EAST LANSING - Michigan State fans won't have to choose between Spartans and Lions this December after all.
ESPN has adjusted the tipoff times for a Dec. 16 college basketball doubleheader at Little Caesar's Arena in Detroit, according to an updated schedule released by Oakland, to avoid the game being played at the same time as a nearby NFL game.
Michigan State will now play Oakland at 2:30 p.m. that day, following a game between Michigan and Detroit Mercy, in the first college basketball games to be held in the new downtown Detroit arena.
Michigan State and Oakland were originally scheduled to tip off at 4 p.