Good morning! Michigan State hockey is holding steady in the top-10!

What else are we serving up in today's Brew?

🏒 International stars
🏀 Walker’s heating up
💚 And much, much more

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 International Impact. Michigan State hockey has been all over the IIHF World Junior Championships, with four players on three separate teams.

Tommi Männistö scored for Team Finland on Tuesday to help the Finns advance to the semifinals, where a matchup with Trey Augustine, Isaac Howard and Team USA awaits. Maxim Štrbák also suited up for Team Slovakia at the tournament.

🎥 WATCH: Männistö scores to tie it up at 1-1

📅 SCHEDULE: IIHF World Junior Championships

🔼 Beat At The Buzzer. Michigan State women’s basketball traded baskets with No. 4 Iowa all night on Tuesday, but the Hawkeyes had the final possession and pulled out a 76-73 win in Iowa City.

Julia Ayrault scored 16 points to lead the Spartans, while DeeDee Hagemann (14), Moira Joiner (10) and Tory Ozment (10) joined her in double figures.

📈 BOX SCORE: Michigan State Women’s Basketball at Iowa

🔼 Walker On The Run. Michigan State men’s basketball has won four straight games as it heads into tomorrow night’s matchup with Penn State.

A big reason for that? Tyson Walker’s shooting — the guard has made 46% of his three-point attempts and 94% of his free throws over the last four games!

🤔 SPARTAN TRIVIA

Dishing ‘Em Out. Who do you think leads Big Ten men’s basketball in assist/turnover ratio?

Think you got it? Scroll down to the bottom of this email for the answer!

💚 ONE BIG THING

🔼 Cheer On The Spartans. As if you needed another reason to watch Michigan State men’s basketball at the Breslin Center this winter!

Michigan State Athletics is offering a ticket deal to kick off the new year!

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📅 UPCOMING SCHEDULE

Wednesday 1/3

No scheduled events

🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: Tre Holloman!

💚 Have a great Wednesday, everyone!