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Michigan State Basketball: 3 takeaways from bounce-back win over Indiana

By Connor Muldowney

The Spartans hope to win their second straight when they take on Penn State at 6:30 PM EST tonight (Photo by Rey Del Rio/Getty Images)
The Spartans hope to win their second straight when they take on Penn State at 6:30 PM EST tonight (Photo by Rey Del Rio/Getty Images) /
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EAST LANSING, MI – FEBRUARY 12: A.J. Hoggard #11 of the Michigan State Spartans brings the ball up the court in the first half of the game against the Indiana Hoosiers at Breslin Center on February 12, 2022 in East Lansing, Michigan. (Photo by Rey Del Rio/Getty Images)
EAST LANSING, MI – FEBRUARY 12: A.J. Hoggard #11 of the Michigan State Spartans brings the ball up the court in the first half of the game against the Indiana Hoosiers at Breslin Center on February 12, 2022 in East Lansing, Michigan. (Photo by Rey Del Rio/Getty Images) /

1. Michigan State got back to the basics

Things got pretty chippy on Saturday afternoon and this was exactly the type of physical game the Spartans needed. They didn’t back down from the Hoosiers and out-toughed Indiana until the final whistle. They were diving for loose balls, playing with an edge, and just playing that typical brand of Michigan State basketball that made it a top-10 team for a couple of months.

Point guard play got back on track, the Spartans didn’t have a ton of egregious turnovers (though they did have 15), and they were moving the ball around and taking good shots.

Michigan State took every Indiana punch and countered with a few of their own. The Spartans responded to every mini Indiana spurt with one of their own and that’s something we hadn’t seen in weeks. If this is what Michigan State needed to get back on track, watch out, Big Ten.

Gabe Brown didn’t even score a single point and the bench out-scored the starters and yet Michigan State won by 15 points.

This is a perfect slump-buster. Let’s see how the Spartans respond at Penn State.

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