3 takeaways from Michigan State basketball's crushing loss at Indiana

Michigan State's Tyson Walker celebrates after score against Northwestern during the second half on
Michigan State's Tyson Walker celebrates after score against Northwestern during the second half on / Nick King/Lansing State Journal / USA
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2. Tyson Walker is back

What a performance from Tyson Walker. It's just too bad that his best game in months came in a losing effort because the rest of the team was ice-cold.

Walker finished with 30 points on 11-for-21 shooting and 4-of-8 from deep. He also hit all four of his free throws and was the best player on the floor all game long. Unfortunately, he was one of just three Spartans in double figures as AJ Hoggard and Jaden Akins each added 10 but no one else stepped up to help out offensively.

Even one more player hitting a clutch shot or even hitting a layup or 2-foot shot (Carson Cooper) would have been the difference, but the rest of the team shot just 32 percent from the floor as Walker was over 50 percent. That's just not good enough.

Well, at least we learned that Tyson Walker is healthy again and looks like himself and after back-to-back solid games, it feels like he's in a good spot heading into the postseason.