Tom Izzo felt his Michigan State squad put together its best performance in three years.
And their play forced Michigan to suffer through one of its worst performances in sometime.
That all led to the No. 8 Spartans posting a dominant 75-52 victory over the No. 4 Wolverines in the first meeting between the schools as top 10 teams.
“Keep it in perspective that we probably played our best game in three years and they probably played one of their worst,” Izzo said. “They missed shots and things just didn’t fall for them.
“It was like a perfect storm. We played about as well as we can play and they did not play as well. They are a much better team and I’m not sure we are as good as we played but I’ll take it.”
MSU had plenty of success on the defensive end, limiting Michigan’s Tim Hardaway Jr. and Glenn Robinson III to a combined four points. U-M committed a season-high 16 turnovers and shot just 39.6 percent.
“They were very good,” Michigan coach John Beilein said of the Spartans. “We couldn’t get anywhere we wanted to get to. When we did have open looks, we didn’t make them. I said that before the game that we had to do that.”
The Spartans also limited their turnovers (just eight) and made seven 3-pointers behind Gary Harris, who was 5-of-9 from behindĀ the arc.
The rematch is at 4 p.m. March 3 at the Crisler Center in Ann Arbor. If MSU keeps playing like it has the past two games, it could be close to wrapping up a Big Ten title at that point.
Big tests still remain for MSU, starting with next Tuesday’s showdown with Indiana. There also is a trip to Ohio State looming. But tonight’s outcome indicates that the ceiling is very high for MSU.
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A game do not define the whole season. It’s a only the beginning of a long stretch coming. However, will cherish tonight’s win and looking forward to the next game. Game on.
Haven’t seen that kind of swarming defense (Izzo defense) in quite some time. What a pleasure watching this team develope into an awesome machine. Who would really want to play us right now. Keep it up men, your dreams are the ceiling. Go Green.
Where’s Marky Mark? Oh yeah, Paris lost, he’s hiding
The Marine chased him away Denard, the Marine has defeated all foes
We now have the Pax USMC era.
he’s been showing up on past threads, what a chicken
WeON wears his Fab Five Final Four wound like a crown
He calls his child Brandon
‘Cause he likes the name
And he sends him to the finest school in town
WEON, WEON likes his money
He makes a lot they say
Spend his days counting
In the BTN studio converted warehouse by the Dan Ryan motorway
He was born a pauper to a pawn on a 600 thousand dollar signing day
When the Dept of Justice said Ed Martin is dead
And the recruiting war’s begun
Big Dog has a son playing for SCUM today
And he shall be WEON
And he shall be a good market for Walmart fans
And ESPN shall be promoting WEON
In tradition with the merchandise branding plan
And he shall be WEON
And he shall be a big seller with Walmart Fans
Walmart shall sell WEON
Brandon sells cartoon balloons in Free Press town
His family business thrives
Drew Sharp throws up the tide has turned trial balloons all day
Sits on the porch swing watching them fly
And Drew Sharp, he wants to go to Bristol Conn.
Leaving Weon far behind
Take off trial balloon and go sailing
While Weon Weon slowly dies
And he shall be WEON
And he shall be a good market for Walmart fans
And ESPN shall be promoting WEON
In tradition with the merchandise branding plan
And he shall be WEON
And he shall be a big seller with Walmart Fans
Walmart shall sell WEON
Love it! Nice job, Spartan 81!
Izzo is wrong — making FTs would have made this a better performance. MSU has plenty of room for improvement.
Fantastic inside/outside game played by the Spartans….they were running on ALL cylinders last night!! Keep up that intensity and good things will happen come tourney time!!
As far as Izzo’s comments about us playing the best in 3 years and them playing the worst, us playing better than we probably are, etc….. I’d say that is the definition of “Coach Speak.” The weasel’s horribly easy preseason schedule is catching up to them!!
Go Green!!
Like Magnum PIs Ferrari.
Magnum style !!!
Chuck from St. John’s, if you are out their watching this. The Usual Suspects have a message for you.
Ghost of Biggie
February 13, 2013 at 11:48 am Ā· Reply
In memory of one who should be one of us.
And hereās to you, Chuck from St. Johnās
TUS loves you more than you will know (Wo, wo, wo)
God bless you please Chuck from St. Johns
Heaven holds a place for those who blog
(Hey, hey, heyā¦hey, hey, hey)
Weād like to know a little bit about you for our files
Weād like to help you learn to help yourself
Look around you, all you see are sympathetic eyes
Stroll around the blog until you feel at home
And hereās to you, Chuck from St. Johnās
TUS loves you more than you will know (Wo, wo, wo)
God bless you please, Chuck from St. Johnās
Heaven holds a place for those who blog
(Hey, hey, heyā¦hey, hey, hey)
Hide it in a hidden URL where no one ever goes
Put it in your browser with your favorites
Itās a little secret, just the TUSā affair
Most of all, youāve got to hide it from the Couch
Coo, coo, ca-choo, Chuck from St. Johnās
TUS loves you more than you will know (Wo, wo, wo)
God bless you please, Chuck from St. Johnās
Heaven holds a place for those who blog
(Hey, hey, heyā¦hey, hey, hey)
Sitting in a restaurant on a Tuesday evening
Going to the Spartans big debate
Laugh about it, shout about it
When youāve got to choose
Evāry way you look at it, Gulos lose
Where have you gone, Chuck from St. Johnās
Spartan Nation turns itās lonely eyes to you (Woo, woo, woo)
Whatās that you say, Usual Suspects
Joltinā Chuck has left and gone away
(Hey, hey, heyā¦hey, hey, hey)
Fellow Ghost,
I have it on good authority that Chuck is alive, well, kicking a_s, and taking names. There has been some unusual problems acquiring the suspects. Whether it is from his end or somewhere in between, TUS doesn’t seem to want him to log on….. He Will keep trying……………
He Thanks you for your inquiry. I guess you could say Inquiring Minds wanted to know āŗ āŗ āŗ
āIf a moderator has a hundred posters and one of them wanders away, what will he do? Wonāt he leave the ninety-nine others on the TUS thread and go out to search for the Chuck from St. Johns that is lost? 13 And if he finds it, I tell you the truth, he will rejoice over Chuck from St. Johns more than over the ninety-nine bloggers that didnāt wander away! 14 In the same way, it is not Jeff Lubecks will that even one of these Chuck from St. Johns should perish.
tapping from the mineshaft.
Anyone know the status on Branden Dawson’s injury?
Nothing shuts up a “power shift” rumor than a good old fashion beat down.
GO GREEN !