EAST LANSING – The first dry run is done.

No. 22 Michigan State opened exhibition play with a 75-66 win against Bowling Green on Thursday night at the Breslin Center.

Here are quick takeaways and observations from the game:

- Now twice in less than a full year, the Falcons presented a real challenge in East Lansing. They led most of the way in a regular-season matchup last season before Michigan State used an 18-0 finish for a deceptive 86-72 victory.

In the exhibition rematch, Bowling Green kept pace again and the game was tied midway through the second half before the Spartans pulled away. With both teams marching out new-look lineups, that was a decent test from a motivated MAC squad.

Unlike last year when Michigan State had a trio of games during a summer trip to Spain to get a

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