East Lansing — Just days after its biggest win of the season, Michigan State found itself in a slugfest with Minnesota on Thursday night at the Breslin Center.
Fortunately for the Spartans, they have the luxury of having one of the best tandems in the country. They needed a 1-2 punch to get past a scrappy Golden Gophers team and senior guard Cassius Winston and junior big man Xavier Tillman delivered.
Tillman was the glue early in the game and Winston was the closer in No 8 Michigan State’s 74-58 victory that allowed Michigan State to remain unbeaten in the Big Ten.