East Lansing — It’s time for Michigan State to pick up the pace.
For a team that’s used to getting out and running, the Spartans’ fast break has been stuck in the mud the last few games. Not surprisingly, that has resulted in a three-game stretch that included two double-digit losses as No. 9 Michigan State sits two games out of first place in the Big Ten.
“We don’t think our break has been very good,” Michigan State coach Tom Izzo said. “We just think we gotta space it out a little bit more and run a lot harder and get our break going, which means our guards gotta push it a little better than they’ve been pushing it.