EAST LANSING – Tom Izzo knows who’s starting. For one night at least.
Michigan State’s coach doesn’t know who will be finishing or how long that lineup will last after Thursday's exhibition opener against Northwood (7, BTN-Plus).
That’s part of what he hopes to find out during the No. 9 Spartans’ two-game exhibition schedule before the games get real Nov. 11 against No. 11 Arizona in Hawaii.
“Exhibition games are never a big deal or usually a big deal,” Izzo said Tuesday. “But when you lose eight guys from last year’s team or whatever we lost, it is a big deal.