Getty Ohio State will host Michigan State on Saturday.
The No. 14 Ohio State Buckeyes will host the No. 8 Michigan State Spartans in Columbus on Saturday.
The game is scheduled to start at Noon ET and will be broadcast on Fox. If you don’t have cable or can’t get to a TV, you can still watch the game live and on-demand on your computer, phone, or streaming device by signing up for one of the following cable-free, live-TV streaming services:
Fox (live in most markets) is included in FuboTV’s main package, which includes 75-plus total channels and is largely tailored towards sports fans. You can sign up for a free 7-day trial right here, and you can then watch a live stream of the game on your computer via the FuboTV website, or on your phone (Android and iPhone supported), tablet, Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, Chromecast, or other supported device via the FuboTV app.
If you can’t watch live, FuboTV comes with 30 hours of Cloud DVR (with the ability to upgrade to 500 hours), as well as a handy “72-Hour Lookback” feature, which will allow you to watch the game on-demand up to three days after it airs even if you forgot to record it.
In addition to their extensive Netflix-like streaming library, Hulu now also offers a bundle of 50-plus live TV channels, including Fox (live in most markets). You can sign up for “Hulu with Live TV” right here, and you can then watch a live stream of the game on your computer via the Hulu website, or on your phone (Android and iPhone supported), tablet, Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, Chromecast, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Echo Show, or other streaming device via the Hulu app.
If you can’t watch live, “Hulu with Live TV” also comes with 50 hours of Cloud DVR storage (with the ability to upgrade to “Enhanced Cloud DVR,” which gives you 200 hours of DVR space and the ability to fast forward through commercials).
Fox (live in select markets) is included in the “Sling Blue” channel package. You can sign up for a free 7-day trial, and you can then watch a live stream of the game on your computer via the Sling TV website, or on your phone (Android and iPhone supported), tablet, Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, Chromecast, Xbox One, or other streaming device via the Sling TV app.
If you can’t watch live, you can get 50 hours of cloud DVR storage as an additional add-on.
Fox Sports Go
Additionally, you can watch a live stream of the game on your computer via the Fox Sports Go website, or on your phone, tablet, or streaming device via the Fox Sports Go app. You’ll need to log in to a cable provider to watch this way, but if you don’t have that, you can still sign up for one of the above options and then use your FuboTV, Hulu, or Sling TV credentials to sign in and watch on the Fox digital platforms.
Michigan State vs Ohio State Preview
On Wednesday, the Spartans (11-2) demolished Northwestern 81-55 for their seventh straight win.
Junior big man Nick Ward led the way with 21 points in just 25 minutes, grabbing seven rebounds and swatting a pair of attempts. He was one of five Spartans to score 10 or more.
“I never thought we adjusted defensively to their physicality and to their speed,” Wildcats head coach Chris Collins said, according to The State News. “You can simulate it in practice and we do have a number of new guys — a number of freshmen that have not played here and have not played against them.”
Spartans junior guard Cassius Winston had 12 dimes to go with his 13 points on 4-of-6 shooting.
“You can just sense when they’re getting tired and it’s hard to keep pushing, keep running with us,” said the junior point guard, per The State News. “It’s hard to guard like that for an extended amount of time.”
Junior guard Joshua Langford missed his first game of the season with an ankle injury.
“He’s gonna visit with a guy just because we’re not gonna take any chances on Josh,” head coach Tom Izzo said, according to the Detroit Free Press. “Really, he didn’t seem to do anything. It wasn’t that he hurt it in the game. It bothered him a little bit in warmups, and we just thought it was a little ankle tweak. And hopefully that’s what it is. … I’m hoping that maybe there’s just a little wear and tear on it, and that’ll be it.
“We’re hoping to know something by Friday for sure, but we kind of decided we would keep him out of this (Northwestern) game and then determine when he (sits) the next game.”
Five of Michigan State’s next seven games come on the road, starting with their visit to Columbus. They’re 2-1 on the road thus far. Their lone road loss came by just four points against Louisville. They fell by five to Kansas at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis in both teams’ season opener for their only other loss.
“It’s going to be us against the world,” Winston said, per The State News. “Teams are gonna make their runs, it’s their home gym. … We’re going to do what we do and stick together — make plays, make easy plays and we’re gonna make our push.”
The Buckeyes are 12-1, but have yet to play a ranked opponent. They most recently trucked High Point 82-64.
Sophomore forward Kaleb Wesson scored 17 points on 7-of-12 shooting, adding four rebounds, three assists, and two steals.
He and Ward were rivals who would form a bond in the Columbus high school hoops scene.
“I used to go over there all the time and everybody was saying ‘Nick is the best big in the city,’” Wesson said, according to The Plain Dealer. “He was older than me so I was watching Nick almost as a role model at that time because me and him had the same body type. As we grew older and we started playing against each other we just became closer.”