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Cassius Winston perseveres through emotional pain in powering Michigan State to rebound win

Lahaina, Hawaii — On Tuesday morning at the Lahaina Civic Center, Michigan State was getting ready to head out of the locker room and start warming up for its game against Georgia in the Maui Invitational.

As most of the team had made its way to the court, Rocket Watts summoned Tom Izzo.

“Coach,” the freshman guard said.

Watts needed Izzo to come back to the locker room because Cassius Winston was still in there, sitting on the bench with his head down.

“I look over and there was a puddle under his chair,” Izzo said after Michigan State beat Georgia, 93-85, on Tuesday.