There wasn’t any doubt about senior guard Denzel Valentine's ability to take over games, nor Bryn Forbes’ knack for shooting the lights out from beyond the arc. But there was doubt about whether or not MSU could control the glass.
Answer? Kenny Goins.
The redshirt freshman forward may have been the unlikeliest of heroes in the Spartans' come from behind 71-67 victory over Louisville Wednesday night. Goins pulled in 13 rebounds, a game high and added five points. It was Goins’ glass tonight and MSU needed it to be.
Louisville was big.