EAST LANSING — No. 22 Michigan State’s first test of the season arrived in the form of John Calipari and No. 14 Arkansas.

Despite some issues shooting the ball from range — which coach Tom Izzo is expecting a phone call from his 99-year-old mother Dorothy about — the Spartans passed by securing a 69-66 victory at Breslin Center Saturday night.

Here are notable quotes from Izzo, Calipari and MSU’s players following the game:

Izzo’s opening statement: “I said this is their chance. You have games like this so that you get your chance to develop your own identity and your own legacy. And I just asked them to play as hard as they could play.”

Also from Izzo’s opening statement: “When you shoot 7% (from three), my 99-year-old mother’s gonna call me and ask me who the shooting coach is an

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