EAST LANSING — Tom Izzo saw plenty of positives in Michigan State basketball’s win over Michigan.
The improvement of A.J. Hoggard. Increased aggressiveness from Tyson Walker. A defense that continues to smother its opponents. And so on.
Then after the Spartans’ 57-53 victory, their fifth straight at Breslin Center over U-M, Izzo celebrated the triumph Saturday night at his house for their annual alumni reunion. Wins over the Wolverines tend to make the party even better, for the Hall of Fame coach along with his current and former players.
“It was one of those memory-making days,” Izzo said Saturday.