No. 24 Spartans awaken from first-half slumber, blow past No. 18 Hawkeyes 78-70 Detroit News
The halftime locker room must have been something. Struggling to finish games all season, No. 24 Michigan State finally did so on Tuesday night at the Breslin Center, riding Cassius Winston and Rocket Watts to a 78-70 victory over No. 18 Iowa, moving the Spartans slightly ahead in the logjam that is second place in the Big Ten with three games to play in the regular season.
Michigan State’s Big Ten title hopes still alive after rallying to beat Iowa Detroit Free Press
When Michigan State basketball needed them most, Cassius Winston and Xavier Tillman delivered. The duo scored just one point combined in the first half as the 24th-ranked Spartans fell behind No. 17 Iowa and couldn’t stop Luka Garza. But Winston went off for 19 of his 20 points in the second half, and Tillman came up with two big defensive stops against the Hawkeyes’ big man down the stretch as MSU rallied for a 78-70 victory Tuesday night to keep its slim Big Ten title hopes alive.
Cassius Winston leads Michigan State to comeback win over Iowa MLive.com
With the clock ticking below 20 minutes remaining on Michigan State’s realistic Big Ten title hopes, the Spartans at last got the best version of Cassius Winston. The Spartans’ senior point guard turned in a virtuoso second half to lead the Spartans from behind to a 78-70 win over Iowa on Tuesday night at the Breslin Center.
MSU closes strong vs. Iowa to remain in Big Ten title contention Spartan Tailgate
With their Big Ten title hopes hanging in the balance, the Spartans showed some poise in finishing off a 78-70 win over Iowa at Breslin Center. MSU made five of its final seven shots from the field, only turned the ball over once and limited the Hawkeyes to six points in the final 2:43.
Spartans outlast Iowa down the stretch 78-70 The Only Colors
Tuesday night’s action say the #18 Iowa Hawkeyes come to the Brez for a tilt with our #24 Mcihigan State Spartans. The Spartans came out victorious and avoided losing their outside shot of staying in contention for a share of the Big Ten title with a huge home win over the fifth ranked offense per KenPom.
No. 24 Spartans get hot late, overcome No. 18 Iowa in 78-70 win Impact Sports
No. 24 Michigan State came into Tuesday’s matchup with No. 18 Iowa suddenly thrust back into the conversation for a Big Ten regular season title after Penn State lost back-to-back games to Illinois and Indiana. It was a must win, in a lot of ways for the Spartans as the potential Big Ten Player of the Year in Luka Garza, averaging 23.6 points a game and nearly 10 rebounds, arrived in town.
Balanced Effort Leads No. 24 Michigan State Past No. 18 Iowa, 78-70 MSUSpartans.com
Freshman guard Rocket Watts tied his career-high with 21 points and No. 24 Michigan State used a big second half to pull away from No. 18 Iowa in a 78-70 win at the Breslin Center on Tuesday night.