EAST LANSING — Everything has built to a crescendo for the Big Ten opener for Michigan State basketball .

Win over Arkansas? Check. Win over Kentucky? Check. Win over North Carolina? Check.

And as the Spartans check in at No. 8 in this week’s USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll , they welcome a resurgent No. 25 Iowa squad. under new coach Ben McCollum, to Breslin Center on Tuesday, Dec. 2 (7 p.m., Peacock). Then they welcome No. 4 Duke for another marquee matchup Saturday at Breslin Center.

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