Michigan State beats Nebraska on the road despite season high turnovers, 86-65


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Michigan State basketball’s balanced attack buries Nebraska, 86-65 Detroit Free Press
It wasn’t pretty, not with the number of unforced turnovers and amount of sloppy play coach Tom Izzo watched. But No. 25 Michigan State basketball got offensive contributions from a variety of sources Thursday night and handed Nebraska its school record 11th straight loss, 86-65, at Pinnacle Bank Arena.

Michigan State shoots its way to road win at Nebraska MLive.com
This Michigan State team still has plenty of ills as it tries to come together and make a postseason run in the next month. Shooting cured a lot of them on Thursday night. Michigan State hit 13 3-pointers en route to a 86-65 win over Nebraska on Thursday night at Pinnacle Bank Arena.

Michigan State halts slide with convincing victory over Nebraska Detroit News
Michigan State got exactly what it needed. The Spartans, losers of four of their last five games, had five players in double figures as they pulled away in the second half to blow out Nebraska, 86-65, Thursday night at Pinnacle Bank Arena. Cassius Winston scored 23 to lead Michigan State (18-8, 10-6 Big Ten) while Gabe Brown scored a career-high 17, Kyle Ahrens added a season-high 14, Aaron Henry chipped in 13 and Xavier Tillman added 10 points and 11 rebounds.

Five in Double Figures as Michigan State Beats Nebraska, 86-65 MSUSpartans.com
Senior guard Cassius Winston scored 23 points and had six assists and sophomore forward Gabe Brown had a career-high 17 points to lead five players in double figures as Michigan State beat Nebraska, 86-65, at Pinnacle Bank Arena Thursday night.

‘That was cool’: Jack Hoiberg’s start for MSU a nice surprise for Nebraska coach Detroit News
When Fred Hoiberg was handed a list of Michigan State’s starters just before tip-off on Thursday night, one number caused him to pause. “One of the coaches always brings in the numbers of the starters,” Hoiberg said, “and I see 5, 11, 25, and 10. And I’m like, ‘Ten? Who the hell? That’s Jack.’”

The always confident Gabe Brown sees his shot return for Michigan State MLive.com
It would take more than a 1-for-11 shooting slump over three games to make Michigan State’s Gabe Brown lose confidence in his shot. Way more. “I’m still going to believe in my shot until the end of my basketball career,” Brown said. “Always.”