East Lansing — For about 20 minutes on Saturday night, Cassius Winston looked spent.
The heavy minutes all season played by the likely Big Ten Player of the Year appeared to finally be catching up Saturday as No. 9 Michigan State found itself trailing No. 7 Michigan by 12 late in the first half and by eight a few minutes into the second.
But as he has so many times this season, the junior point guard took over, helping spark a decisive, 25-4 second-half run and leading the Spartans to a 75-63 victory at Breslin Center.