Time, TV for the Maui Invitational

On November 26, 2024By Littum

Everything is a little bit better in Hawaii. And that’s especially true for college basketball.

Michigan State basketball will face Colorado in its return to the Maui Invitational for the sixth time, with the last appearance coming in 2019.

The Spartans have a long history of playing in college basketball’s premier fall invitational game, with their first appearance back in 1991. Tom Izzo also made his MSU coaching debut in Maui back in 1995 in a win over Chaminade, and this will be Izzo’s fifth appearance in the Maui Invitational.

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MSU is coming off two very tough wins over two low-major opponents, first beating Bowling Green, 86-72, then escaping against a scrappy Samford team, 83-75.

Since the Samford win, all the talk has been about how those hard-fought victories have helped prepare the Spartans for the different types of games they will face going forward, starting this week in Maui. Izzo and the Spartans carefully selected their November opponents to try and get a good challenge, and while the showings were far from perfect, the mood at Breslin seems to be that the games will pay off very soon.

Monday’s game against Colorado is the first of a guaranteed three games in three days, with the Spartans’ opponents still to be determined based on how the games go. But if both MSU and UConn win on Monday, it means the Spartans will have a matchup with the back-to-back defending national champions on Tuesday.

How to watch the Spartans’ game against Colorado:

What channel is Michigan State vs. Colorado on today?

The Spartans will face Colorado the week of Thanksgiving in a game that will air on ESPN2 before Monday Night Football later in the evening. This will be MSU’s second game on the ESPN network this year after playing in the Champions Classic against Kansas.

Michigan State vs. Colorado start time

Date: Monday 25 Nov.
Time: 5:00 PM ET
Where: Lāhainā Civic Center, Lāhainā, Hawaii.

The Spartans play their sixth game of the season at 5 p.m. on ESPN2. The Spartans are 0-1 in the only game they have played at a neutral site, losing to Kansas, 77-69.

Michigan State basketball schedule 2024-25

Below is the early part of Michigan State’s 2024-25 basketball schedule. Find The Spartans’ full 2024-25 schedule here.

Date	Opponent
Monday, Nov. 4	vs. Monmouth (W, 81-57)
Thursday 7 Nov	vs. Niagara (W, 96-60)
Tuesday 12 Nov	vs. Kansas (L, 77-69 in Champions Classic)
Saturday 16 Nov	vs. Bowling Green (W, 86-72)
Tuesday 19 Nov	vs. Samford
Monday 25 Nov	vs. Colorado (Game 1 of Maui Invitational)
Tuesday 26 Nov	vs. TBD (Game 2 of Maui Invitational)
Wednesday 27 Nov	vs. TBD (Game 3 of Maui Invitational)
Wednesday 4 December	in Minnesota

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