East Lansing — By the time Michigan State takes the floor Tuesday night against Oakland at Little Caesars Arena, it will have been 10 days since the Spartans have played a game.
With final exams last week and some challenges to the nonconference scheduling this season, it left a gap that was longer than normal. Typically, the Spartans would have added a game over the weekend, but this year things didn’t fall into place and now the annual matchup with the Golden Grizzlies marks a tricky return to action for No. 12 Michigan State.
“It’s been a great thing for us,” Izzo said of playing Oakland on an annual basis.