The best player the Titans have at the moment is senior guard Orlando Lovejoy, who is averaging 13.8 points per game and was at 16.4 points last season. Detroit Mercy has two other players who are averaging double digits to this point --- Ayden Carter and T.J. Nadeau --- who are both at 12.4 points per game.

The MSU-Detroit Mercy basketball game will be aired on Big Ten Network. Additionally, the game will be available to stream on the ESPN App and on Fubo, which carries ESPN channels and offers a free trial to potential subscribers.

Michigan State traveled to Florida on Sunday ahead of the tournament, which will be played at Suncoast Credit Union Arena – capacity of 3,500 – on Florida SouthWestern State College’s campus. The Spartans are making their debut in the event, which was won by rival Michigan last year.

Michigan State was led in scoring by its four captains: Jeremy Fears Jr. (14 points), Carson Cooper (12 points), Coen Carr (11 points) and Jaxon Kohler (10 points). But this group needed to provide more to knock off a top-five team in a road game like this.

While a Thanksgiving trip to Fort Myers starts off with a warm-up against East Carolina, the North Carolina team Michigan State faces is a strong one. After sneaking into the NCAA Tournament a few months ago, a new-look Tar Heels squad knocked off Kansas and stands 5-0.

Blair provided a boost with her scoring on Sunday, Nov. 23 while contributing to MSU concluding a six-game season-opening homestand with a 102-41 victory over Oakland at Breslin Center. Blair had a career-high 25 points while helping the Spartans move to 6-0.

Michigan State basketball is now 5-0 on the season after beating Detroit Mercy at home 84-56. Michigan State will now travel to Fort Myers, Florida, to play bot