The Michigan State Spartans men’s basketball team opened Big Ten play with a road game against Minnesota on Wednesday night. The No. 19-ranked Spartans gave the Golden Gophers their first loss of the season, 75-67.
Ultimately, it was talent that secured the victory for Michigan State as Minnesota struggled in key areas, such as three-point efficiency and settling for bad shots. That’s not to say it wasn’t interesting as Minnesota had two big scoring runs in the second half, forcing Michigan State to call timeouts.
Malik Hall looked confident in today’s game, leading the Spartans in scoring with 15 points.