EAST LANSING, MICHIGAN - DECEMBER 04: Rocket Watts #2 of the Michigan State Spartans celebrates a first half play with Julius Marble II #34 while playing the Detroit Titans at Breslin Center on December 04, 2020 in East Lansing, Michigan. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)
Michigan State basketball didn’t look focused on Friday night as the Spartans were on upset alert. What did we learn from this one?
For 40 minutes, Detroit Mercy gave Michigan State all it could handle at Breslin Center. The Spartans took an eight-point lead in the first half and looked like they were going to run away with it, but they trailed by five at one point in the second half.