Talk about an enjoyable win. Michigan State just went into Mackey, bounced back from an early 9-0 run to pull within a possession at halftime, and it dominated in the second half to win 76-74.
Michigan State looked incredibly comfortable down the stretch and the half-court offense was actually effective. This felt like a “this is how good we can be” game for the Spartans.
What’d we learn from the Spartans’ first win at Mackey since 2014?
1. This team is tougher than we thought
The last three weeks have really given some of us recency bias when talking about Michigan State’s ceiling.