Matt Charboneau and Tony Paul of The News talk about Michigan State's 72-49 victory over Oakland at Little Caesars Arena. The Detroit News
East Lansing – Tom Izzo has made it clear from before the season began that the power forward spot would be a work in progress.
That became certain when Michigan State got the news that transfer Joey Hauser’s waiver for immediate eligibility had been denied by the NCAA, leaving things up to a rotating group of inexperienced players.
During No. 16 Michigan State’s victory Saturday over Oakland, the most experienced of the group had Izzo second-guessing the rotation he and assistant Dwayne Stephens employed.