Another game is in the books as Michigan State basketball inches closer to the conclusion of non-conference play with a win over Oakland, 99-69.
Friday night’s victory over the Grizzlies had to make Tom Izzo feel good going into a small holiday break for the team before facing Northern Illinois, but he was unhappy with some of his guards’ defending and wanted to end on a high note on that end of the court.
Offensively, the Spartans were impressive, to say the least. They finished with 27 assists to just seven turnovers and ran like a well-oiled machine — emphasis on ‘ran’.