Your GameThread - Michigan State at Purdue

YOUR MICHIGAN STATE SPARTANS at THE PURDUE BOILERMAKERS

MACKEY ARENA, WEST LAFAYETTE, INDIANA

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20th, 7:00 PM EASTERN

TV: ESPN

RADIO: SPARTAN SPORTS NETWORK

If the reports are to be believed, Keith Appling's wrist is much improved, and hopefully he'll be back to the scintillating form he showed early in the season. Izzo says this matchup will be physical:

Izzo says that fouls and turnovers will be critical tonight vs. Purdue because "This is going to be a football game on hardwood."

— Adam Ruff (@Spartan_Radio) February 20, 2014

I wouldn't expect anything less from the Boilermakers. One last thing -- here's an update on Dawson:

MSU spokesman wouldn't say if Branden Dawson had the pins removed from his right hand today. But I don't see him here at Mackey Arena

— Matt Charboneau (@mattcharboneau) February 20, 2014

This is the open thread. We have three rules here: no links to illegal game streams, no racial or antihomosexual slurs, and be cool to one another -- especially if the Spartans are underperforming. Things got a little out of a hand on Sunday, I'll be patrolling more thoroughly tonight. Above all, enjoy the game everyone.

GO GREEN, GO WHITE, BEAT PURDUE.