No. 22 Spartans face No. 14 Razorbacks at the Breslin Center with tipoff at 7 p.m. ET on Fox, featuring coaching legends Tom Izzo and John Calipari. Here's how to watch.

In the latest Coaches Poll, the Spartans jumped four spots to get into the top-20, coming in at No. 17 overall. However, Tom Izzo will still have plenty of bulletin board material despite the jump, as the reigning Big Ten champions are still ranked behind UCLA, Illinois, Michigan, and Purdue in the polls.

If Michigan State point guard Jeremy Fears Jr. thought getting in Darius Acuff Jr.’s face on an inbounds play, raising his arms to louden the courtside belt of Spartan students and clapping at the freshman guard would intimidate him,

Arkansas basketball's first loss of the season came with some lessons. Here are three takeaways from the defeat at Michigan State.

Michigan State basketball is in an interesting position at the start of the 2025-26 season. The Spartans certainly deserve some respect due to their sustained success over the years. They also won the Big Ten and reached the Elite Eight last year.

EAST LANSING, Mich. (WILX) - No. 22 Michigan State men’s basketball made a statement on Saturday night with a 69-66 win over No. 14 Arkansas. The Spartans were led by freshman forward Cam Ward, who made eight of his 13 shots from the field for 18 points with 10 rebounds. Coen Carr totaled up 15 points and seven rebounds with three assists.

The Spartans got up for their first ranked matchup of the season against Arkansas and came away with a team victory.