DIMONDALE -- After a Moneyball Pro-Am loss to a team headlined by sophomore Miles Bridges, Michigan State freshman Xavier Tillman encountered another second-year MSU player outside the locker room in Dimondale. Nick Ward passed through, asking how many points Tillman scored in the game. Tillman was unsure, leaving Ward shaking his head.
The two were asked: So who comes out on top when you two go head-to-head?
Tillman glanced over and nodded to Ward.
"He's still a little be stronger," Tillman said.
Ward smiled widely and flexed.
"For now," Tillman added.
Here was a 6-foot-8, 260-pound fire hydrant admitting to a physical mismatch.