No. 22 Michigan State (1-0) is going to want this one against No. 14 Arkansas (1-0). Saturday's game, which begins at 7 p.m. ET on FOX, could be a tone-setter for the Spartans this season; that can be good or bad.

Michigan State basketball hosted Arkansas in a big time nonconference game between two coaching legends. Here's a recap:

Freshman Cam Ward had 18 points and 10 rebounds, Coen Carr scored 15 points and soared for seven rebounds and No. 22 Michigan State beat No. 14 Arkansas 69-66 in a matchup of Hall of Fame coaches.

Arkansas basketball heads north this weekend to face Michigan State. Here's a scouting report and prediction for Hogs-Spartans.

Michigan State opened the second half with a 9-3 run, grabbed a 45-42 lead and held off a late Arkansas charge to win, 69-66, Saturday night at the Breslin Center.

A freshman spark ignited Michigan State's comeback, snatching victory from Arkansas in a nail-biting, comeback thriller.

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

Arkansas' head coach John Calipari calls out to his players during the first half against Michigan State on Saturday, Nov. 8, 2025, at the Breslin Center in East Lansing. / Nick King/Lansing State Journal / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Tom Izzo’s “scary” Arkansas guarantee shows the respect between two legends as Michigan State grinds out a gritty early-season win.

EAST LANSING, Mich. — The Saturday men’s basketball game between No. 14 Arkansas and No. 22 Michigan State was, at times, ugly. The Razorbacks did not make a field goal in the final 2:43 and the Spartans did not convert a field goal in the final 6:02. “I’m not sure either team played great,” Michigan State coach Tom Izzo said.