{"id":18478,"date":"2023-10-03T17:31:25","date_gmt":"2023-10-03T22:31:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/demo.wztzfm.com\/wp\/?p=18478"},"modified":"2023-10-03T17:31:25","modified_gmt":"2023-10-03T22:31:25","slug":"michigan-state-basketball-schedule-released-duke-game-set-for-7-p-m","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/demo.wztzfm.com\/wp\/michigan-state-basketball-schedule-released-duke-game-set-for-7-p-m\/","title":{"rendered":"Michigan State basketball schedule released; Duke game set for 7 p.m."},"content":{"rendered":"

East Lansing, Mich.<\/em> \u2013 Michigan State<\/a><\/strong> released its full basketball schedule on Tuesday, with its game against Duke in the Champions Classic in Chicago slated for the early game at 7 p.m. on ESPN.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have a damn good schedule again with Duke early and we\u2019ve got Arizona, Butler and Baylor and some other non-conference games against pretty good teams, including James Madison, and Oakland is always good,\u201d Michigan State<\/a><\/strong> head coach Tom Izzo<\/a><\/strong> said on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

Other notables:<\/strong><\/p>\n

* Michigan State will play five games on Peacock, including its home game against Michigan at 9 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 30.<\/p>\n

* Michigan State\u2019s other games on Peacock will be at home against Wisconsin at 7 p.m. on Dec. 5, at home against Penn State at 7 p.m. on Jan. 4, at Minnesota at 9 p.m. on Feb. 6, and at home against Iowa at 7 p.m. on Feb. 20.\u00a0<\/p>\n

* Michigan State\u2019s game against Arizona at 4:30 p.m. on Nov. 23 in Palm Springs, Calif. on FOX.<\/p>\n

* The Spartans\u2019 exhibition game against Tennessee will be played at 3:30 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 29.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat will be a good game, and we\u2019re trying to figure out between (Tennessee coach) Rick (Barnes) and I, how we\u2019re going to do it,\u201d Izzo said. \u201cYou want to keep in mind that it\u2019s an exhibition game. It gives people a chance to play, and then if the juices get flowing and you try to win the game then you don\u2019t get the benefit (of player development).\u201d<\/p>\n

* Michigan State will play Big Ten favorite Purdue only once, at 8 p.m. on March 2 in West Lafayette, Ind., on FOX.<\/p>\n

* The Spartans will play host to Butler at 6:30 p.m. on NOv. 17 on FS1.<\/p>\n

* Michigan State will play Baylor at 8 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 16 at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit on FOX.<\/p>\n

COMP\u2019S TAKE: Peacock is going to take a lot of getting used to for Michigan State fans and Big Ten fans. The football season was one uncomfortable step for some, and now the playing of the Michigan game on a weeknight at 9 p.m. on a streaming service might be good for the NBC portion of the Big Ten television contract in terms of finances, but I\u2019m the cranky old guy who doesn\u2019t like the fact that this game will be played late at night on a week night with obstacles for viewers. I can\u2019t say that this is a new thing. When I was in high school, I couldn\u2019t watch Scott Skiles play against Michigan on a weeknight because the game was televised by PASS (Pro-Am Sports), the precursor to Fox Sports Detroit. I remember getting home from high school basketball practice and turning that game on the radio, that\u2019s how ancient I am. Listening on the radio was great for the imagination, but many of us were accustomed to finding games on radio back then and dealing with it. Today, people won\u2019t try to find it on the radio. They\u2019ll find something else to do. Sure, most people have access to Peacock and it\u2019s no problem for them. But many people do not, and there will be fewer people watching the Michigan State vs Michigan basketball this year on that night than has been the case in many years.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The good news is that Michigan State is valued as a driver by NBC and its Peacock brand. Michigan State is playing five games on Peacock, with four of them played at Breslin Center. Michigan State home games look good on TV. That\u2019s good for Peacock. And it will take some adjusting for Spartan basketball fans.\u00a0<\/p>\n

It continues to become harder to be a fan. There are more obstacles, more hoops to jump through. In this year\u2019s case, Michigan State is good enough to hold that interest and continue to grow through it. There will be other seasons in the future when that luxury won\u2019t exist.<\/p>\n

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