Couch: 3 quick takes on Michigan State’s 77-65 grind of a win over Rutgers Lansing State Journal
It’s not going to come easy for Michigan State anytime soon, I don’t think. There will be opponents who put up less resistance than Rutgers, which has the athletes and the muck-it-up style to make the game uglier than MSU is making it on its own. There will be a feel-good home win sometime soon. The Spartans could really use that.
MSU basketball beats Rutgers to open Big Ten play Spartan Tailgate
Seeking their first ever win against MSU, the Scarlet Knights were no pushover for a Spartan team trying to rebound from getting beaten down by Duke on Tuesday night. They stuck around for 36 minutes before succumbing to one last push from MSU, which won the Big Ten opener 77-65.
Michigan State pulls away late, tops Rutgers in Big Ten opener Spartans Wire
It wasn’t pretty, but sporting events involving Rutgers rarely are. Michigan State overcame their all-too-typical poor shooting and careless passing to dash away from Rutgers 77-65 in each teams’ Big Ten opener.
Michigan State basketball pulls away from Rutgers, 77-65, led by Cassius Winston Detroit Free Press
Rutgers has made Michigan State basketball earn every win between the teams over the past two seasons. Sunday night’s Big Ten opener was no different. And neither was the final outcome. The 12th-ranked Spartans shuffled their lineup and struggled at times. To find consistency, to know where each other would be, to score and shoot and control the ball. Because the Scarlet Knights made everything hard.
Sluggish Spartans pull away late, beat Scarlet Knights in Big Ten opener Detroit News
Michigan State’s early season struggles continued, but the No. 11 Spartans also successfully opened up a stretch of what could be a sizable win streak. Cassius Winston had 23 points and seven assists, but also committed five turnovers as Michigan State let Rutgers hang around throughout Sunday’s Big Ten opener before pulling away for a 77-65 win.
Michigan State pulls away to win Big Ten opener vs. Rutgers MLive.com
In the aftermath of a demoralizing home loss to Duke, Tom Izzo challenged his team’s best three players to lead the way past a disappointing start to the season and into Big Ten play. In the midst of a closer-than expected second half against Rutgers, the trio delivered.
Michigan State basketball defeats Rutgers behind Winston’s 23 points State News
The No. 11 Michigan State Spartans (6-3), looking to bounce back from a lackluster performance and loss against No. 10 Duke, started their Big Ten play on Sunday evening, welcoming Rutgers (6-3) to the Breslin Center. The green and white were able to pull away as the second period ran down securing a 77-65 victory in what was a back-and-forth bout through a majority of the game.