3 takeaways from Michigan State basketball's win over Western Michigan

Dec 30, 2024; East Lansing, Michigan, USA; Michigan State Spartans head coach Tom Izzo chats with Western Michigan Broncos head coach Dwayne Stephens  at Jack Breslin Student Events Center. Mandatory Credit: Dale Young-Imagn Images
Dec 30, 2024; East Lansing, Michigan, USA; Michigan State Spartans head coach Tom Izzo chats with Western Michigan Broncos head coach Dwayne Stephens at Jack Breslin Student Events Center. Mandatory Credit: Dale Young-Imagn Images | Dale Young-Imagn Images
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2. There was a lot of uncharacteristic play

From Jeremy Fears getting a little too heated to Coen Carr not dunking the ball one time, there was a lot of uncharacteristic play from the Spartans on Monday.

Xavier Booker wasn't really too invested it seemed like, Jaxon Kohler was out of sorts on both ends, Frankie Fidler was missing bunnies, and Carson Cooper had a career day. Just like we all expected, right?

It was just a very uncharacteristic game from this team which has been playing well together all year and looked completely different than the one that fell short of expectations last year.

Let's hope this is out of the system before Big Ten play resumes because this is not going to win the Spartans many games.