Michigan State Basketball: 5 takeaways from victory over No. 5 Notre Dame

2. Miles Bridges isn’t back to his normal self just yet

While Miles Bridges played the most minutes (32) since coming back from his ankle injury, he still didn’t look like himself just yet. He made plays and even had an alley-oop from half court that got the crowd on its feet, but he was missing shots he would normally make and he tweaked his ankle a bit in the first half.

After tweaking that ankle, he seemed a little hesitant to make a move toward the basket, although he did show flashes of his healthy self with baseline drives and finishes at the rim. He needs to start taking over games more as he put up a quiet 14-point performance.

Everyone is expecting him to be the national player of the year, but he doesn’t necessarily have to be with all the talent around him. However, he seems to go quiet for long stretches on the floor and he needs to be more assertive. During Notre Dame’s run to start the second half, he was nowhere to be found.

I think Bridges is getting back into the swing of things after dealing with that sprained ankle and it’s only a matter of time before he’s back to his old, dominant self.