East Lansing – Before things got out of hand, Moritz Wagner figured it was time to lift a finger.
The sellout crowd inside the Breslin Center was on its feet, working itself into a frenzy, after Michigan State’s freshman star, Jaren Jackson Jr., snuffed successive Michigan possessions with vicious blocked shots and then finished one at the other end of the court for the Spartans with a wicked left-handed dunk.
Michigan State finally had the lead, and over on the visiting bench, you’d have to forgive John Beilein if he was having flashbacks.
“Because we’ve had some really good teams come in here,” he said, shaking his head, “and we were out of the game in the first half.