There was another coast-to-coast win for Michigan State on Thursday night in East Lansing. The Spartans got their fifth win in a row and saw their trend of strong starts and games where they never trail continue. MSU jumped out to a 4-0 run in the first minute on the heels of baskets from Malik Hall and Tyson Walker. Call that foreshadowing as that pair ended up being the leading scorers for the game, finishing with 24 and 22 points, respectively.
While Penn State did hang around with MSU for the first eight minutes, only trailing by six points at the under-12 timeout, it was clear early on that one team was playing with more intensity, not to mention more overall skill and talent.