Michigan State basketball’s schedule will feature the usual blend of national and regional rivalries before the Spartans jump into Big Ten play in early December.
The Spartans open the college basketball season Nov. 9 against Kansas in the Champions Classic at Madison Square Garden in New York, one of six marquee games on the docket. They begin Big Ten play Dec. 8 at Minnesota, with rivalry games against Michigan on Jan. 8 at Crisler Center in Ann Arbor and Jan. 29 at Breslin Center in East Lansing.
MSU’s one-play matchups in Big Ten play include hosting Nebraska (Jan.