East Lansing — Michigan State entered Saturday’s matchup with Iowa feeling like it had started to gain at least a little bit of confidence.
The Spartans had won two in a row, and the last time they played the Hawkeyes, they pushed them to the limit in Iowa City, just missing on a chance to tie the game in the final minute before Iowa secured the six-point win.
All of that created plenty of optimism around the Spartans.
However, in the rematch at the Breslin Center, No. 15 Iowa supplied a heavy dose of reality, blowing out Michigan State, 88-58, the worst home loss in the 26-year tenure for Spartans coach Tom Izzo.