EAST LANSING — Michigan State basketball started a grueling, six-game stretch with a pair of wins and a tournament title.
Things don’t get any easier for the No. 9 Spartans, who now head to their first truly hostile environment and first of three true road games in the next four.
Here is a look ahead to the Spartans’ ACC/Big Ten Challenge game Tuesday night against Louisville (7:30 p.m., ESPN), with a prediction.
Finding consistency
What Izzo discovered in the desert was that the Spartans have “a little more grit and toughness than I thought we had.