Blogging live courtside at Carver-Hawkeye Arena, Michigan State guard Maurice Joseph will play tonight for the first time since suffering a stress reaction in his right foot in a Dec. 9 game at The Palace. Joseph did not practice Wednesday, but he took part in MSU's shootaround this morning.

Freshman wing Raymar Morgan, however, will miss his seventh straight game with a stress reaction in his right shin. Morgan is in warm-ups, but not in uniform.

Don't expect more than a few minutes per half from Joseph, but his presence should be enough to lift the Spartans (13-2) to a win in their Big Ten opener against Iowa (8-6).