MSU's Tom Izzo, Cassius Winston and Aaron Henry break down the Spartans' work plan for December and game plan vs. Oakland. Filmed Dec. 11, 2019.
EAST LANSING — Tom Izzo knows it is inevitable. Someday, in some game somewhere, Oakland is going to beat Michigan State in basketball.
“As you’re seeing in college basketball, is anybody safe anywhere, anyplace, anytime? I think the answer is no,” Izzo said Wednesday after practice. “I think we’re all figuring that out. “It’s the year of those kind of things, the unknown and parity. Why? I don’t know. But we’re approaching this game as a big game for a lot of reasons.