No. 9 Michigan State basketball's game against No. 13 Nebraska is the first game with two ranked men's teams in 13 years at Pinnacle Bank Arena.

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

No. 9 Michigan State takes on the No. 13 Nebraska Cornhuskers after Jeremy Fears Jr. scored 21 points in the Spartans' 114-97 win against the Cornell Big Red.

Michigan State has to earn every bit of this one. The Spartans' first game of 2026 is one of the most challenging on the schedule. No. 9 MSU is on the road to t

The No. 13 Nebraska men’s basketball team returns to Big Ten Conference action on Friday night, as the Huskers welcome No. 9 Michigan State to a sold-out Pinnacle Bank Arena.

The nation's longest active win streak will be on the line when No. 13 Nebraska hosts No. 9 Michigan State in a Big Ten Conference game on Friday night in Lincoln, Neb.

Michigan State will kick off the rest of Big Ten play with a top-15 matchup against Nebraska, one of six undefeated teams in the country.

Pregame analysis and predictions of the Michigan State Spartans vs. Nebraska Cornhuskers NCAAM game to be played on January 2, 2026 on ESPN.

The first half was weirder than it should've been, which led to a one-possession game at the break. But Nebraska eventually got going, pulled away and recorded an 86-55 win over New Hampshire on Tuesday that pushed the Cornhuskers to 13-0 on the season and left them as one of only six undefeated teams remaining in the sport.