Tom Izzo‘s Michigan State Spartans have already beaten the former head coach of Kentucky men’s basketball this season. He’ll have a chance to take down the current head coach later on Tuesday.
No. 17 Michigan State and No. 12 Kentucky will clash tonight in Madison Square Garden for the annual Champions Classic. The Spartans bring a 3-0 record into New York City, including a big 69-66 win over John Calipari‘s Arkansas Razorbacks. It was just 10 days ago that MSU beat the Hogs at home. Izzo sees some similarities between Calipari’s squad and what Mark Pope has rolling in Lexington — but he thinks Kentucky is a better version of what he saw with Arkansas.