Grand Rapids – It was an exhibition game on Sunday afternoon at Van Andel Arena, but considering Michigan State was taking on Georgia, a team it beat in the NCAA Tournament in 2015, it sure didn’t feel like it.
And the Spartans, ranked No. 2 in the preseason coaches’ poll, sure looked different than they did a few days earlier in the exhibition opener at home against Ferris State.
On Sunday, they stared quickly, closed the first half strong and pulled away in the second half to beat the Bulldogs, 80-68, in front of sold-out crowd. Georgia didn’t go away quietly though.