IOWA CITY, Iowa — Michigan State basketball inflicted plenty of self-damage with turnovers and missed defensive assignments. Iowa’s gritty, energized start showed why coach Tom Izzo called it perhaps the Big Ten’s hottest team.
But Izzo also can claim that title, and he also has perhaps the conference’s hottest player. And as Cassius Winston goes, so do the Spartans.
The junior point guard hit a pair of 3-pointers to spark a 24-2 eruption in the second half, as No. 6 MSU shook off a sloppy start and raced to 82-67 victory over Iowa on Thursday at Carver-Hawkeye Arena.