Michigan State was planning to face Tennessee in a basketball scrimmage just weeks before the start of the regular season, a game that was to be closed to the public.
However, the Spartans and Volunteers will now play a charity exhibition game on Oct. 29 at the Breslin Center, with all proceeds donated to the Hawai’i Community Foundation Maui Strong Fund, providing financial resources to the relief efforts from the wildfires that devastated Maui earlier this month.
“The Maui Invitational and the city of Lahaina have always held a special place in my heart,” Michigan State coach Tom Izzo said.