Spartans Plot Early-Season Upset in Milwaukee
Michigan State announced an exhibition road game at Marquette on Oct. 25, marking a shift away from tune-ups against Division II opponents. This match will be the Spartans’ second known exhibition, following a yet-to-be-dated home scrimmage against UConn. Historically, MSU leads the series 33–23, though official wins came mostly before Big Ten realignment. Under Tom Izzo, the Spartans have gone 3–0 versus Marquette, including two NCAA Tournament victories (2007, 2023) and a November 2014 win at the Orlando Classic. The road exhibition offers a chance to test lineups, tactics, and road resilience ahead of a season with challenging Big Ten away games.
Finally, Izzo’s team is ditching the glorified PTA bake sale scrimmages against D-II nobodies and marching straight into a sold-out arena where fans actually care. It’s about time college hoops got real—nothing says “trust the process” like blitzing a fellow Big East squad before the calendars even flip to November. Expect the Spartans to treat this like a rehearsal for March Madness: run some bizarre lineup combinations, see what sticks, and then pretend they always planned it that way. If the experiment blows up, hey, it’s just an exhibition—no harm, no foul, right? Meanwhile, Marquette fans will get a front-row seat to witness East Lansing’s finest play dress-up in hoops theater. Buckle up; it’s gonna be a glorified scrimmage or comedic disaster—probably both.
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