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No. 11 Michigan State Spartans and the East Carolina Pirates square off in Cypress Lake, Florida

East Carolina Pirates (2-3) vs. Michigan State Spartans (5-0)

Cypress Lake, Florida; Tuesday, 1 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: East Carolina and No. 11 Michigan State square off in Cypress Lake, Florida.

The Spartans have a 5-0 record in non-conference games. Michigan State is 1-0 in games decided by 3 points or fewer.

The Pirates are 2-3 in non-conference play. East Carolina averages 13.0 turnovers per game and is 1-1 when turning the ball over less than opponents.

Michigan State’s average of 6.4 made 3-pointers per game is 4.2 fewer made shots on average than the 10.6 per game East Carolina gives up. East Carolina has shot at a 41.6% rate from the field this season, 2.8 percentage points higher than the 38.8% shooting opponents of Michigan State have averaged.

TOP PERFORMERS: Jaxon Kohler is scoring 15.2 points per game with 9.8 rebounds and 1.8 assists for the Spartans. Jeremy Fears Jr. is averaging 11.8 points and 4.0 rebounds while shooting 43.6%.

Joran Riley is scoring 18.5 points per game and averaging 5.8 rebounds for the Pirates. Giovanni Emejuru is averaging 17.0 points and 9.8 rebounds.

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