EAST LANSING – Michigan State promised toughness, energy and intensity.
The Spartans saw it – from Iowa. In abundance. And for the second time in a little more than two weeks, they had no answer.
Make that two losses now for fourth-ranked MSU, both coming to the No. 16 Hawkeyes. Iowa raced away to a 22-point halftime lead and cruised to a 76-59 victory tonight.
MSU (16-2, 3-2 Big Ten) had won 18 straight at Breslin Center against the Hawkeyes, dating back to Jan. 28, 1993. The Spartans also had won nine in a row against Iowa before losing, 83-70, on Dec.