EAST LANSING, MICHIGAN - JANUARY 05: A.J. Hoggard #11 of the Michigan State Spartans looks to pass the ball in the first half against the Rutgers Scarlet Knights at Breslin Center on January 05, 2021 in East Lansing, Michigan. (Photo by Rey Del Rio/Getty Images)
Michigan State basketball seems to be back on track with two straight wins. What went right for the Spartans on Tuesday night?
Well, this looks much more normal.
After a three-game losing streak that saw Michigan State drop games to Northwestern, Wisconsin, and Minnesota by margins that were not all that close, the Spartans have emerged from the grave that many had prematurely put them in.