Dec 20, 2020; Evanston, Illinois, USA; Michigan State Spartans forward Gabe Brown (44) is defended by Northwestern Wildcats guard Ty Berry (3) during the second half at Welsh-Ryan Arena. Mandatory Credit: David Banks-USA TODAY Sports
There were very few positives and a whole lot of negatives from Michigan State basketball’s Big Ten-opening loss to Northwestern.
Losing to Northwestern was never on the list of things to do this past weekend for Tom Izzo, but his Spartans showed up to Welsh-Ryan Arena and played 40 minutes of bad basketball.
Sure, there were flashes of this team making runs and looking like the No.