Tom Izzo says UNC will be measuring stick for No. 11 Spartans

Posted Nov 26, 2025
Michigan State (6-0) has wins in two high-level college basketball games so far, beating No. 22 Arkansas 69-66 and No. 19 Kentucky 83-66, and gets another chance Thursday when it faces No. 16 North Carolina (6-0) in the second game of the Fort Myers Tip-Off for both teams. Izzo called it "another measuring stick" for a team still learning its identity. (Tar Heel Tribune)

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