2. This team's rebounding is vintage Izzo-esque
For yet another game, Michigan State was the bully on the boards.
Just like the Minnesota game on Wednesday, the Spartans got out to a huge lead on the glass and really set the tone. They were up massively on the glass on Saturday and there was a point in the game where Jaxon Kohler had 10 boards and the entire Nebraska team had 11. It was pure domination from start to finish.
In the end, Michigan State finished with 48 rebounds and Nebraska didn't even break 20. It felt like the vintage Michigan State teams of the past where Tom Izzo harped on this category.
Maybe the Hall of Fame head coach brought the war drill back to practice because this team has toughness from top to bottom. You're seeing bigs grab every board and guards crashing the glass.
This is winning basketball.