EAST LANSING — Coach Tom Izzo continues to be adamant about two things: Michigan State basketball possesses an exceptionally high ceiling and remains a work in progress.
Many of the glaring problems popped up again Wednesday night against Nebraska —another sluggish start, inexplicable turnovers, poor free-throw shooting.
Many of the Spartans’ persistent positives did, too — smothering defense, aggressive rebounding, smooth ball movement, timely scoring. And most importantly, another second-half pull away to a grinding Big Ten victory.
No. 10 MSU won its eighth straight, overcoming 19 turnovers, with a dominating thrashing on the glass en route to a 79-67 win over the Cornhuskers at Breslin Center.