University of Connecticut Athletics
MSU Exhibition To Air on WFSB, Stream on UConn+
10/9/2025 2:40:00 PM | Men's Basketball
STORRS – The UConn athletics department and WFSB have announced that the men's basketball exhibition contest against Michigan State on Tuesday, Oct. 28 in Hartford will air locally on WSFB Channel 3. The game will also be available streaming on UConn+ for a one-time fee of $7.99. Coverage will begin at 7 p.m. with the new WFSB/WWAX UConn Basketball pregame show before a scheduled tip of 7:30 p.m.
While the contest will not count towards official records, the Huskies and Spartans have split eight games in their series history, most recently playing in the 2021 Battle 4 Atlantis. MSU's last visit to Connecticut came on Dec. 5, 1998, an 82-68 victory for No. 1 UConn at Gampel Pavilion. The exhibition is part of a two-game series with a return trip to East Lansing on tap in 2026.
WFSB and WWAX (The WAX) are the official media partners of UConn Athletics. UConn Sports Properties, the locally based team of Learfield – the media and technology company powering college athletics, is the exclusive multimedia rights holder for UConn Athletics.
"We have had a terrific partnership with WFSB over the past two seasons," said Tom Murphy, General Manager for UConn Sports Properties. "We are excited to expand our relationship with their carrying of the UConn Men's Basketball exhibition game vs. Michigan State - a matchup between two of the most iconic college basketball programs in the country - and the recent announcement of UConn Men's and Women's Basketball pre-game shows on The Wax. This coverage allows local fans to access more Huskies content than ever before on free, over-the-air television, while fans outside of Connecticut may watch the game on our UConn+ streaming service."
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