The Michigan State Spartans men’s basketball team took on the Horizon League’s Oakland Golden Grizzlies on Tuesday night at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit.
MSU is in the middle of a quick break from Big Ten conference play after a convincing 80-64 win against Penn State on Dec. 11, which catapulted the team up to No. 11 in the latest Associated Press Poll. Meanwhile, Oakland led the Horizon League coming into the game, at 7-3 overall — including a win against Oklahoma State early in the season — and a 2-0 record in conference play.