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Michigan State Basketball: 5 bold predictions for critical Minnesota battle

By Connor Muldowney

WEST LAFAYETTE, IN - JANUARY 27: Cassius Winston #5 of the Michigan State Spartans shoots the ball over Grady Eifert #24 of the Purdue Boilermakers at Mackey Arena on January 27, 2019 in West Lafayette, Indiana. (Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images)
WEST LAFAYETTE, IN - JANUARY 27: Cassius Winston #5 of the Michigan State Spartans shoots the ball over Grady Eifert #24 of the Purdue Boilermakers at Mackey Arena on January 27, 2019 in West Lafayette, Indiana. (Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images) /
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CHAMPAIGN, IL – FEBRUARY 05: Cassius Winston #5 of the Michigan State Spartans goes up for the shot against Kipper Nichols #2 and Ayo Dosunmu #11 of the Illinois Fighting Illini at State Farm Center on February 5, 2019 in Champaign, Illinois. (Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images)
CHAMPAIGN, IL – FEBRUARY 05: Cassius Winston #5 of the Michigan State Spartans goes up for the shot against Kipper Nichols #2 and Ayo Dosunmu #11 of the Illinois Fighting Illini at State Farm Center on February 5, 2019 in Champaign, Illinois. (Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images) /

2. Cassius Winston, too, bounces back with double-double

When was the last time Cassius Winston recorded a double-double? Back on Jan. 2 against Northwestern to re-start conference play after a month-long break.

That’s a long time for a player with the talent of Winston but that drought is about to end. He’s going to have a nice rebound game after turning the ball over nine time with nine assists against Illinois. He knows that’s not what’s going to win teams or be the best for this squad moving forward and he needs to take better care of the ball.

Winston played an uncharacteristic game at Illinois, looking lethargic, but I do believe we will see more of Foster Loyer, in spells, which means that the junior point guard will get more breaks and have fresh legs.

The junior point guard will have just two turnovers while dishing out 11 assists (a majority of them to Nick Ward and kicking out to the 3-point line) with 15 points. He’s not going to need a big scoring outburst, but he’ll hit four threes and add a driving and-one to complete his line.

This means that both Winston and Ward will have double-doubles on Saturday afternoon.

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