EAST LANSING — Call it the residual effects of a win. Or the byproduct of taking a day off and having a tad more prep time than usual.
To Tom Izzo, Michigan State basketball’s return to practice felt a little different than it has in recent weeks.
“We had yesterday off, and it was a good practice today,” Izzo said Thursday. “I think there's a little freshness to them, which I think is really important right now.”
And for once, the Spartans (15-9, 7-6 Big Ten) will be the ones coming into a game with a little more rest than their opponent when they travel to Ohio State on Sunday.