Five takeaways from Michigan State basketball’s huge road win over Michigan

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Michigan State basketball went into the Crisler Center in Ann Arbor on Saturday as underdogs to the No. 12 Michigan Wolverines. The Spartans had to answer a lot of questions that were swirling around them heading into this game. Can this MSU team handle a zone defense? Do they have the size to contain Danny Wolf and Vladislav Goldin? Could the Spartans hit some shots?

Michigan State silenced their critics on Friday night with a 75 to 62 win over their biggest rival, reclaiming their spot atop the Big Ten and making a huge statement heading into the final stretch of the season.

Below, you can see our five initial takeaways from a massive win in Ann Arbor:

Tre Holloman was the hero

Tre Holloman might not have led the Spartans in scoring on Friday night, but his heroics in the second half against Michigan changed the entire game. With the Wolverines and Spartans in a deadlock in the second half with neither team able to pull away, Tre Holloman hit three straight three-pointers. It completely changed the momentum of the game and MSU never looked back.

Jase Richardson makes this team’s ceiling the roof

I want to make sure we don’t take Jase Richardson for granted. He is so talented, I just need to take the time to acknowledge that this a freshman who just scored 21 points on the road against No. 12-ranked Michigan. It is truly remarkable to witness. Teams have had some success stopping MSU from running on the fast break, either through zone defense, press defense, or simply by making shots, and in some recent losses, MSU was unable to recover. When Michigan started to slow down MSU on Friday night, they pressed the Jase Richardson button and got enough offense from him to prevent a Michigan run.

Jase Richardson’s emergence has a star scorer takes this MSU’s ceiling and moves it to levels we might not have expected going into the season. When he plays like this, this MSU team could probably beat any team in the country.

Impressive Carson Cooper game

While I think all of MSU’s big men…

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Author : Spartans Wire

Publish date : 2025-02-22 11:31:00

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