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No. 9 Michigan State hosts Toledo following Wilson’s 21-point outing

Toledo Rockets (5-5) at Michigan State Spartans (9-1, 2-0 Big Ten)

East Lansing, Michigan; Tuesday, 6:30 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Toledo visits No. 9 Michigan State after Sonny Wilson scored 21 points in Toledo’s 75-70 loss to the Robert Morris Colonials.

The Spartans have gone 5-1 at home. Michigan State ranks fifth in the Big Ten with 12.1 offensive rebounds per game led by Jaxon Kohler averaging 3.6.

The Rockets are 1-2 on the road. Toledo is third in the MAC with 10.4 offensive rebounds per game led by Sean Craig averaging 3.3.

Michigan State is shooting 45.5% from the field this season, 3.9 percentage points lower than the 49.4% Toledo allows to opponents. Toledo has shot at a 48.0% rate from the field this season, 9.4 percentage points greater than the 38.6% shooting opponents of Michigan State have averaged.

TOP PERFORMERS: Kohler averages 1.6 made 3-pointers per game for the Spartans, scoring 13.8 points while shooting 45.7% from beyond the arc. Jeremy Fears Jr. is shooting 41.3% and averaging 11.2 points.

Wilson is scoring 15.9 points per game and averaging 3.1 rebounds for the Rockets. Leroy Blyden Jr. is averaging 13.9 points and 2.7 rebounds.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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