For about 14 minutes, the Texas Longhorns were outworking the Michigan State Spartans in every possible way. Tom Izzo was about to turn inside out as he watched his #11 team play about as lethargically as I’ve ever seen a Spartans squad play. Passes were getting picked off, shots were getting blocked, and Texas was generally creating havo chaos all over the court. Alas, Tom Izzo is Tom Izzo and he’s a Hall of Fame coach for a reason; the Spartans started to come around towards the end of the first half and the second half was a case study in Izzo making the right defensive adjustments to stymie his opponent.
Clanking From the Corner: Michigan State 78, Texas 68
