Michigan State Basketball: 5 takeaways from win over Cleveland State

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 21: Miles Bridges #22 of the Michigan State Spartans drives to the basket against Gabe Levin #0 of the Long Beach State 49ers at Breslin Center on December 21, 2017 in East Lansing, Michigan. (Photo by Rey Del Rio/Getty Images) /

3. Miles Bridges is an improved passer

If you didn’t notice, Miles Bridges wasn’t looking for his shot much on Friday night as the game wore on. He was interested in getting his teammates the ball and he said after the game that he loves making a good pass. Tom Izzo even said that Bridges smiles bigger when he gets an assist than when he makes a 3-pointer, and that says a lot about him.

Sure, there are times where he can be too unselfish, but it looks like he’s added another element to his game which makes him that much more dangerous.

Bridges finished the game with 18 points, eight rebounds and seven assists. He looked like a serious threat to reach a triple-double and that’s what Izzo wants to see. Although he did say he talked to Bridges about looking for his shot more and being more selfish (yes, that’s what Izzo wants, at times), Izzo was pleased with how his humble superstar played.

The Spartans seem to feed off the energy he brings to the table and even on a night when he shoots 7-of-16 from the floor and doesn’t do much offensively until the second half, he’s still having a major impact on the outcome.

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