Michigan State Basketball: Final score, highlights for 77-66 win over Iowa
Michigan State basketball bounced back with a big win over Iowa on Saturday night, 77-66.
It was a new low for Michigan State on Tuesday night. The Spartans lost 86-57 to Michigan on the road, the worst loss under Tom Izzo in quite some time. How did the young team bounce back? By beating Iowa at the Breslin Center handily, 77-66.
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Showing that type of resolve in less than a week is a great sign for the young Spartans. Josh Langford, Miles Bridges, Cassius Winston and Nick Ward all led the way in the scoring column on Saturday, which is also a major confidence boost.
The Spartans improved to 15-10 overall and 7-5 in the Big Ten with a big matchup against Ohio State coming up on Tuesday.
Take a look at the highlights and top performers from Saturday night’s big win over the Iowa Hawkeyes.
Three Stars
Miles Bridges had yet another sparkling performance, scoring 16 points and grabbing 11 rebounds. Oh, and he had four blocks, including an incredible come-from-behind swat on an Iowa fast break.
Nick Ward played just a few minutes in the first half, but finished with a strong second half. He scored 14 points and he also had five rebounds and a block.
Cassius Winston had a nice rebound game after turning the ball over a handful of times against Michigan. He finished with 12 points and five assists.
Highlights
.@MilesBridges01 just officially welcomed Iowa and Jordan Bohannon to Breslin. 😱
— Michigan State on BTN (@MichiganStOnBTN) February 11, 2017
Fun start for @MSU_Basketball! https://t.co/9Lgp9lvCgs
New hair, same game. @IamNickWard still refuses to show the rim any mercy. 💪 https://t.co/tgpcxbqgpb
— Michigan State on BTN (@MichiganStOnBTN) February 11, 2017
.@MilesBridges01 opened the game by bringing the house down.
— Big Ten Network (@BigTenNetwork) February 12, 2017
So of course he opened the second half the same way. 👇 https://t.co/OIW3wWFoO4
What has this game had?
— Big Ten Network (@BigTenNetwork) February 12, 2017
Lots of alley-oops. And dunks. And people getting dunked on. And dunks. https://t.co/ANo7sjzpOK
That Hawkeye just did his best Iguodala impersonation.
— Michigan State on BTN (@MichiganStOnBTN) February 12, 2017
You already know who @MilesBridges01 looked like here: 👑 https://t.co/AyWn3jltC6
What’s Next?
Michigan State will host Ohio State on Tuesday night, looming to improve to 8-5 in the Big Ten and 16-10 on the season. A win over the Buckeyes would be huge for the Spartans’ NCAA Tournament hopes.