11 Michigan State

Dec 4 at Bradley

Dec. 8 BYU (in Salt Lake City)

Dec. 15 Indiana-Purdue Fort Wayne

Dec. 19 San Jose State

Dec. 22 Texas (in Auburn Hills, Mich.)

Dec. 29 Wisconsin-Green Bay

AnalysisFew coaches are more aggressive in scheduling tough dates than Tom Izzo. Cases in point: the showdowns with N.C. State and Texas. This slate lacks difficult road games, but at least give Izzo credit for taking on BYU in its home state and for playing Bradley, a formidable mid-major, in Peoria, Ill.

Grade: B+

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Coach Tom Izzo (13th year)