EAST LANSING — Sure, it was an exhibition opener. Even if it didn’t look or feel like it from the energy level.

That’s the difference in facing another Division I program.

Still, neither Michigan State basketball nor Bowling Green looked like polished products Thursday, Oct. 23. And the Spartans’ 75-66 win over the Falcons gave coach Tom Izzo plenty to work on over the weekend.

Coen Carr put together 17 points, five rebounds, four assists and five blocked shots, while Jaxon Kohler had 15 points and 10 rebounds for MSU, which hits the road to face Dan Hurley and Connecticut on Tuesday in Hartford, Connecticut (7:30 p.m., no TV) for the final exhibition before the Nov. 3 season opener at home against Colgate.

The Spartans, who finished 30-7 last season and won Izzo’s 11th Big Ten reg

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