No. 11 Michigan State sweeps Minnesota with 70-52 win MSUSpartans.com
Cassius Winston had 18 points and eight assists to help 11th-ranked Michigan State cruise to a second victory over Minnesota in three weeks, 70-52 on Sunday. Xavier Tillman added 17 points and 10 rebounds for the Spartans (15-5, 7-2), who bounced back from a loss at Indiana three days ago to stay in a first-place tie in the Big Ten with Illinois.
Michigan State pulls away from Minnesota, shares Big Ten lead Detroit News
There was another slow start for Michigan State on Sunday, but this time the Spartans shook it off in short order to end a two-game road skid. Cassius Winston scored 18 points and handed out eight assists while Xavier Tillman scored 17 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to lead No. 11 Michigan State to a 70-52 victory over Minnesota at Williams Arena to move back into a first-place tie with Illinois atop the Big Ten. The Spartans (15-5, 7-2 Big Ten) opened the game 2-for-10, but soon had taken advantage of an equally poor start for the Gophers to eventually pull away.
Cassius Winston, Xavier Tillman lead Michigan State to road win at Minnesota MLive.com
With a new-look lineup and a second-half surge, Michigan State ended its brief road skid and climbed back atop the Big Ten standings. No. 11 Michigan State beat Minnesota, 70-52, on Sunday afternoon at Williams Arena. The win moves the Spartans (15-5, 7-2) into a tie with Illinois for first place in the Big Ten. It also salvaged a split in a two-game road trip following a Thursday loss to Indiana.
Michigan State’s tweaked lineup works, ends two-game road losing streak Detroit Free Press
Tom Izzo borrowed from Minnesota native Bob Dylan: Michigan State’s lineup was a-changin’ Sunday. Sophomores Aaron Henry and Marcus Bingham went to the bench, with freshmen Rocket Watts and Malik Hall for the ninth-ranked Spartans for two reasons — to get more consistency, and try and put the slow starts behind them. It worked.
Michigan State handles Minnesota on the road 70-52 Spartans Wire
On a day where most people across the country are focused on the tragic passing of basketball legend Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna, there was a basketball game to be played still, and Michigan State Men’s Basketball pulled out a much-needed 70-52 road win against Big Ten adversary Minnesota.
Michigan State closes road stint with 70-52 win at Minnesota State News
Michigan State ended their weekend road-trip with a much needed 70-52 win at Minnesota (11-9 overall, 5-5 in Big Ten) Sunday afternoon. After defeating the Gophers earlier this month, MSU was able to pull out another victory in a similar fashion, led by defensive physicality and board dominance.
Michigan State wraps up road trip with win at Minnesota Spartan Tailgate
Tom Izzo’s lineup experiment paid off with an elusive Big Ten road win Sunday afternoon at Minnesota. With freshmen Malik Hall and Rocket Watts in the starting five in place of Marcus Bingham Jr. and Aaron Henry, No. 11 Michigan State went into Williams Arena and knocked off the Golden Gophers 70-52. The win puts the Spartans back in a tie with Illinois for first place in the Big Ten.
Michigan State players earned an uplifting win over Minnesota. Then they heard the Kobe Bryant news MLive.com
The look on Cassius Winston’s face said everything. Minutes after Michigan State’s Sunday afternoon win at Minnesota, Tom Izzo pulled his star point guard aside to deliver some devastating news: Kobe Bryant had died on Sunday in a helicopter crash in California.