Way to watch Michigan State basketball vs Alabama

To stay up and watch their Spartans in Portland, Oregon, supporters of Michigan State basketball will need to battle off post-Thanksgiving tiredness. In the first round of the Phil Knight Invitational tournament on Thursday night, No. 12 MSU will face No. 18 Alabama.

Alabama and history

The Spartans participated in the first competition, the PK80, which was held in 2017 to honour Nike founder Phil Knight's 80th birthday. They were ranked in the AP Top 25 this week after victories over Kentucky and Villanova. With victories over Longwood, Liberty, South Alabama, and Jacksonville State under its belt, Alabama enters the contest 4-0.

Details on how to watch, stream, and listen to MSU vs Alabama are provided below, along with links to pertinent articles from this week.

Match details

No. 18 ALABAMA vs No. 12 MICHIGAN STATE (3-1) (4-0)

Date & Time: Thursday, Nov. 25, 10:30 p.m. Eastern

Channel: ESPN

STREAM: ESPN app | ESPN.com/watch

RADIO: Spartan Media Network (94.9 FM/1240 AM in Lansing; 760 AM in Detroit)

ALL-TIME SERIES RECORD: 1-1

LAST MEETING: Dec. 23, 1998, in Pearl Harbor Classic. MSU won 75-58.

CURRENT STREAK: MSU +1

LINE: Alabama -4

MSU head coach Tom Izzo

According to MSU head coach Tom Izzo, this match will be the fourth game against BCS schools, and they have completely prepared for it. In the last game, the team shot 46 3s, which is a great milestone for some teams. This team is dangerous and big. The coach may not call this team as strong as Gonzaga or Villanova, but the team is long as they are 6-11, 6-10, 6-10.

The Miller kid is sometimes compared to Kevin Durant for his long athlete that can shoot 3s. So definitely, the coach calls this team as talented as Miller averages 18 and 10.

The Sears kids are also performing well. However, the (Jahvon) Quinerly student who transferred two years ago from Villanova had suffered trauma. He may be the ideal point guard. They also have two additional rookies who are excellent shooters: Ryan Griffen and Jaden Bradley.

The coach also said; thus, the team fired several 3s. They have lengthy, athletic bodies. They play excellent defence. Nate (Oates) has worked at an exercise camp for ten years, so he is quite knowledgeable about our programme, and we have used his.

Based on the coach's belief, it will be the fourth different prep when fans watch Gonzaga, Kentucky, and Villanova. Even though this squad is vastly different from all other teams, they will still provide us with another useful indicator of where we stand and what we need to work on, and as a coach, he is looking forward to it.