EAST LANSING — None of the turnovers mattered.
Slow starts from Joey Hauser and Rocket Watts again didn’t matter, either.
Michigan Statebasketball expected and got a dogfight from No. 14 Rutgers. And the Spartans delivered one themselves with a re-energized defense all night. They never trailed and slowly but surely started to resemble the team from before Big Ten play started with a 68-45 victory Tuesday night at Breslin Center.
Aaron Henry scored 20 points with eight rebounds, four blocks and two steals. Joshua Langford added 11 points and A.J. Hoggard dished out six assists in this second straight start for MSU (8-3, 2-3 Big Ten).