Michigan State has collected two wins over Top 25 opponents in the first month of the season.

The 17th-ranked Spartans will now look to remain undefeated while participating in the Fort Myers (Fla.) Tip-Off tournament this week.

They'll have a Tuesday afternoon matchup with unranked East Carolina before a Thanksgiving Day showdown with another traditional powerhouse, No. 18 North Carolina.

Michigan State (5-0) has recorded quality victories over Arkansas and Kentucky. The Spartans followed up their 83-66 thumping of the Wildcats last Tuesday with an 84-56 victory over Detroit Mercy on Friday.

However, coach Tom Izzo wasn't particularly pleased with his team's latest outing.

"We had a great practice (Thursday) and I thought that's one of the things they're learning is how to do -- good

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