCAA Tournament including non-conference opponents Arkansas, Duke, North Carolina, Notre Dame and Oregon and conference foes Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Northwestern, Purdue and Wisconsin... Illinois, Indiana, Iowa and Oakland participated in the 2017 NIT, while Stony Brook was in the CBI and Houston Baptist played in the CIT... In total, MSU could play up to 12 games in against 2017 NCAA Tournament participants and 20 of its 31 regular-season games against 2017 postseason teams. Bridges Preseason Honors Sophomore Miles Bridges has received numerous preseason accolades heading into the season... The guard/forward was named a Preseason All-American by the Associated Press on Nov. 6, receiving 61 of a possible 65 votes from national media members... This is another in a series of preseason accolades for MSU s sophomore co-captain... Bridges was named the Big Ten Preseason Player of the Year and was a unanimous selection to the Preseason All-Big Ten Team... In addition, he was one of 20 players selected to the watch list for the Julius Erving Small Forward of the Year Award, was one of 32 players selected to the Oscar Robertson Trophy Preseason Watch List and was tabbed to the Naismith Trophy Watch List... Bridges was named the Preseason Player of the Year by ESPN.com, CBS Sports.com and NBC Sports, the Sporting News selected him to its Preseason All-American team and Sports Illustrated lists him as the No. 1 candidate for National Player of the Year. Big Ten Schedule With a 14-team conference each Big Ten team will play fi ve schools twice, four schools on the road, and four schools at home... In conference play, the Spartans will play Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Rutgers and Wisconsin twice, while hosting Michigan, Nebraska, Penn State and Purdue, and traveling to Iowa, Minnesota, Northwestern and Ohio State... The Spartans will play a pair of conference games in the middle of the non-conference slate in early December, hosting Nebraska (Dec. 3) and traveling to Rutgers (Dec. 5)... After the conclusion of the non-conference schedule, Big Ten action resumes on January 4 with MSU hosting Maryland. Spartans in the Polls Michigan State was ranked No. 2 in the country in the USA Today Coaches Preseason poll and the Associated Press Preseason poll... The Spartans received nine fi rst-place votes and had 747 points in the USA Today poll... In the AP poll, MSU received 13 fi rst-place votes... MSU is one of four Big Ten teams ranked in both polls, joined by Minnesota (15/15), Northwestern (19/20) and Purdue (20/21)... The last time MSU was ranked No. 2 in both polls (AP and USA Today) was Nation s Best Seven Final Fours in 17 Years Michigan State advanced to the 2015 Final Four, marking the seventh trip to the Final Four in 22 seasons under Tom Izzo... The seven trips in the last 19 seasons rank as the most in the nation. In addition, MSU has appeared in 20 straight NCAA Tournaments, marking the nation s third-longest active streak, and the longest streak in Big Ten history. Spartans in the NBA Michigan State had a Big Ten-best eight players on NBA opening day rosters, including Denzel Valentine (Bulls), Gary Harris (Nuggets), Deyonta Davis (Grizzlies), Bryn Forbes (Spurs), Draymond Green (Warriors), Adreian Payne (Timberwolves), Zach Randolph (Grizzlies) and Alan Anderson (Clippers). MICHIGAN STATE IN THE BIG TEN * Through Jan. 6 TEAM STATISTICS Scoring Offense 1st, 87.9 ppg Scoring Defense 3rd, 61.4 ppg Scoring Margin 1st, ppg Free Throw Percentage 6th, 71.6% Field Goal Percentage 1st, 53.3% Field Goal % Defense 1st, 33.1% 3-Point FG Percentage 1st, 42.4% 3-Point FG % Defense 6th, 33.4% Rebounding Offense 1st, 43.8 rpg Rebounding Defense 2nd, 30.5 rpg Rebounding Margin 1st, rpg Blocked Shots 1st, 8.4 bpg Assists 1st, 22.4 apg Steals 13th, 4.9 spg Turnover Margin 12th, -1.4 (13.9 / 12.5) Assist/Turnover Ratio 2nd, 1.6 (22.4 apg / 13.9 tpg) Offensive 4th, 12.4 rpg Defensive 1st, 31.3 rpg 3-Point FG per Game 3rd, 9.2/game Scoring Miles Bridges 5th 16.9 ppg Nick Ward T10th 15.4 ppg Joshua Langford 22nd 13.7 ppg Cassius Winston T28th 12.9 ppg Rebounding Miles Bridges 8th 7.7 rpg Nick Ward 9th 7.4 rpg Jaren Jackson Jr. 12th 6.8 rpg Field Goal Percentage Nick Ward 1st 72.3% Cassius Winston 12th 57.0% 3-Point Percentage Cassius Winston 2nd 54.9% Joshua Langford T9th 45.6% 3-Point FG Made Cassius Winston T6th 2.4/game Miles Bridges T13th 2.0/game Free Throw Percentage Miles Bridges 1st 89.7% Jaren Jackson Jr. 11th 81.5% Assists Cassius Winston 1st 7.3 apg Tum Tum Nairn Jr. 7th 4.3 apg Individual Leaders * Through Jan. 6 Blocked Shots Jaren Jackson Jr. 3rd 3.3 bpg Nick Ward T6th 1.7 bpg Miles Bridges T16th 1.1 bpg Assist/Turnover Ratio Tum Tum Nairn 2nd 4.3 (4.3 apg/1.0 tpg) Cassius Winston 7th 2.8 (7.3 apg/2.8 tpg) Offensive Nick Ward 5th 2.9 rpg Defensive Miles Bridges T4th 5.9 rpg Jaren Jackson Jr. T11th 4.9 rpg Gilbert Pavilion and Izzo Hall of History Dedicated The Michigan State Athletics Department offi cially opened the Gilbert Pavilion and the Tom Izzo Hall of History on October 20 in a ceremony at the Breslin Center... The project was funded by private donations, including large contributions from Dan & Jennifer Gilbert and from Bob & Julie Skandalaris, with the gifts designated to the Breslin Center addition... The addition features the Tom Izzo Hall of History, the Draymond Green Strength and Conditioning Center, a new ticket box offi ce, a championship display, a recruiting lounge, alumni locker room and interactive areas that enhance the fan experience for the more than 500,000 people attending events each year. 8

9 THE BOOK ON TOM IZZO * Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame * Eight-Time National Coach of the Year * One NCAA, Seven Big Ten & Five Big Ten Tournament titles * Seven Final Four appearances * Three-Time Big Ten Coach of the Year * 20 straight NCAA Tournament appearances * 18 NBA Draft Picks, including nine fi rst rounders * 10 All-Americans - Two Academic All-Americans * Graduates 85% of players that complete eligibility * Longest serving active Big Ten men s basketball coach * One of fi ve coaches in Big Ten history with seven league titles * MSU s all-time winningest coach - third-winningest in Big Ten history Coach Izzo In his 23rd year, Tom Izzo (Northern Michigan, 77) is (.717), and (.683) in the Big Ten, as the head coach of the Michigan State basketball program. He ranks as the winningest coach in Michigan State history, having passed his mentor Jud Heathcote with his 341st career victory on Nov. 28, In his 22 seasons as a head coach, Izzo has captured eight National Coach of the Year awards, including the Clair Bee Award in 2005 and NABC honors in 2001 and In 1999, Izzo was named National Coach of the Year by Basketball Times, while earning similar honors from The Associated Press, Basketball News and the USBWA in 98. He also earned National Coach of the Year accolades from CBSSports.com in He earned Big Ten Coach of the Year honors in 1998, 2009 and Izzo was enshrined in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame on September 9, 2016, cementing his status as one of the game s all-time greats. Among The Big Ten s Best Tom Izzo s.683 winning percentage in Big Ten games ranks fourth all-time among league coaches with at least 10 years of service, behind former Wisconsin coach Bo Ryan (.717), and former Indiana coach Bob Knight (.700), and ahead of former Purdue coach Ward Lambert (.685). In all games, Ohio State s Thad Matta ranks fi rst at.748, followed by Ryan (.737), Knight (.734), Izzo (.717), Wisconsin s Walter Meanwell (.712), and Lambert (.709). With 259 conference victories, Izzo ranks third all time. Izzo Among Best Ever Through his fi rst 22 seasons, Tom Izzo won 544 games, ranking fi fth in college basketball history for most wins by a college coach in his fi rst 22 years. Final Fours Tom Izzo led MSU to seven Final Four appearances between 1999 and 2017, becoming just the fourth school in college basketball history to do it in any 17-year span, including just the third since the tournament fi eld expanded to 64 teams in Izzo s seven Final Fours are the most by any coach since his fi rst season in 1996 and he ranks fi fth all-time, including tied for fifth among active coaches. The seven Final Fours are also the most by any Big Ten coach. Year Overall Pct. Big Ten Pct. Finish Postseason th NIT Second Round T-6th NIT Second Round T-1st NCAA Sweet st NCAA Final Four T-1st NCAA Champion T-1st NCAA Final Four th NCAA First Round T-3rd NCAA Elite Eight T-2nd NCAA First Round nd NCAA Final Four T-6th NCAA First Round T-7th NCAA Second Round th NCAA Sweet st NCAA Runner Up T-1st NCAA Final Four T-4th NCAA Second Round T-1st NCAA Sweet T-2nd NCAA Sweet T-2nd NCAA Elite Eight T-3rd NCAA Final Four nd NCAA First Round T-5th NCAA Second Round Years BY THE NUMBERS Final Four Appearances By Big Ten Coach COACH APPEARANCES 1. Tom Izzo (MSU) 7 2. Bob Knight (Indiana) 5 3. Harold Olsen (Ohio State) 4 Fred Taylor (Ohio State) 4 Career Big Ten Victories COACH VICTORIES 1. Bob Knight (Indiana) Gene Keady (Purdue) Tom Izzo (MSU) Ward Lambert (Purdue) 228 Consecutive NCAA Tourn. Appearances COACH APPEARANCES 1. Dean Smith (North Carolina) Mike Krzyzewski (Duke) * 21 Roy Williams (Kansas/UNC) Tom Izzo (MSU) * 20 * Active Streak Final Four Appearances COACH APPEARANCES 1. Mike Krzyzewski (Duke) 12 John Wooden (UCLA) Dean Smith (North Carolina) Roy Williams (Kansas/UNC) 9 5. Tom Izzo (MSU) 7 Rick Pitino (Prov./Ky./L ville) 7 Final Four Appearances Since 1996 (Izzo s First Season) COACH APPEARANCES 1. Tom Izzo (MSU) 7 Roy Williams (Kansas/UNC) 7 3. John Calipari (Mass/Mem./Ky.) 6 4. Mike Krzyzewski (Duke) 5 Rick Pitino (Kentucky/L ville) 5 NCAA Tournament Wins COACH VICTORIES 1. Mike Krzyzewski (Duke) Roy Williams (Kansas/UNC) Dean Smith (North Carolina) Jim Boeheim (Syracuse) Rick Pitino (Louisville) Jim Calhoun (N eastern/uconn) John Wooden (UCLA) 47 Tom Izzo (MSU) 47 Most Wins: First 22 Seasons COACH VICTORIES 1. Roy Williams (Kansas/UNC) Jerry Tarkanian (LBSU/UNLV) Bill Self (Tulsa/Ill./Kansas) John Calipari (Mass/Mem./Ky.) Tom Izzo (MSU) 544 NOTABLE IZZO WINS Win #1: vs. Chaminade (69-66), 11/20/95 Big Ten Win #1: vs. Indiana (65-60), 1/4/96 Win #100: vs. Indiana (77-71 OT), 1/11/2000 Win #200: vs. Iowa (89-72), 2/4/2004 Big Ten Win #100: vs. Minnesota (69-58), 2/14/2004 Win #232*: vs. Duke (78-68), 3/25/2005 Win #300: vs. Iowa (66-52), 2/23/2008 Win #341**: vs. UMass (106-68), 11/28/2009 Win #400: vs. Minnesota (68-52), 1/25/2012 Win #500: vs. Boston College (99-68), 11/26/2015 Big Ten Win #200: vs. Ohio State (59-56), 1/19/2013 * Became MSU s second-winningest coach ** Became MSU s all-time winningest coach

10 0 Get to Know Kyle Kyle Ahrens Junior Guard / Forward Versailles, Ohio Versailles Arguably the team s strongest player, he can bench press 185 pounds (NBA Testing Standard) a team-best 26 times Once had a dunk on an opposing prep player featured on ESPN SportsCenter s Top 10 plays Max vertical jump of 39 ½ is second (tied) on the team only to Miles Bridges His brother Justin will be a freshman at Ohio State next fall Last Time Out MARYLAND Season & Career Highs Minutes Career: 27 vs. Tennessee Tech (12/10/16) 11 vs. Rutgers (1/4/17) Points Career: 9 three times (last vs. Northeastern, 12/18/16) 6 vs. Nebraska (2/23/17) Career: 7 vs. Tennessee Tech (12/10/16) 3 two times (last vs. Rutgers, 1/4/17) Assists Career: 2 two times (last vs. Baylor, 11/24/16) 2 vs. Rutgers (1/31/16) Field Goals Career: 4 vs. Northeastern (12/18/16) 2 three times (last at Illinois, 3/2/17) SEASON AVG Field Goal Attempts Career: 8 vs. Tennessee Tech (12/10/16) 4 three times (last at Illinois, 3/2/17) 3-Point Field Goals Career: 2 three times (last vs. Penn State, 3/9/17) 1 eight times (last at Maryland, 3/4/17) In Out indefinitely with a foot injury Career... Has appeared in 60 games for the Green and White, starting four while averaging 2.0 points per game, dishing out 15 assists and collecting 55 total rebounds 3-Point FG Attempts Career: 5 vs. Tennessee Tech (12/10/16) 3 vs. Rutgers (1/4/17) Free Throws Career: 6 vs. Oral Roberts (12/3/16) 4 vs. Rutgers (1/31/16) Free Throw Attempts Career: 8 vs. Oral Robert (12/3/16) 4 vs. Rutgers (1/31/16) Steals Career: 1 two times (last at Duke 11/29/16) Blocks Career: 1 two times (last vs. Binghamton, 12/5/15) Miscellaneous Stats (MSU s Record) Season Career Double-Figure Scoring 0 (0-0) 0 (0-0) Double-Figure Rebounding 0 (0-0) 0 (0-0) Double-Figure Assists 0 (0-0) 0 (0-0) Double-Doubles 0 (0-0) 0 (0-0) Led MSU in Scoring 0 (0-0) 0 (0-0) Led MSU in Rebounding 1 (1-0) 1 (1-0) Led MSU in Assists 0 (0-0) 0 (0-0) 20+ Point Games 0 (0-0) 0 (0-0) 30+ Point Games 0 (0-0) 0 (0-0) Ahrens Career Snapshot Year GP/GS Min./Avg FG-FGA FG% 3FG-FGA 3FG% FT-FTA FT% OFF-DEF REB AVG PF/D A TO BL ST PTS AVG /0 86/ / /4 279/ / TOTAL 60/4 365/ /

11 1 Get to Know Joshua Joshua Langford Sophomore Guard Huntsville, Ala. Madison Academy Enjoys writing poetry Used to play the piano Would enjoy learning how to fence Lists Batman as his favorite superhero Last Time Out MARYLAND SEASON AVG. In Has collected 23 points on two separate occasions this season, tying a career-high. Against North Carolina (11/26), Langford shot 71 percent from beyond the arc (5-of-7) and against Cleveland State (12/29) went 9-of-12 from the floor including 4-of-5 from 3-point land Has scored in double figures in 11 games this season Has started all 16 games, averaging 13.7 points, 2.3 rebounds and 1.7 assists in 25.6 minutes Third on the team in scoring with 13.7 points per game Tied a career-high in rebounds with five against Nebraska on 12/3 Is 22nd in the Big Ten in scoring average (13.7 ppg) Tied for ninth in the conference in 3-point field goal percentage (45.6 percent) In Appeared in 35 games, starting 27, averaging 6.9 points, 2.3 rebounds and 1.1 assists in 21.0 minutes Led MSU and ranked tied for 10th in the Big Ten in 3-point field goal percentage (.416) Started the final 25 contests of the season Langford Game-by-Game Date Opponent Min. FG-A 3FG-A FT-FTA O-D-R PF A TO B S TP 11/10 North Florida /14 Duke /19 Stony Brook /23 DePaul /24 UCONN /26 North Carolina /30 Notre Dame /3 Nebraska /5 Rutgers /9 Southern Utah /16 Oakland /18 Houston Baptist /21 Long Beach State /29 Cleveland State /31 Savannah State /4 Maryland Season & Career Highs Minutes 31 two times (last vs. UCONN, 11/24/17) Career: 32 vs. Kansas (3/19/17) 30 two times (last vs. Penn State, 3/9/17) Points 23 two times (last vs. Cleveland State, 12/29/17) Career: 23 two times (last vs. Cleveland State, 12/29/17) 17 vs. Nebraska (2/23/17) 5 two times (last vs. Nebraska, 12/3/17) Career: 5 six times (last vs. Nebraska, 12/3/17) 5 three times (last vs. Nebraska, 12/3/17) Assists 5 vs. Stony Brook (11/19/17) Career: 5 vs. Stony Brook (11/19/17) 3 three times (last vs. Rutgers, 12/5/17) Field Goals 9 vs. Cleveland State (12/29/17) Career: 9 vs. Cleveland State (12/29/17) 6 two times (last at Rutgers, 12/5/17) Field Goal Attempts 20 at Rutgers (12/5/17) Career: 20 at Rutgers (12/5/17) 20 at Rutgers (12/5/17) 3-Point Field Goals 5 vs. North Carolina (11/26/17) Career: 5 vs. North Carolina (11/26/17) 3 two times (last vs. Iowa, 2/11/17) 3-Point FG Attempts 7 vs. North Carolina (11/26/17) Career: 7 vs. North Carolina (11/26/17) 6 vs. Iowa (2/11/17) Free Throws 4 vs. Nebraska (12/3/17) Career: 6 vs. Nebraska (2/23/17) 6 vs. Nebraska (2/23/17) Free Throw Attempts 6 vs. Nebraska (12/3/17) Career: 7 vs. Nebraska (2/23/17) 7 vs. Nebraska (2/23/17) Steals 3 vs. North Florida (11/10/17) Career: 3 vs. North Florida (11/10/17) 2 three times (last vs. Nebraska, 2/23/17) Blocks 1 vs. Savannah State (12/31/17) Career: 1 four times (last vs. Savannah State, 12/31/17) 1 vs. Minnesota (1/11/17) Miscellaneous Stats (MSU s Record) Season Career Double-Figure Scoring 11 (11-0) 18 (17-1) Double-Figure Rebounding 0 (0-0) 0 (0-0) Double-Figure Assists 0 (0-0) 0 (0-0) Double-Doubles 0 (0-0) 0 (0-0) Led MSU in Scoring 4 (4-0) 5 (5-0) Led MSU in Rebounding 0 (0-0) 0 (0-0) Led MSU in Assists 0 (0-0) 0 (0-0) 20+ Point Games 2 (2-0) 2 (2-0) 30+ Point Games 0 (0-0) 0 (0-0) Langford s Career Snapshot Year GP/GS Min./Avg FG-FGA FG% 3FG-FGA 3FG% FT-FTA FT% OFF-DEF REB AVG PF/D A TO BL ST PTS AVG /27 734/ / /16 410/ / TOTAL 51/ / /

12 2 Get to Know Jaren Jaren Jackson Jr. Freshman Forward Carmel, Ind. La Lumiere Was a great swimmer when he was younger and once saved a friend from drowning Best sport other than basketball is swimming Father played basketball at Georgetown Enjoys watching Netflix Last Time Out MARYLAND SEASON AVG. In He became the fourth Spartan freshman to post a double-double in his debut, tallying 13 points and a game-high 13 rebounds Jackson Jr. s game-high 13 rebounds against UNF are the second-most ever by a Spartan freshman in his debut and he was also just the fifth Spartan freshman to grab double figure rebounds in his debut. Jackson Jr. s 13 points match the seventh-best debut by a freshman Named to the John R. Wooden Preseason Top 50 Fifth on the team in scoring with 10.8 points per game while third on the team in rebounding with 6.8 per game. Jackson Jr. leads the team in blocked shots, totaling 53 (3.3 per game) Named Big Ten Co-Freshman of the Week two times, on 11/27 and 12/11 Leads the team in double-doubles with five Went 5-of-6 from beyond the arc against Maryland (1/4), tallying career highs in 3-point shots made and attempted Is tied for 12th in the B1G in rebounding, tallying 6.8 per game, tied for 11th in defensive rebounds with 4.9/game 11th in the conference in free throw percentage, shooting 81.5 percent from the line Third in the conference and eighth in the nation in blocked shots per game with 3.3/game Tallied a career high in blocks (8) at Rutgers (12/5) Went 11-of-12 from the charity stripe in the match against Southern Utah Fifth in the nation in total blocks with 50 High School McDonald s All-American and Jordan Brand All-American Averaged more than 15 points and 10 rebounds for La Lumiere as a prep senior Helped lead La Lumiere to championship at DICK S Sporting Goods High School Nationals, scoring a team-high 17 points in the title game, and averaging 15.7 points and 8.0 rebounds in the tournament Led La Lumiere to MaxPreps Independent Top 10 National Championship and a 29-1 record Jackson Game-by-Game Date Opponent Min. FG-A 3FG-A FT-FTA O-D-R PF A TO B S TP 11/10 North Florida /14 Duke /19 Stony Brook /23 DePaul /24 UCONN /26 North Carolina /30 Notre Dame /3 Nebraska /5 Rutgers /9 Southern Utah /16 Oakland /18 Houston Baptist /21 Long Beach State /29 Cleveland State /31 Savannah State /4 Maryland Season & Career Highs Minutes 31 vs. DePaul (11/23/17) 26 at Rutgers (12/5/17) Points 19 vs. Duke (11/14/17) 15 two times (last vs. Maryland, 1/4/18) 13 two times (last vs. Southern Utah, 12/9/17) 10 vs. Nebraska (12/3/17) Assists 3 three times (last vs. Cleveland State, 12/29/17) 1 two times (last at Rutgers, 12/5/17) Field Goals 7 vs. Duke (11/14/17) 5 vs. Maryland (1/4/18) Field Goal Attempts 12 vs. DePaul (11/23/17) 9 vs. Nebraska (12/3/17) 3-Point Field Goals 5 vs. Maryland (1/4/18) 5 vs. Maryland (1/4/18) 3-Point FG Attempts 6 two times (last vs. Maryland, 1/4/18) 6 vs. Maryland (1/4/18) Free Throws 11 vs. Southern Utah (12/9/17) 8 vs. Nebraska (12/3/17) Free Throw Attempts 12 vs. Southern Utah (12/9/17) 8 vs. Nebraska (12/3/17) Steals 3 vs. Long Beach State (12/21/17) 2 two times (last vs. Maryland, 1/4/18) Blocks 8 at Rutgers (12/5/17) 8 at Rutgers (12/5/17) Miscellaneous Stats (MSU s Record) Season Double-Figure Scoring 12 (11-1) Double-Figure Rebounding 5 (5-0) Double-Figure Assists 0 (0-0) Double-Doubles 5 (5-0) Led MSU in Scoring 2 (1-1) Led MSU in Rebounding 7 (6-1) Led MSU in Assists 0 (0-0) 20+ Point Games 0 (0-0) 30+ Point Games 0 (0-0) Jackson s Career Snapshot Year GP/GS Min./Avg FG-FGA FG% 3FG-FGA 3FG% FT-FTA FT% OFF-DEF REB AVG PF/D A TO BL ST PTS AVG /16 358/ / TOTAL 16/16 358/ /

13 5 Get to Know Cassius Cassius Winston Sophomore Guard Detroit, Mich. University of Detroit Jesuit Says math is his favorite subject, he enjoys solving problems Had an offer to play basketball at Harvard after being accepted into the Ivy League school Last Time Out MARYLAND SEASON AVG. In Earned a then-career-high in assists, dishing out 12 against Houston Baptist (12/18) Team s assist leader, dishing out 116 on the season, averaging 7.3 per game Grabbed a career-best eight rebounds to go along with his 10 points and eight assists against DePaul Tied a then-career high for assists in a game with 11 against Duke on 11/14 Scored a career-high 28 points against UCONN, hitting 12-of-15 shots from the field, including 4-of-5 from 3-point range, establishing career best in field goals made Winston scored 23 of his 28 points in the second half, and scored 18 of MSU s final 26 points over the last 8:23. He also assisted on two other baskets, having a direct hand in 22 of MSU s final 26 points. Named the PK80 Victory Bracket MVP for his performance in the three-game tournament Tied a career-best 5-of-6 from 3-point range against Southern Utah, shooting 83 percent from beyond the arc for the second time this season (first against Notre Dame on 11/30) Second in the B1G in 3-point field goal percentage shooting 54.9 percent Leads the Big Ten in assists totaling 116, and ranks 10th in the nation in apg (7.3 per game) Seventh in assist/turnover ratio at 2.8 in the B1G Tied for 28th in the conference in scoring with 12.9 ppg Sixth in the nation in total assists with 116 Tied for sixth in the Big Ten in 3-point field goals made with 39 on the year Set a career high for assists against Savannah State, dishing out 13 assists, tallying a double-double with 16 points 12th in the B1G in field goal percentage shooting 57 percent from the floor In Appeared in 35 games, including starting five, averaging 6.7 points, 1.8 rebounds and 5.2 assists in 20.7 minutes Ranked tied for first in the Big Ten in assists and fifth in the conference with a 2.4 assist-to-turnover ratio Winston Game-by-Game Date Opponent Min. FG-A 3FG-A FT-FTA O-D-R PF A TO B S TP 11/10 North Florida /14 Duke /19 Stony Brook /23 DePaul /24 UCONN /26 North Carolina /30 Notre Dame /3 Nebraska /5 Rutgers /9 Southern Utah /16 Oakland /18 Houston Baptist /21 Long Beach State /29 Cleveland State /31 Savannah State /4 Maryland Winston s Career Snapshot Season & Career Highs Minutes 36 vs. DePaul (11/23/17) Career: 36 vs. DePaul (11/23/17) 29 vs. Wisconsin (2/26/17) Points 28 vs. UCONN (11/24/17) Career: 28 vs. UCONN (11/24/17) 16 two times (last vs. Nebraska, 12/3/17) 8 vs. DePaul (11/23/17) Career: 8 vs. DePaul (11/23/17) 7 vs. Wisconsin (2/26/17) Assists 13 vs. Savannah State (12/31/17) Career: 13 vs. Savannah State (12/31/17) 9 vs. Ohio State (2/14/17) Field Goals 12 vs. UCONN (11/24/17) Career: 12 vs. UCONN (11/24/17) 6 two times (last vs. Nebraska, 12/3/17) Field Goal Attempts 15 vs. UCONN (11/24/17) Career: 15 vs. UCONN (11/24/17) 11 vs. Wisconsin (2/26/17) 3-Point Field Goals 5 two times (last vs. Southern Utah, 12/9/17) Career: 5 two times (last vs. Southern Utah, 12/9/17) 2 eight times (last vs. Maryland, 1/4/18) 3-Point FG Attempts 7 two times (last vs. Oakland, 12/16/17) Career: 7 two times (last vs. Oakland, 12/16/17) 6 vs. Maryland (1/4/18) Free Throws 4 three times (last vs. Oakland, 12/16/17) Career: 10 vs. Michigan (1/29/17) 10 vs. Michigan (1/29/17) Free Throw Attempts 4 three times (last vs. Oakland, 12/16/17) Career: 11 vs. Michigan (1/29/17) 11 vs. Michigan (1/29/17) Steals 3 three times (last vs. Savannah State, 12/31/17) Career: 3 five times (last vs. Savannah State, 12/31/17) 3 vs. Nebraska (2/23/17) Blocks Career: 1 five times (last at Maryland, 3/4/17) 1 three times (last at Maryland, 3/4/17) Miscellaneous Stats (MSU s Record) Season Career Double-Figure Scoring 13 (13-0) 19 (18-1) Double-Figure Rebounding 0 (0-0) 0 (0-0) Double-Figure Assists 3 (2-1) 5 (3-2) Double-Doubles 2 (2-0) 3 (2-1) Led MSU in Scoring 3 (3-0) 6 (4-2) Led MSU in Rebounding 0 (0-0) 0 (0-0) Led MSU in Assists 12 (11-1) 34 (27-7) 20+ Point Games 1 (1-0) 2 (1-1) 30+ Point Games 0 (0-0) 0 (0-0) Year GP/GS Min./Avg FG-FGA FG% 3FG-FGA 3FG% FT-FTA FT% OFF-DEF REB AVG PF/D A TO BL ST PTS AVG /5 724/ / /16 420/ / TOTAL 51/ / /

14 10 Jack Hoiberg Freshman Guard Burr Ridge, Ill. Hinsdale Central Season & Career Highs Minutes Points Get to Know Jack Son of current Chicago Bulls head coach Fred Hoiberg Turned down a golf scholarship at South Dakota to walk on at Michigan State Last Time Out MARYLAND Assists Field Goals Field Goal Attempts 3-Point Field Goals 3-Point FG Attempts SEASON AVG Free Throws Free Throw Attempts Steals High School... Averaged 14.8 points, 2.5 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game as a senior at Hinsdale Central, helping guide the Red Devils to a mark Named to the West Suburban Conference All-Conference and DuPage County All-Area Teams Blocks Miscellaneous Stats (MSU s Record) Season Double-Figure Scoring 0 (0-0) Double-Figure Rebounding 0 (0-0) Double-Figure Assists 0 (0-0) Double-Doubles 0 (0-0) Led MSU in Scoring 0 (0-0) Led MSU in Rebounding 0 (0-0) Led MSU in Assists 0 (0-0) 20+ Point Games 0 (0-0) 30+ Point Games 0 (0-0) 5

15 11 Get to Know Tum Tum Lourawls Tum Tum Nairn Jr. Senior Guard Nassau Bahamas Sunrise Christian Moved to the US from the Bahamas at the age of 13 Nicknamed Tum Tum by his mom after a character in the 1992 movie 3 Ninjas Originally was a track standout but preferred to celebrate with teammates so he switched to basketball Brother Laquan runs track at Arkansas, after being a three-time NJCAA National Champion Says he never has a bad day Owns the secondbest max vertical (39 ½ tied) and ranks second on the team with 20 bench press reps of 185 pounds (NBA Testing Standard) Last Time Out MARYLAND SEASON AVG. In Has seen action every game, averaging 2.1 points while dishing out 4.3 assists (second-best on the team) in 20.6 minutes Registered one block and a triple in Big Ten opener against Nebraska on 12/3 Ranks tied for seventh in the Big Ten in assists, dishing out 4.3 per game Second in the conference and sixth in the nation in assist-turnover ratio at 4.3 Led the Spartans in assists at Rutgers (12/5) with six Registered five points and six assists in 19 minutes against Maryland (1/4) Career... Appeared in 104 games, starting 65, averaging 2.8 points, 1.8 rebounds and 3.1 assists per game In , led the Big Ten with a 3.3 assist-to-turnover ratio and ranked 12th in assists with 3.6 apg Recipient of MSU s Inspirational Player Award for the third straight year in the season. He then gave his award to Ben Carter, Gavin Schilling and Eron Harris, who inspired him after they all suffered season-ending knee injuries Nairn Jr. Game-by-Game Date Opponent Min. FG-A 3FG-A FT-FTA O-D-R PF A TO B S TP 11/10 North Florida /14 Duke /19 Stony Brook /23 DePaul /24 UCONN /26 North Carolina /30 Notre Dame /3 Nebraska /5 Rutgers /9 Southern Utah /16 Oakland /18 Houston Baptist /21 Long Beach State /29 Cleveland State /31 Savannah State /4 Maryland Season & Career Highs Minutes 29 at Rutgers (12/5/17) Career: 37 vs. Minnesota (2/26/15) 37 vs. Minnesota (2/26/15) Points 6 vs. North Florida (11/10/17) Career: 13 four times (last vs. Penn State, 1/7/17) 13 two times (last vs. Penn State, 1/7/17) 2 seven times (last vs. Savannah State, 12/31/17) Career: 6 two times (last at Duke, 11/29/16) 5 two times (last vs. Northwestern, 12/30/16) Assists 6 four times (last vs. Maryland, 1/4/17) Career: 12 vs. Wichita State (11/25/16) 8 two times (last at Ohio State, 1/15/17) Field Goals 3 vs. North Florida (11/10/17) Career: 6 vs. Penn State (1/7/17) 6 vs. Penn State (1/7/17) Field Goal Attempts 4 vs. UCONN (11/24/17) Career: 11 at Minnesota (12/27/16) 11 at Minnesota (12/27/16) 3-Point Field Goals 1 two times (last vs. Maryland, 1/4/18) Career: 3 vs. St. John s (11/23/16) 2 at Minnesota (12/27/16) 3-Point FG Attempts 1 six times (last vs. Maryland, 1/4/18) Career: 5 at Minnesota (12/27/16) 5 at Minnesota (12/27/16) Free Throws 1 vs. North Carolina (11/26/17) Career: 5 vs. Nebraska (2/23/17) 5 vs. Nebraska (2/23/17) Free Throw Attempts 2 two times (last vs. North Carolina, 11/26/17) Career: 7 two times (last vs. Nebraska, 2/23/17) 7 vs. Nebraska (2/23/17) Steals 2 vs. North Florida (11/10/17) Career: 2 eight times (last vs. North Florida, 11/10/17) 2 vs Purdue (1/24/17) Blocks 1 two times (last vs. Nebraska, 12/3/17) Career: 3 vs. Illinois (1/7/16) 3 vs. Illinois (1/7/16) Miscellaneous Stats (MSU s Record) Season Career Double-Figure Scoring 0 (0-0) 5 (4-1) Double-Figure Rebounding 0 (0-0) 0 (0-0) Double-Figure Assists 0 (0-0) 1 (1-0) Double-Doubles 0 (0-0) 0 (0-0) Led MSU in Scoring 0 (0-0) 0 (0-0) Led MSU in Rebounding 0 (0-0) 1 (0-1) Led MSU in Assists 1 (1-0) 20 (13-7) 20+ Point Games 0 (0-0) 0 (0-0) 30+ Point Games 0 (0-0) 0 (0-0) Nairn s Career Snapshot Year GP/GS Min./Avg FG-FGA FG% 3FG-FGA 3FG% FT-FTA FT% OFF-DEF REB AVG PF/D A TO BL ST PTS AVG /17 758/ / /18 523/ / /30 799/ / /0 329/ / TOTAL 118/ / /

16 13 Get to Know Ben Ben Carter Graduate Student Forward Las Vegas, Nev. Bishop Gorman (UNLV/Oregon) Born in Israel and has dual citizenship His father Mike was a professional basketball player in Israel when he met Ben s mother Hader Last Time Out MARYLAND SEASON AVG. In Made his Spartan debut against North Florida, playing seven minutes in his first official action since January Is averaging 0.8 points, 1.2 rebounds, and 0.9 assists in 8.5 minutes per game this season Tied a season-high two assists against Houston Baptist (12/18) Missed two games with an ankle sprain In Joined Michigan State as a graduate transfer Missed the season with a knee injury suffered on the first official day of practice Granted a sixth year of eligibility by the NCAA in May Career... Spent his first two seasons ( and ) at Oregon... Sat out the season after transferring to UNLV... Averaged 8.6 points and 6.0 rebounds in 22 games in before suffering a season-ending knee injury on Jan. 30, Carter Game-by-Game Date Opponent Min. FG-A 3FG-A FT-FTA O-D-R PF A TO B S TP 11/10 North Florida /14 Duke /19 Stony Brook /23 DePaul /24 UCONN /26 North Carolina /30 Notre Dame /3 Nebraska /5 Rutgers /9 Southern Utah /16 Oakland /18 Houston Baptist /21 Long Beach State /29 Cleveland State DNP 12/31 Savannah State DNP 1/4 Maryland Season & Career Highs Minutes 19 vs. Notre Dame (11/30/17) Career: 33 two times (last vs. Boise State, 1/27/16) 9 vs. Nebraska (12/3/17) Points 2 five times (last vs. Nebraska, 12/3/17) Career: 16 two times (last at Colorado State, 1/6/16) 2 vs. Nebraska (12/3/17) 4 two times (last vs. Notre Dame, 11/30/17) Career: 12 at Colorado State (1/6/16) 1 vs. Nebraska (12/3/17) Assists 2 three times (last vs. Houston Baptist, 12/18/17) Career: 5 vs. Air Force (1/16/16) Field Goals 1 five times (last vs. Nebraska, 12/3/17) Career: 8 at Colorado State (1/6/16) 1 vs. Nebraska (12/3/17) Field Goal Attempts 2 two times (last vs. DePaul, 11/23/17) Career: 10 four times (last at Colorado State, 1/6/16) 1 vs. Nebraska (12/3/17) 3-Point Field Goals Career: 3-Point FG Attempts Career: 1 three times (last vs. New Mexico, 1/12/16) Free Throws 1 vs. Houston Baptist (12/18/16) Career: 10 vs. Fresno State (12/30/16) Free Throw Attempts 2 two times (last vs. Houston Baptist, 12/18/17) Career: 12 vs. Fresno State (12/30/16) Steals 1 two times (last vs. North Carolina, 11/26/17) Career: 3 two times (last vs. UCLA, 11/23/16) Blocks 1 four times (last vs. Houston Baptist, 12/18/17) Career: 4 vs. Oregon State (2/28/13) Miscellaneous Stats (MSU s Record) Season Career Double-Figure Scoring 0 (0-0) 13 (0-0) Double-Figure Rebounding 0 (0-0) 3 (0-0) Double-Figure Assists 0 (0-0) 0 (0-0) Double-Doubles 0 (0-0) 2 (0-0) Led MSU in Scoring 0 (0-0) 0 (0-0) Led MSU in Rebounding 0 (0-0) 0 (0-0) Led MSU in Assists 0 (0-0) 0 (0-0) 20+ Point Games 0 (0-0) 0 (0-0) 30+ Point Games 0 (0-0) 0 (0-0) Carter s Career Snapshot Year GP/GS Min./Avg FG-FGA FG% 3FG-FGA 3FG% FT-FTA FT% OFF-DEF REB AVG PF/D A TO BL ST PTS AVG /0 383/ / /5 318/ / /7 529/ / /0 119/ / TOTAL 98/ / /

17 14 Brock Washington Freshman Guard Southfield, Mich. Southfield Christian Season & Career Highs Minutes Points Get to Know Brock Growing up as a Michigan State fan, his favorite player was Gary Harris Last Time Out MARYLAND SEASON AVG High School Associated Press Class D All-State First Team 2017 Detroit News Class D First-Team All-State selection and Detroit News Second-Team All-State honoree Averaged 13.8 points and 7.0 rebounds, leading Southfield Christian to a 21-6 mark and a berth in the Class D state semifinals Assists Field Goals Field Goal Attempts 3-Point Field Goals 3-Point FG Attempts Free Throws Free Throw Attempts Steals Blocks Miscellaneous Stats (MSU s Record) Season Double-Figure Scoring 0 (0-0) Double-Figure Rebounding 0 (0-0) Double-Figure Assists 0 (0-0) Double-Doubles 0 (0-0) Led MSU in Scoring 0 (0-0) Led MSU in Rebounding 0 (0-0) Led MSU in Assists 0 (0-0) 20+ Point Games 0 (0-0) 30+ Point Games 0 (0-0) 8

18 20 Get to Know Matt Matt McQuaid Junior Guard Duncanville, Texas Duncanville Sister Andrea previously played professional volleyball in Europe Father Rob grew up in Midland, Michigan, and was a two-year letterwinner at Central Michigan and Midwestern State Last Time Out MARYLAND SEASON AVG. In Has played in every game, starting two while averaging 7.6 points and 2.4 rebounds in 20.8 minutes Ranks sixth on the team in points per game with 7.6 Against DePaul, led all scorers with a career-high 20 points, knocking down a career-high six 3-pointers in just eight attempts. Led the Spartans in rebounds against Maryland (1/4), collecting a career-high seven boards to go along with six points and five assists Career... Appeared in 71 games, including starting 12, averaging 4.5 points, 1.4 rebounds and 1.3 assists Co-recipient of MSU s Best Defensive Player Award in McQuaid Game-by-Game Date Opponent Min. FG-A 3FG-A FT-FTA O-D-R PF A TO B S TP 11/10 North Florida /14 Duke /19 Stony Brook /23 DePaul /24 UCONN /26 North Carolina /30 Notre Dame /3 Nebraska /5 Rutgers /9 Southern Utah /16 Oakland /18 Houston Baptist /21 Long Beach State /29 Cleveland State /31 Savannah State /4 Maryland Season & Career Highs Minutes 28 vs. DePaul (11/23/17) Career: 33 two times (last vs. St. John s, 11/23/16) 30 at Minnesota (1/2/16) Points 20 vs. DePaul (11/23/17) Career: 20 vs. DePaul (11/23/17) 17 at Northwestern (1/28/16) 7 vs. Maryland (1/4/18) Career: 7 vs. Maryland (1/4/18) 7 vs. Maryland (1/4/18) Assists 5 vs. Maryland (1/4/18) Career: 5 three times (last vs. Maryland, 1/4/18) 5 two times (last vs. Maryland, 1/4/18) Field Goals 6 vs. DePaul (11/23/17) Career: 6 two times (last vs. DePaul, 11/23/17) 6 at Northwestern (1/28/16) Field Goal Attempts 9 vs. North Florida (11/10/17) Career: 12 vs. Youngstown State (12/6/16) 10 two times (last at Purdue, 2/9/16) 3-Point Field Goals 6 vs. DePaul (11/23/17) Career: 6 vs. DePaul (11/23/17) 5 at Northwestern (1/28/16) 3-Point FG Attempts 8 vs. DePaul (11/23/17) Career: 8 five times (last vs. DePaul, 11/23/17) 8 at Northwestern (1/28/16) Free Throws 4 two times (last vs. North Carolina, 11/26/17) Career: 5 at Duke (11/29/16) 4 two times (last vs. Wisconsin, 2/26/17) Free Throw Attempts 5 vs. Stony Brook (11/19/17) Career: 6 at Duke (11/29/16) 4 two times (last vs. Wisconsin, 2/26/17) Steals 3 vs. North Florida (11/10/17) Career: 3 two times (last vs. North Florida, 11/10/17) 2 three times (last vs. Michigan, 1/29/17) Blocks 1 vs. North Florida (11/10/17) Career: 2 two times (last vs. Boston College, 11/26/15) 1 three times (last vs. Rutgers, 1/31/16) Miscellaneous Stats (MSU s Record) Season Career Double-Figure Scoring 3 (3-0) 12 (11-1) Double-Figure Rebounding 0 (0-0) 0 (0-0) Double-Figure Assists 0 (0-0) 0 (0-0) Double-Doubles 0 (0-0) 0 (0-0) Led MSU in Scoring 1 (1-0) 1 (1-0) Led MSU in Rebounding 1 (1-0) 1 (1-0) Led MSU in Assists 0 (0-0) 1 (0-1) 20+ Point Games 1 (1-0) 1 (1-0) 30+ Point Games 0 (0-0) 0 (0-0) McQuaid s Career Snapshot Year GP/GS Min./Avg FG-FGA FG% 3FG-FGA 3FG% FT-FTA FT% OFF-DEF REB AVG PF/D A TO BL ST PTS AVG /1 553/ / /11 714/ / /2 332/ / TOTAL 85/ / /

19 22 Get to Know Miles Miles Bridges Sophomore Guard / Forward Flint, Mich. Huntington Prep Loves animals and has a cat named Calypso Played the drums when he was younger Lists Spiderman as his favorite superhero Enjoys music and likes playing 2K away from basketball Last Time Out MARYLAND SEASON AVG. In A Preseason All-American by the Associated Press Big Ten Preseason Player of the Year and a unanimous selection to the Preseason All-Big Ten Team One of 20 players selected to the watch list for the Julius Erving Small Forward of the Year Award, and was one of 32 players selected to the Oscar Robertson Trophy Preseason Watch List and was tabbed to the Naismith Trophy Watch List Named the Preseason Player of the Year by ESPN.com, CBS Sports.com and NBC Sports, the Sporting News selected him to its Preseason All-American team and Sports Illustrated lists him as the No. 1 candidate for National Player of the Year. Opened the season with 20 points and 10 rebounds against North Florida, marking the fourth game of his career Tied a career-high with four blocks against Duke (11/14) Leads the Spartans in scoring, averaging 16.9 ppg and sits at fifth in the same category in the Big Ten First on the team and eighth in the B1G in rebounding with 7.7 boards per contest and is tied for fourth in defensive rebounds with 5.9 per game Ranks tied for 16th in the conference in blocked shots totaling 17 (1.1/game) Tied for 13th in the Big Ten in 3-point field goals made with 30 Leads the conference in free throw percentage shooting 89.7 percent from the line Tallied his second double-double of the season against Southern Utah, collecting 17 points and 11 boards to go along with six assists and two blocks Recorded 33 points against Houston Baptist on 12/18, tying a career high Named Big Ten Player of the Week on Dec. 26 Dished out a career-high nine assists against Cleveland State on Dec. 29 Ripped down a career-high 21 rebounds in match against Savannah State on Dec. 31 to go along with 19 points for his third double-double of the year. Bridges 21 boards were the most by a Spartan since Greg Kelser had 27 in 1976 In Appeared in 28 games, including starting 27, averaging 16.9 points, 8.3 rebounds and 2.1 assists in 32.0 minutes Sporting News Freshman All-American Selected as the Big Ten Freshman of the Year by both the coaches and media, becoming the second Spartan to win the award since it was first presented in 1986, joining Gary Harris (2013) Second Team All-Big Ten, joining Gary Harris (2013) and Shawn Respert (1992) as the only Spartan freshmen to earn all-conference honors since Magic Johnson in 1978 Voted Michigan State Team MVP by both the media and the team NABC All-District 7 First-Team selection USBWA All-District V selection Recipient of MSU s Jumping Johnny Green Chairman of the Boards Award Five-time Big Ten Freshman of the Week (11/14, 11/28, 1/16, 1/29 and 2/20) USBWA Wayman Tisdale National Freshman of the Week (1/30) Bridges Game-by-Game Date Opponent Min. FG-A 3FG-A FT-FTA O-D-R PF A TO B S TP 11/10 North Florida /14 Duke /19 Stony Brook /23 DePaul DNP 11/24 UCONN /26 North Carolina /30 Notre Dame /3 Nebraska /5 Rutgers /9 Southern Utah /16 Oakland /18 Houston Baptist /21 Long Beach State /29 Cleveland State /31 Savannah State /4 Maryland Season & Career Highs Minutes 37 vs. Duke (11/14/17) Career: 37 six times (last vs. Duke, 11/14/17) 37 three times (last vs. Iowa, 2/11/17) Points 33 vs. Houston Baptist (12/18/17) Career: 33 two times (last vs. Houston Baptist, 12/18/17) 33 vs. Purdue (1/24/17) 21 vs. Savannah State (12/31/17) Career: 21 vs. Savannah State (12/31/17) 13 vs. Michigan (1/29/17) Assists 9 vs. Cleveland State (12/29/17) Career: 9 vs. Cleveland State (12/29/17) 7 vs. Maryland (1/4/18) Field Goals 11 vs. Houston Baptist (12/18/17) Career: 12 vs. Purdue (1/24/17) 12 vs. Purdue (1/24/17) Field Goal Attempts 17 two times (last vs. Savannah State, 12/31/17) Career: 20 vs. Minnesota (3/10/17) 20 vs. Minnesota (3/10/17) 3-Point Field Goals 5 two times (last at Rutgers, 12/5/17) Career: 5 three times (last at Rutgers, 12/5/17) 5 two times (last at Rutgers, 12/5/17) 3-Point FG Attempts 11 at Rutgers (12/5/17) Career: 11 three times (last at Rutgers, 12/5/17) 11 three times (last at Rutgers, 12/5/17) Free Throws 7 vs. Houston Baptist (12/18/17) Career: 7 two times (last vs. Houston Baptist, 12/18/17) 7 vs. Wisconsin (2/26/17) Free Throw Attempts 7 vs. Houston Baptist (12/18/17) Career: 9 two times (last vs. Kansas, 3/19/17) 9 vs. Wisconsin (2/26/17) Steals 2 vs. North Carolina (11/26/17) Career: 3 vs. Michigan (1/29/17) 3 vs. Michigan (1/29/17) Blocks 4 vs. Duke (11/14/17) Career: 4 four times (last vs. Duke 11/14/17) 4 three times (last vs. Iowa, 2/11/17) Miscellaneous Stats (MSU s Record) Season Career Double-Figure Scoring 14 (13-1) 38 (25-13) Double-Figure Rebounding 3 (3-0) 11 (8-3) Double-Figure Assists 0 (0-0) 0 (0-0) Double-Doubles 3 (3-0) 10 (8-2) Led MSU in Scoring 6 (5-1) 23 (13-10) Led MSU in Rebounding 3 (3-0) 20 (12-8) Led MSU in Assists 2 (2-0) 3 (2-1) 20+ Point Games 4 (4-0) 14 (8-6) 30+ Point Games 1 (1-0) 2 (1-1) Bridges Career Snapshot Year GP/GS Min./Avg FG-FGA FG% 3FG-FGA 3FG% FT-FTA FT% OFF-DEF REB AVG PF/D A TO BL ST PTS AVG /27 895/ / /14 436/ / TOTAL 43/ / /

20 23 Xavier Tillman Freshman Forward Grand Rapids, Mich. Grand Rapids Christian Season & Career Highs Minutes 14 vs. DePaul (11/23/17) 12 vs. Maryland (1/4/18) Points 9 vs. Stony Brook (11/19/17) 6 vs. Maryland (1/4/18) Get to Know Xavier His mother Tanya Powell-May played basketball at Michigan, where she finished her career as the school s all-time leading rebounder at the time Last Time Out MARYLAND SEASON AVG. In Scored a career-high nine points and registered five rebounds and three blocks against Stony Brook on 11/19 Averaging 3.5 points and 2.9 boards in 8.6 minutes Tied for fifth on the team in blocked shots with nine Third on the team in field goal percentage, shooting 65 percent from the floor Recorded a career-high four free throws made against Houston Baptist, shooting a perfect 100 percent from the line in that game Collected a career-high three steals against Long Beach State (12/21) Grabbed five rebounds to go along with six points in game against Maryland (1/4) High School Detroit News and Detroit Free Press Dream Team Averaged 13.9 points, 10.9 rebounds, 5.2 assists and 4.2 blocks as a senior, shooting 68 percent from the field Led Grand Rapids Christian to a 27-1 record and an appearance in the Class A state title game Tillman Game-by-Game Date Opponent Min. FG-A 3FG-A FT-FTA O-D-R PF A TO B S TP 11/10 North Florida /14 Duke /19 Stony Brook /23 DePaul /24 UCONN /26 North Carolina /30 Notre Dame /3 Nebraska /5 Rutgers /9 Southern Utah /16 Oakland /18 Houston Baptist /21 Long Beach State /29 Cleveland State /31 Savannah State /4 Maryland three times (last vs. Maryland, 1/4/18) 5 vs. Maryland (1/4/18) Assists 1 six times (last vs. Savannah State, 12/31/17) Field Goals 3 two times (last vs. DePaul, 11/23/17) 2 two times (last vs. Maryland, 1/4/18) Field Goal Attempts 4 three times (last vs. Houston Baptist, 12/18/17) 4 vs. Nebraska (12/3/17) 3-Point Field Goals 3-Point FG Attempts Free Throws 4 vs. Houston Baptist (12/18/17) 2 vs. Maryland (1/4/18) Free Throw Attempts 4 three times (last vs. Houston Baptist, 12/18/17) 3 vs. Maryland (1/4/18) Steals 3 vs. Long Beach State (12/21/17) Blocks 3 vs. Stony Brook (11/19/17) 1 vs. Nebraska (12/3/17) Miscellaneous Stats (MSU s Record) Season Double-Figure Scoring 0 (0-0) Double-Figure Rebounding 0 (0-0) Double-Figure Assists 0 (0-0) Double-Doubles 0 (0-0) Led MSU in Scoring 0 (0-0) Led MSU in Rebounding 0 (0-0) Led MSU in Assists 0 (0-0) 20+ Point Games 0 (0-0) 30+ Point Games 0 (0-0) Tillman s Career Snapshot Year GP/GS Min./Avg FG-FGA FG% 3FG-FGA 3FG% FT-FTA FT% OFF-DEF REB AVG PF/D A TO BL ST PTS AVG /0 137/ / TOTAL 16/0 137/ /

21 25 Get to Know Kenny Played three different types of saxaphone as a youth Would be interested in a career in advertising with Nike if he does not play basketball Enjoys golfing His father is his inspiration Favorite TV show is Game of Thrones Last Time Out MARYLAND SEASON AVG. In Has 1.9 points per game, 2.8 rebounds and 1.3 assists in 11.4 minutes Played a then-season high 19 minutes at Rutgers, grabbing a four boards and tallying two blocks Had arguably his best performance of the season against Oakland on 12/16, collecting four points, a season-high eight rebounds, a career-high seven assists and two steals in 20 minutes Fourth on the team in blocked shots with 11 on the year Gathered a season-high eight points, five rebounds and two blocks against Maryland (1/4) and set a career high in both 3-pointers made and shot going 2-of-3 from beyond the arc Career... Appeared in all 63 games, including starting 14, averaging 2.8 points and 3.8 rebounds in 14.6 minutes Started the first 12 contests of the season as MSU s lone post player in the starting rotation Registered a season-high 10 rebounds vs. Iowa (2/11/17), marking a career high for rebounds in a Big Ten game Goins Game-by-Game Kenny Goins RS Junior Forward Troy, Mich. Warren Mott Date Opponent Min. FG-A 3FG-A FT-FTA O-D-R PF A TO B S TP 11/10 North Florida /14 Duke /19 Stony Brook DNP 11/23 DePaul DNP 11/24 UCONN DNP 11/26 North Carolina DNP 11/30 Notre Dame /3 Nebraska /5 Rutgers /9 Southern Utah /16 Oakland /18 Houston Baptist /21 Long Beach State /29 Cleveland State /31 Savannah State /4 Maryland Season & Career Highs Minutes 20 vs. Oakland (12/16/17) Career: 29 vs. Kentucky (11/15/16) 25 vs. Maryland (1/23/16) Points 8 vs. Maryland (1/4/18) Career: 10 two times (last at Nebraska, 2/2/17) 10 at Nebraska (2/2/17) 8 vs. Oakland (12/16/17) Career: 13 vs. Louisville (12/2/15) 10 vs. Iowa (2/11/17) Assists 7 vs. Oakland (12/16/17) Career: 7 vs. Oakland (12/16/17) 4 vs. Purdue (1/24/17) Field Goals 3 vs. Maryland (1/4/18) Career: 5 at Nebraska (2/2/17) 5 at Nebraska (2/2/17) Field Goal Attempts 5 vs. Maryland (1/4/18) Career: 6 two times (last vs. Northeastern, 12/18/17) 5 three times (last vs. Maryland, 1/4/18) 3-Point Field Goals 2 vs. Maryland (1/4/18) Career: 2 vs. Maryland (1/4/18) 2 vs. Maryland (1/4/18) 3-Point FG Attempts 3 vs. Maryland (1/4/18) Career: 3 vs. Maryland (1/4/18) 3 vs. Maryland (1/4/18) Free Throws 2 vs. Duke (11/14/17) Career: 5 at Purdue (2/9/16) 5 at Purdue (2/9/16) Free Throw Attempts 2 three times (last vs. Oakland, 12/16/17) Career: 6 at Purdue (2/9/16) 6 at Purdue (2/9/16) Steals 2 vs. Oakland (12/16/17) Career: 8 vs. Oakland (12/16/17) 1 seven times (last vs. Minnesota, 3/10/17) Blocks 2 five times (last vs. Maryland, 1/4/18) Career: 3 vs. Oral Roberts (12/3/16) 2 four times (last vs. Maryland, 1/4/18) Miscellaneous Stats (MSU s Record) Season Career Double-Figure Scoring 0 (0-0) 2 (1-1) Double-Figure Rebounding 0 (0-0) 2 (2-0) Double-Figure Assists 0 (0-0) 0 (0-0) Double-Doubles 0 (0-0) 0 (0-0) Led MSU in Scoring 0 (0-0) 1 (0-1) Led MSU in Rebounding 0 (0-0) 6 (5-1) Led MSU in Assists 1 (1-0) 2 (1-1) 20+ Point Games 0 (0-0) 0 (0-0) 30+ Point Games 0 (0-0) 0 (0-0) Goins Career Snapshot Year GP/GS Min./Avg FG-FGA FG% 3FG-FGA 3FG% FT-FTA FT% OFF-DEF REB AVG PF/D A TO BL ST PTS AVG /0 266/ / /14 639/ / /0 137/ / TOTAL 73/ / /

22 34 Get to Know Gavin Gavin Schilling RS Senior Forward Chicago, Ill. Findlay Prep Speaks three languages fluently Born in Germany, raised in France, and moved to the US in 2003 Last Time Out MARYLAND SEASON AVG. In After missing the entire season with a knee injury, he returned to action in 2017, tallying six points and eight rebounds, matching the fourth-best effort of his career Second on the team in field goal percentage, shooting 71 percent (22-of-31) from the floor Fourth on the team in rebounding, averaging 3.8 boards per game Recorded a then-season-high seven points and grabbed seven boards against Houston Baptist (12/18) Tallied a season-high nine points, two assists and two steals to go along with six rebounds in game against Savannah State (12/31) Career... Has seen action in 110 games, starting 38, averaging 3.3 points, 2.9 rebounds, and totaling 45 blocks Missed the season with a knee injury Schilling Game-by-Game Date Opponent Min. FG-A 3FG-A FT-FTA O-D-R PF A TO B S TP 11/10 North Florida /14 Duke /19 Stony Brook /23 DePaul /24 UCONN /26 North Carolina /30 Notre Dame /3 Nebraska /5 Rutgers /9 Southern Utah /16 Oakland /18 Houston Baptist /21 Long Beach State /29 Cleveland State /31 Savannah State /4 Maryland Season & Career Highs Minutes 16 two times (last vs. Houston Baptist, 12/18/17) Career: 32 at Notre Dame (12/3/14) 26 vs. Northwestern (1/11/15) Points 9 vs. Savannah State (12/31/17) Career: 14 vs. Santa Clara (11/24/14) 13 two times (last at Penn State, 1/10/16) 8 two times (last at Rutgers, 12/5/17) Career: 11 vs. Santa Clara (11/24/14) 10 vs. Penn State (1/21/15) Assists 2 vs. Savannah State (12/31/17) Career: 4 at Purdue (2/9/16) 4 at Purdue (2/9/16) Field Goals 3 three times (last vs. Savannah State, 12/31/17) Career: 6 vs. Santa Clara (11/24/14) 5 three times (last at Penn State, 1/10/16) Field Goal Attempts 5 vs. Savannah State (12/31/17) Career: 10 vs. Northwestern (1/11/15) 10 vs. Northwestern (1/11/15) 3-Point Field Goals Career: 3-Point FG Attempts Career: Free Throws 3 two times (last vs. Savannah State, 12/31/17) Career: 4 three times (last vs. Nebraska, 1/20/16) 4 vs. Nebraska (1/20/16) Free Throw Attempts 7 vs. Houston Baptist (12/18/17) Career: 7 vs. Houston Baptist (12/18/17) 6 vs. Penn State (2/28/16) Steals 2 vs. Savannah State (12/31/17) Career: 3 vs. Wisconsin (2/18/16) 3 vs. Wisconsin (2/18/16) Blocks 3 vs. Long Beach State (12/21/17) Career: 3 two times (last vs. Long Beach State, 12/21/17) 2 six times (last at Rutgers, 12/5/17) Miscellaneous Stats (MSU s Record) Season Career Double-Figure Scoring 0 (0-0) 8 (8-0) Double-Figure Rebounding 0 (0-0) 2 (2-0) Double-Figure Assists 0 (0-0) 0 (0-0) Double-Doubles 0 (0-0) 2 (2-0) Led MSU in Scoring 0 (0-0) 0 (0-0) Led MSU in Rebounding 1 (1-0) 5 (4-1) Led MSU in Assists 0 (0-0) 0 (0-0) 20+ Point Games 0 (0-0) 0 (0-0) 30+ Point Games 0 (0-0) 0 (0-0) Schilling s Career Snapshot Year GP/GS Min./Avg FG-FGA FG% 3FG-FGA 3FG% FT-FTA FT% OFF-DEF REB AVG PF/D A TO BL ST PTS AVG /1 238/ / /33 659/ / /4 301/ / /0 174/ / TOTAL 116/ / /

23 41 Get to Know Conner Conner George RS Sophomore Guard Okemos, Mich. Okemos Lists Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band as his favorite musical choice Favorite team is the Detroit Pistons and current athlete is Draymond Green Says his favorite meal is his mom s steak and salmon Last Time Out MARYLAND SEASON AVG. In Has seen action in 12 games this season Against DePaul, played a career-best 16 minutes, grabbing a career-high seven rebounds including five on the offensive end Has six points on the season In Appeared in 10 games, averaging 0.6 points in 1.2 minutes Recipient of MSU s Tima Bograkos Walk-On Award George Game-by-Game Date Opponent Min. FG-A 3FG-A FT-FTA O-D-R PF A TO B S TP 11/10 North Florida /14 Duke DNP 11/19 Stony Brook /23 DePaul /24 UCONN DNP 11/26 North Carolina /30 Notre Dame DNP 12/3 Nebraska /5 Rutgers DNP 12/9 Southern Utah /16 Oakland /18 Houston Baptist /21 Long Beach State /29 Cleveland State /31 Savannah State /4 Maryland Season & Career Highs Minutes 16 vs. DePaul (11/23/17) Career: 16 vs. DePaul (11/23/17) 3 two times (last vs. Maryland, 1/4/18) Points 2 three times (last vs. Long Beach State, 12/21/17) Career: 4 vs. Penn State (3/9/17) 2 two times (last vs. Nebraska 12/3/17) 7 vs. DePaul (11/23/17) Career: 7 vs. DePaul (11/23/17) 2 vs. Nebraska (12/3/17) Assists Career: 1 vs. Rutgers (1/4/17) 1 vs. Rutgers (1/4/17) Field Goals 1 three times (last vs. Long Beach State, 12/21/17) Career: 1 four times (last vs. Long Beach State, 12/21/17) 1 two times (last vs. Nebraska, 12/3/17) Field Goal Attempts 2 four times (last vs. Savannah State, 12/31/17) Career: 2 four times (last vs. Savannah State, 12/31/17) 2 vs. Nebraska (12/3/17) 3-Point Field Goals Career: 3-Point FG Attempts 1 six times (last vs. Maryland, 1/4/18) Career: 1 six times (last vs. Savannah State, 12/31/17) 1 three times (last vs. Maryland, 1/4/18) Free Throws Career: 4 vs. Penn State (3/9/17) 4 vs. Penn State (3/9/17) Free Throw Attempts 2 vs. DePaul (11/23/17) Career: 6 vs. Penn State (3/9/17) 6 vs. Penn State (3/9/17) Steals 1 three times (last vs. Oakland, 12/16/17) Career: 1 three times (last vs. Oakland, 12/16/17) Blocks Career: Miscellaneous Stats (MSU s Record) Season Career Double-Figure Scoring 0 (0-0) 0 (0-0) Double-Figure Rebounding 0 (0-0) 0 (0-0) Double-Figure Assists 0 (0-0) 0 (0-0) Double-Doubles 0 (0-0) 0 (0-0) Led MSU in Scoring 0 (0-0) 0 (0-0) Led MSU in Rebounding 0 (0-0) 0 (0-0) Led MSU in Assists 0 (0-0) 0 (0-0) 20+ Point Games 0 (0-0) 0 (0-0) 30+ Point Games 0 (0-0) 0 (0-0) George s Career Snapshot Year GP/GS Min./Avg FG-FGA FG% 3FG-FGA 3FG% FT-FTA FT% OFF-DEF REB AVG PF/D A TO BL ST PTS AVG /0 12/ / /0 48/ / TOTAL 22/0 60/ /

24 Nick Ward Sophomore Forward Gahanna, Ohio Lincoln Get to Know Nick Played the drums in his youth Lists scary movies as his biggest fear Superman is his favorite superhero Once gave envelope of money he found at amusement park back. Last Time Out MARYLAND SEASON AVG In Tallied first double-double of the season against Stony Brook, collecting a team-leading 22 points and 11 boards Second on the team and is ninth in the conference in rebounding (7.4 per game) Second on the team in points per game (15.4) and is tied for 10th in the Big Ten in the same category Tied a season-high 22 points in Big Ten opener against Nebraska Leads the B1G in field goal percentage, shooting 72 percent from the floor Ranks fifth in the conference in offensive rebounds, ripping down 46 on the year (2.9 per game) Sits tied for sixth in the B1G in blocked shots, totaling 27 (1.7 per game) Attempted and drained his first career 3-point field goal against Southern Utah on 12/9 Registered nine field goals (9-for-9) against Houston Baptist (12/18), tying a career-high, Ward also tied a season-high four blocks in that same game Tallied seven offensive rebounds in game against Cleveland State, collected a double-double with 22 points and 15 rebounds while going 7-of-8 from the floor and 8-of-12 from the line Recorded his fourth double-double of the season against Savannah State with a team-high 21 points adding 10 rebounds Has shot 90 percent (38-of-42) from the floor over the past four games including two perfect 9-of-9 performances Earned Big Ten Player of the Week Honors on Jan. 2 Third in the nation in field goal percentage, shooting 72 percent from the floor on the season In Appeared in 35 games, including starting 21, averaging 13.9 points and 6.5 rebounds in 19.8 minutes All-Big Ten Honorable Mention Earned Big Ten Player of the Week honors on Feb. 27, becoming the only conference freshman during the season to win the honor and first Spartan freshman to earn POW honors since Delvon Roe in 2009 Ward Game-by-Game Date Opponent Min. FG-A 3FG-A FT-FTA O-D-R PF A TO B S TP 11/10 North Florida /14 Duke /19 Stony Brook /23 DePaul /24 UCONN /26 North Carolina /30 Notre Dame /3 Nebraska /5 Rutgers /9 Southern Utah /16 Oakland /18 Houston Baptist /21 Long Beach State /29 Cleveland State /31 Savannah State /4 Maryland Ward s Career Snapshot Season & Career Highs Minutes 25 vs. Stony Brook (11/19/17) Career: 33 at Minnesota (12/27/17) 33 at Minnesota (12/27/17) Points 22 three times (last vs. Cleveland State, 12/29/17) Career: 25 vs. Oakland (12/21/16) 22 four times (last vs. Nebraska, 12/3/17) 15 two times (last vs. Cleveland State, 12/29/17) Career: 16 at Maryland (3/4/17) 16 at Maryland (3/4/17) Assists 2 vs. Stony Brook (11/19/17) Career: 3 vs. Oral Roberts (12/3/16) 2 vs. Rutgers (1/4/17) Field Goals 9 two times (last vs. Savannah State, 12/31/17) Career: 9 four times (last vs. Savannah State, 12/31/17) 9 two times (last vs. Wisconsin, 2/26/17) Field Goal Attempts 13 vs. Duke (11/14/17) Career: 18 at Maryland (3/4/17) 18 at Maryland (3/4/17) 3-Point Field Goals 1 vs. Southern Utah (12/9/17) Career: 1 vs. Southern Utah (12/9/17) 3-Point FG Attempts 1 vs. Southern Utah (12/9/17) Career: 1 vs. Southern Utah (12/9/17) Free Throws 10 vs. Nebraska (12/3/17) Career: 11 vs. Oakland (12/21/16) 10 vs. Nebraska (12/3/17) Free Throw Attempts 13 vs. Nebraska (12/3/17) Career: 17 vs. Oakland (12/21/16) 13 two times (last vs. Nebraska, 12/3/17) Steals 1 three times (last at Rutgers, 12/5/17) Career: 2 two times (last vs. Youngstown State, 12/6/16) 1 eight times (last at Rutgers, 12/5/17) Blocks 4 two times (last vs. Houston Baptist, 12/18/17) Career: 6 vs. Northeastern (12/18/16) 5 vs. Penn State (1/7/17) Miscellaneous Stats (MSU s Record) Season Career Double-Figure Scoring 13 (12-1) 38 (28-10) Double-Figure Rebounding 4 (4-0) 9 (7-2) Double-Figure Assists 0 (0-0) 0 (0-0) Double-Doubles 4 (4-0) 7 (5-2) Led MSU in Scoring 6 (5-1) 14 (11-3) Led MSU in Rebounding 4 (4-0) 18 (14-4) Led MSU in Assists 0 (0-0) 0 (0-0) 20+ Point Games 5 (5-0) 11 (10-1) 30+ Point Games 0 (0-0) 0 (0-0) Year GP/GS Min./Avg FG-FGA FG% 3FG-FGA 3FG% FT-FTA FT% OFF-DEF REB AVG PF/D A TO BL ST PTS AVG /21 694/ / /16 300/ / TOTAL 51/37 994/ /