No. 20 Michigan State and Northwestern square off in conference showdown

Northwestern Wildcats (5-2) at Michigan State Spartans (5-3)

East Lansing, Michigan; Sunday, 7 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Boo Buie and the Northwestern Wildcats take on Tyson Walker and the No. 20 Michigan State Spartans on Sunday.

The Spartans are 2-0 in home games. Michigan State has a 1-2 record in games decided by 10 or more points.

The Wildcats are 1-0 in road games. Northwestern ranks fifth in the Big Ten with 26.1 defensive rebounds per game led by Ty Berry averaging 5.3.

The matchup Sunday is the first meeting this season for the two teams in conference play.

TOP PERFORMERS: Walker is shooting 43.1% and averaging 15.1 points for the Spartans. Joey Hauser is averaging 2.1 made 3-pointers for Michigan State.

Buie is averaging 12.9 points and 4.4 assists for the Wildcats. Chase Audige is averaging 12.4 points, 4.1 assists and 2.3 steals for Northwestern.

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