EAST LANSING, Mich. -- A win for the No. 14 University of Arkansas men's basketball team at 6 p.m. Central on Saturday on the road against No. 22 Michigan State would come with a downside for Coach John Calipari.

"I don't like coaching against friends," he said Monday of Tom Izzo. "I think Tom's the same way. Like, if we win, I'll be excited and I'll see him and I'll feel like crap."

Calipari and Izzo have coached for a combined 65 seasons, 1,616 victories and 14 trips to the Final Four, with one national title apiece.

Calipari owns a 3-2 advantage against Izzo. Arkansas will be the third different school Calipari will coach against Izzo, who has been with the Spartans since the 1995-96 season. Calipari won the first meeting while coaching Memphis in the 2008 Sweet 16 in Houston. He als

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