Michigan State basketball’s defense stifles Northern Illinois, 88-60 Detroit Free Press
While offensively, Michigan State basketball has been among the best of the Tom Izzo era thus far, he has often stressed how his team needs to get better defensively. In an 88-60 win over Northern Illinois, Izzo got just that. The Spartans did well in limiting the Huskies before pulling away. The 60 points NIU scored on Saturday was a season-low.
Cassius Winston dominates in Northern Illinois win Spartan Avenue
The junior point guard has pieced together his best stretch of games in his career, averaging 22.0 points and 7.3 assists during that span. Against Northern Illinois, he remained hot, scoring a game-high 24 points to go along with seven assists and no turnovers.
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Winston Leads Michigan State Past Northern Illinois, 88-60 MSU Official
Cassius Winston scored 24 points and tied a career-high with six 3-pointers as No. 8 Michigan State beat Northern Illinois, 88-60, in its final non-league game of the regular season on Saturday afternoon at the Breslin Center.
Michigan State trounces Northern Illinois to close non-conference play mlive.com
Cassius Winston got things going with an early 3-point barrage, en route to one of the best shooting games of his career. Michigan State’s defense took over from there, holding one of the best shooting teams in the country in check for most of the game.
Winston ties career-best as Spartans rout Northern Illinois at home State News
Despite a growing lead early, Michigan State coach Tom Izzo was growing increasingly aggravated with his team’s play Saturday. Seven of MSU’s first nine shots came from 3-point range and even in the early stages of a blowout, Izzo didn’t want to settle for lazy shots deep. Even with a below-average shooting game, the Spartans (11-2) routed Northern Illinois (7-6) at the Breslin Center, 88-60.
Michigan State has ‘no worry’ about ankle injury that sidelined Joshua Langford vs. NIU mlive.com
Joshua Langford missed the entire second half of Michigan State’s 88-60 Saturday win over Northern Illinois with an ankle injury but the team isn’t worried the condition will affect him long-term. Spartans coach Tom Izzo said after the game that Langford “tweaked” his ankle this week in practice and that it didn’t feel good during the first half of play. Langford made the decision himself during halftime that he wouldn’t play the second half, Izzo said.
Winston leads No. 8 Michigan State in 88-60 win over Northern Illinois The Only Colors
Michigan State (11-2, 2-0 Big Ten) extended their winning streak to six games as they closed out nonconference play in a 88-60 win against Northern Illinois (7-6). Cassius Winston led the Spartans with 24 points on 8-10 shooting and zero turnovers.
Michigan State pounds Northern Illinois to close nonconference play Detroit News
Cassius Winston’s stat line looked pretty good on Saturday. The Michigan State point guard scored 24 points on 8-for-10 shooting, nailing six of his seven 3-point attempts while handing out seven assists without a turnover. All of that was great as the junior helped No. 8 Michigan State close out nonconference play with an 88-60 victory over Northern Illinois at Breslin Center.