EAST LANSING – Settle in for the longest home stand of Tom Izzo’s 20-year career as MSU’s head coach – it should get interesting eventually.

The first of seven straight games at Breslin Center – the most consecutive home games at Michigan State since January of 1942, in fact – was an 85-52 laugher today over Arkansas-Pine Bluff of the Southwestern Athletic Conference. And it was welcome medicine for the No. 19 Spartans (6-3) after consecutive tight losses to Kansas and Notre Dame, and six of eight to start the season away from home. - Read more at Freep.com