Michigan State welcomed Eastern Michigan to East Lansing (that's a fair bit of Michigan's and East's in one sentence), as the Spartans, who'd be debuting as a top-five team would beat the Eagles 89-65.
The Spartans started off having issues shooting the ball throughout much of the first half.
They knew they needed to do something different, and did. MSU would pick it up by driving to the hoop, drawing a fair bit of fouls, getting balls into the net, and making a few nice free throws- 17 to be exact, hitting 13 of them.
After a hard-fought first half, the Spartans had a 15-point lead heading into halftime.