Michigan State Basketball: Report card from win over Rutgers in Week 5

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PISCATAWAY, NJ – DECEMBER 05: Miles Bridges #22 of the Michigan State Spartans takes a shot as Mike Williams #5 of the Rutgers Scarlet Knights defends on December 5, 2017 at the Rutgers Athletic Center in Piscataway, New Jersey. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images) /

Offense: C-

The offense seemed to have taken a number of steps forward in recent games against Nebraska and Notre Dame, but took just as many, plus one, step back versus Rutgers. The Spartans looked lethargic on offense, but it may have been due to this stretch of six games in 13 days.

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Michigan State looked tired against the Scarlet Knights and that’s a stretch of games that doesn’t happen often in college basketball. However, it might help the Spartans down the stretch as they prepare for a deep run in both the Big Ten and NCAA tournaments.

The offense should learn from this film, though. There were far too many sloppy passes, poor shot choices and not enough feeds into the post. Michigan State shot a lackluster 39 percent from the floor and it was due to poor spacing and forced shots. The ball movement wasn’t as good as it normally is and the half-court offense stalled far too much.

The Spartans had 15 turnovers and 15 assists, which isn’t going to cut it in the thick of conference play. Luckily, Michigan State has six should-be layup games from now until the next Big Ten battle, so the Spartans have time to tune up offensively.

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