Getty Jon Teske and the Michigan Wolverines will host the Michigan State Spartans.
The No. 7 Michigan Wolverines will host in-state Big Ten rivals the No. 10 Michigan State Spartans at the Crisler Center on Sunday.
The game is scheduled to start at 3:45 p.m. ET and will be broadcast on CBS. But if you don’t have cable, you watch a live stream of the game on your computer, phone, or streaming device by signing up for one of the following cable-free, live-TV streaming services:
PlayStation Vue — which doesn’t require an actual PlayStation console to sign up or watch — offers four different live-TV channel packages, all of which include CBS (live in select markets).
You can start a free five-day trial right here (select “Start Streaming” in the upper-right corner), and you can then watch a live stream of the game on your computer via the PS Vue website, or on your phone (Android and iPhone supported), tablet, Roku, Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV, Chromecast, PlayStation (3 or 4), or other supported device via the PS Vue app.
If you can’t watch live, PlayStation Vue comes included with cloud DVR.
CBS (live in select markets) is included in FuboTV’s main package, which includes 95-plus live TV channels and is largely tailored towards sports.
You can start a free seven-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.
If you have Amazon Prime or start a free 30-day trial of Amazon Prime, you can watch all CBS content (both live and on-demand) via the CBS Amazon Channel, which also comes with a seven-day free trial.
Once you’re signed up for both Amazon Prime and the CBS channel, you can then watch a live stream of the game on your computer via the Amazon website, or you can watch on your phone (Android and iPhone compatible), tablet, Roku, Amazon Fire TV, Fire TV Stick, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, or other streaming device via the Amazon Video app.
In addition to their extensive Netflix-like streaming library, Hulu now also offers a bundle of 50-plus live TV channels, including CBS (live in select 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).
Michigan State vs Michigan Preview
The Wolverines suffered a disappointing 75-69 road defeat to Penn State on February 12. But they’ve bounced back by leaning on their defense for wins over Maryland (65-52 at home) and Minnesota (69-60 on the road).
“With the guys that we have defensively right now, I think that they understand that this is the one consistent thing we can have every day,” Michigan head coach John Beilein said after the victory over the Gophers, according to The Michigan Daily.
The Wolverines surrender just 57.7 points per game, the third-lowest mark out of 353 Division I squads. Teams shoot 39.7 percent from the field against Michigan, good for 18th-best in the nation.
Junior center Jon Teske ranks 18th in Division I with 2.3 blocks per game, and he’s second with an 83.7 defensive rating, per Sports Reference.
He averaged 6.7 and 5.2 personal fouls per 40 minutes in his freshman and sophomore campaigns, respectively. He’s down to 3.3 fouls per 40 minutes this season, allowing the 7’1″ rim protector to stay on the floor.
“You just gotta kinda, I think, pick and choose where to be more aggressive,” Teske told The Michigan Daily. “The first couple minutes, you can’t be too aggressive. At the same time, you’re just not gonna give them a layup. So you just gotta wall up.
“As the game goes on, you can be a little bit more aggressive depending how many fouls you have. Fouls are gonna happen, but you can’t have bad fouls reaching in and coming down hard on someone. You just gotta protect those five fouls that you have and play your game.”
The Spartans have responded to a three-game losing streak extending from late January to early February by winning four straight.
On Wednesday, they bested Rutgers 71-60 at home behind a 28-point, eight-assist from junior guard Cassius Winston.
“I try not to get too trigger-happy,” Winston said after the win, according to The State News. “I just try to take good shots, I don’t want to take bad ones. Every now and then, I take a heat check, just in case. Like I said, keep playing basketball. Don’t let your head get too big.”
After Sunday’s meeting, the in-state rivals will play two more games then close out the regular season against one another in East Lansing.
Michigan, Michigan State, and Purdue are all 13-3 in Big Ten play, the best mark in the conference and a game and a half better then the next-best record.
“It’s another game in search of a Big Ten championship,” MSU senior forward Kenny Goins said of Sunday’s matchup, per The State News. “We’re excited for this time of year to really try and reach the highest peak that we can.”