EAST LANSING — Tom Izzo and his players can go into finals week having passed their final early-season Big Ten test with flying colors.
No. 20 Michigan State basketball put together a 28-9 run over a 10-minute stretch between the late first half and early second to pull away from Penn State, 80-64, on Saturday afternoon at Breslin Center.
All 10 Spartans who played early minutes scored, led by Marcus Bingham Jr.’s 12 points and career-high 13 rebounds in 22 minutes. Fellow senior Gabe Brown scored 15 points, and Tyson Walker added 10 points and nine assists as MSU shot 52.