East Lansing — Nick Ward took care of the beginning of the game Sunday, and Jack Hoiberg finished it off.
No. 11 Michigan State tied the biggest margin of victory in program history, blitzing Tennessee Tech 101-33, closing a stretch of three blowouts to prepare the Spartans for a tough road ahead.
Ward, whose availability was in question after suffering a right ankle sprain on Wednesday, scored Michigan State’s first eight points en route to a game-high 23.
But it was Hoiberg, the redshirt freshman in goggles and son of Chicago Bulls coach Fred Hoiberg, who drew the loudest cheers from the “Izzone.