Michigan State had a fight Wednesday night at Breslin as PSU just refused to go away. The Spartans never lost the lead in this game and it never really felt in danger but you could feel the fight needed to come out on top. Perhaps the Spartans were looking ahead a bit to Sunday and the true test of where Spartan basketball is in the game of the week against Illinois.
MSU started off true to form with pushing the tempo but PSU fought back and made a strong push in the middle of the first half. MSU looked a bit sloppy on defense as they were getting beat off the dribble and challenged in tempo.