Michigan State men’s basketball is 8-1 with its sole loss to No. 3 Duke, which is 10-0. The Spartans’ opponents today, Penn State, are 8-2 and unranked in either major poll. MSU is 46-10 all-time against the Nittany Lions.

No. 8 Michigan State lost to No. 4 Duke at the Breslin Center today. Here are highlights and a recap from the loss.

Big man Jaxon Kohler being MSU's best three-point shooter so far is definitely a bit unexpected. Kohler added the ability to shoot the three to his game last season after hitting zero threes during his first two seasons at Michigan State, but he only attempted one or two threes per contest and hit 19 across the Spartans' 37-game season.

The Spartans will head to Penn State looking to bounce-back from a narrow loss to Duke in their last game played last weekend. Michigan State was undefeated prior to that loss to the Blue Devils, and will look to get things back on track in this road matchup at Penn State on Saturday.

Penn State men’s basketball will look to extend its home win streak on Saturday afternoon against No. 9-ranked Michigan State. The Nittany Lions are 6-0 at home this year and 8-2 after losing their Big Ten opener at Indiana on Tuesday night.

Michigan State is one of six Big Ten teams in the latest AP Top 25 featuring Arizona as the new No. 1 following Purdue’s loss at home against Iowa State. The others are No. 2 Michigan, No. 6 Purdue, No. 13 Illinois, No. 23 Nebraska and No. 25 UCLA.

"The only way it works at this level is if you have guys who are really playing for each other, and right now we have that," coach Dusty May said.

A look at MSU's basketball game at Penn State on Saturday — including matchup analysis, how to watch and listen, the betting line and a prediction.

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