EAST LANSING — Malik Hall looked ready to take over.
Michigan State basketball’s offense continued to look lifeless for long stretches Tuesday night, though Wisconsin failed to do much until jumping ahead by 10 early in the second half.
Hall spun. He dunked. He rebounded.
And then he turned it over as the Badgers turned their attention to him, sliding across the floor after a triple-team sent the ball the other way. The Spartans’ comeback stalled from there.
No. 14 Wisconsin handed No. 17 MSU its second straight loss and another home defeat, 70-62, at Breslin Center in another game in which many of the things the Spartans hoped to do failed to come about.