Following a 21-point drubbing of Green Bay on Sunday, Michigan State (9-2, 2-0 B1G), the No. 10 team in the country, hits the hardwood Friday night against Oakland (4-8).
After playing six games in 16 days, the Spartans, winners in nine of their last 10 games, are in the second game of a three-game home stand before ending the calendar year.
Friday’s game marks the 17th time the Spartans and Golden Grizzlies will meet. Despite MSU owning the head-to-head series 16-0, Oakland has been a formidable foe for Tom Izzo the past couple of outings. In the last seven meetings between the teams, three of those games have been decided by 10 points or less, including a 99-93 overtime win for the Spartans back in 2015.