Michigan State basketball: Report card for tight win over Iowa

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Michigan State’s Tyson Walker celebrates after scoring on Iowa’s Josh Dix during the first half on Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023, at the Breslin Center in Lansing.230126 Msu Iowa Bball 063a /

Tyson Walker: B+

I was ready to give Tyson Walker a B- or even a C+ because he had one of his worst offensive games of the season, but then he became clutch yet again.

Walker hit a couple of big jumpers late in the game to help his shooting percentage just a little bit. He was 4-for-14 from the floor and 2-for-5 from deep and he missed his only free throw attempt. You can bet he wants to forget about this poor shooting performance, but he can build on those clutch shots late in the game.

Outside of hitting a couple of clutch shots (again), he had five assists and two rebounds with a steal. He was pretty solid on the defensive end which helped this grade and he, just like Joey Hauser, avoided an ankle injury that looked bad, but he came back in.

Not a great night for the guards, but at least they were clutch.

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