Michigan State Basketball: 5 takeaways from runaway win over Purdue

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EAST LANSING, MICHIGAN – JANUARY 08: Head coach Tom Izzo of the Michigan State Spartans talks with Cassius Winston #5 while playing the Purdue Boilermakers at Breslin Center on January 08, 2019 in East Lansing, Michigan. Michigan State won the game 77-59. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images) /

1. Even on an off night, this team is scary good

Who watched Tuesday night’s game and thought, “Wow, this team is playing great tonight”? I’m going to guess just about no one who has watched Michigan State all year thought that as the Spartans played a shaky first 10 minutes of the second half, watching a 13-point halftime lead melt down to just four following a big Carsen Edwards 3-pointer.

After that three, though, the Spartans went on a 25-11 tear to end the game, putting the Boilermakers away with some key down the stretch defensive plays and easy buckets.

Even on an off-night, this Michigan State team is rather scary. The Spartans won by 18 on a night when they weren’t shooting particularly well nor did they have their third-leading scorer in Josh Langford.

How scary is this year’s Michigan State team? It’s been without Langford (15 points per game) for three games now and it beat Northwestern by 26, Ohio State on the road by nine and Purdue by 18. Just imagine what the team will look like with another scoring option and top defender.

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Michigan State didn’t play well, but the Spartans still won big and continue to dominate teams.

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