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Michigan State Basketball: 3 bold predictions vs. Western Michigan in Game 5

By Connor Muldowney

Dec 4, 2020; East Lansing, Michigan, USA; Michigan State Spartans forward Aaron Henry (0) and guard A.J. Hoggard (11) celebrate from the bench during the second half against the Detroit Titans at Jack Breslin Student Events Center. Mandatory Credit: Raj Mehta-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 4, 2020; East Lansing, Michigan, USA; Michigan State Spartans forward Aaron Henry (0) and guard A.J. Hoggard (11) celebrate from the bench during the second half against the Detroit Titans at Jack Breslin Student Events Center. Mandatory Credit: Raj Mehta-USA TODAY Sports /
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EAST LANSING, MICHIGAN – DECEMBER 04: Rocket Watts #2 of the Michigan State Spartans tries to drive between Matt Johnson #13 and Brad Calipari #12 of the Detroit Titans during the second half at Breslin Center on December 04, 2020 in East Lansing, Michigan. Michigan State won the game 83-76. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)
EAST LANSING, MICHIGAN – DECEMBER 04: Rocket Watts #2 of the Michigan State Spartans tries to drive between Matt Johnson #13 and Brad Calipari #12 of the Detroit Titans during the second half at Breslin Center on December 04, 2020 in East Lansing, Michigan. Michigan State won the game 83-76. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images) /

1. MSU plays its most complete game of the year

It’s been an interesting season for Michigan State. The Spartans might be 4-0 with a couple of convincing wins, but there have been zero complete games for this team.

In fact, Tom Izzo has been open about his guys not finishing games strong. In three out of four games, the Spartans didn’t close, sacrificing huge leads for much closer finishes. Against Mercy, it was the opposite as the Spartans needed a strong finish to avoid a major upset at home. In zero of those games, Michigan State put together a complete effort.

Michigan State started strong against Eastern Michigan and then struggled in the final minutes to make things look closer. The same happened against Notre Dame. And against Duke, the Spartans got behind early and looked lost before going on a run and taking a convincing lead before nearly falling apart in the final minutes.

It’s about time this team has a complete game and I think it’ll happen on Sunday night against Western Michigan as the Spartans win by at least 20-25 points.

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