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Michigan State basketball: 3 bold predictions at No. 1 Purdue

By Connor Muldowney

Michigan State's A.J. Hoggard moves the ball against Iowa during the first half on Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023, at the Breslin Center in Lansing.230126 Msu Iowa Bball 009aSyndication Lansing State Journal
Michigan State's A.J. Hoggard moves the ball against Iowa during the first half on Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023, at the Breslin Center in Lansing.230126 Msu Iowa Bball 009aSyndication Lansing State Journal /
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Michigan State’s Tyson Walker, right, makes a 3-pointer as Purdue’s Zach Edey defends during the second half on Monday, Jan. 16, 2023, at the Breslin Center in East Lansing.230116 Msu Purdue Bball 166a
Michigan State’s Tyson Walker, right, makes a 3-pointer as Purdue’s Zach Edey defends during the second half on Monday, Jan. 16, 2023, at the Breslin Center in East Lansing.230116 Msu Purdue Bball 166a /

2. Tyson Walker has another career game

The last time Michigan State and Purdue met, Tyson Walker had a career game. While Zach Edey stole the show with 32 points and the game-winning bucket with just seconds remaining, Walker had himself one of the best single games of any Big Ten player this season. He nearly willed the Spartans to a win at home.

Now he’ll get another crack at Purdue.

And he loves playing Purdue.

In case you don’t remember, he hit a game-winning three a year ago to beat the Boilermakers in the Breslin Center and he just had a career game against this team that couldn’t seem to guard him just last week.

Walker has struggled a bit offensively since and has been dealing with a stomach bug, but I think he’ll have another big game to keep the Spartans in it at Mackey Arena on Sunday afternoon.

He won’t quite hit 30 points, but I could see him approaching that mark with 24 and four big 3-pointers. Have to keep switching Edey onto him.

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