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Michigan State Basketball: Report card for lopsided win over Houston Baptist

By Connor Muldowney

EAST LANSING, MI - DECEMBER 18: Miles Bridges #22 and Joshua Langford #1 of the Michigan State Spartans react to a second half play while playing the Houston Baptist Huskies at the Jack T. Breslin Student Events Center on December 18, 2017 in East Lansing, Michigan. Michigan State won the game 107-62. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)
EAST LANSING, MI - DECEMBER 18: Miles Bridges #22 and Joshua Langford #1 of the Michigan State Spartans react to a second half play while playing the Houston Baptist Huskies at the Jack T. Breslin Student Events Center on December 18, 2017 in East Lansing, Michigan. Michigan State won the game 107-62. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images) /
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EAST LANSING, MI – DECEMBER 18: Miles Bridges #22 of the Michigan State Spartans dunks over Edward Hardt #15 of the Houston Baptist Huskies during the first half at the Jack T. Breslin Student Events Center on December 18, 2014 in East Lansing, Michigan. Michigan State won the game 107-62. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)
EAST LANSING, MI – DECEMBER 18: Miles Bridges #22 of the Michigan State Spartans dunks over Edward Hardt #15 of the Houston Baptist Huskies during the first half at the Jack T. Breslin Student Events Center on December 18, 2014 in East Lansing, Michigan. Michigan State won the game 107-62. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images) /

Offense: A

This was the best offensive performance of the season for Michigan State. Sure, the Spartans turned the ball over 14 times, which needs to be corrected, but they also had 30 assists on 36 made field goals, 107 points and shot 64 percent from the floor.

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Michigan State couldn’t seem to miss as the Spartans also made 10-of-20 shots from 3-point range, led by Miles Bridges who was 4-of-7 and Cassius Winston, Josh Langford and Matt McQuaid each made two 3-pointers.

The ball movement was impeccable and this is something Tom Izzo was craving after Saturday’s tight win over Oakland in which the Spartans didn’t seem to value each possession. The ball moved well and clear the open man was found on essentially every scoring possession with those 30 assists on made 36 field goals.

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Each starter outside of Jaren Jackson Jr. finished in double-figures, scoring-wise, and Bridges led the way with 33 points. Nick Ward was 9-for-9 from the floor for 20 points and Langford added 14 with Winston at 10. This team found a way to score early and often, breaking the 50-point mark in each half.

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