MSU won the first match of the Big Ten teams since before the NCAA tournament championship was extended to 64 teams in 1985 and the first duel at the intraconference conference since Izzo defeated Wisconsin at the Final Four 2000.

This is the fifth season of the Spartans' 30 wins and Sweet Izzo's 14th place in his coaching career at the Pantheon. His 50th win in the NCAA led the team to fifth for the most wins, behind Mike Krzyzewski of Duke, Roy Williams of North Carolina, Dean Smith, former coach of North Carolina, and Jim Boeheim from Syracuse.

Game comments:

[ I played for Tom Izzo at Michigan State. Here’s why I’m glad I did ]

Takeover of Winston

It was the Big Six who guided the Spartans of the first weekend for the first time in four years.

Xavier Tillman, a sophomore, scored 14 points with six rebounds, a top in the team. Kenny Goins, Matt McQuaid, Aaron Henry and Nick Ward each scored nine points.

The Spartans committed 22 turnovers that led to 26 Gopher points. However, their defense and rebound helped offset the business numbers.

Minnesota shot 30.5% for the game and made 2 of 22 3-pointers, scoring 0 for 6 after half-time. The Spartans finished with a crushing 45-19 rebound.

MSU led with 20 points in the first half and 17 in the beginning of the second, after two free throws from junior leader Winston.

However, the Gophers (22-14) – playing with Jordan Murphy (on the back) on the bench for most of the game – took advantage of MSU's turnarounds and called an 8-0 run led by Amir Coffey which has sparked the enthusiasm of its fans makes the trip of three and a half hours from Minneapolis in abundance.

Amir Coffey leads against Aaron Henry of Michigan State during the first half. (Photo: Steven Branscombe, USA TODAY Sports)

While the Gophers set a trap all over the field and intensified their defense in the half-court, MSU struggled to find the pace. Winston tried to drive and met three Minnesota defensemen with the shot clock in the end. He stepped back and shook him to end the drought.

At the other end of the field, Winston pursued after a loose ball and banged his head against Gabe Kalscheur du Minnesota. The freshman took his fourth foul. Winston drained another rider on the other end. Then, Winston caught Brock Stull of the Gophers and stripped him of the ball, then ran, collecting a pass on the wing of Aaron Henry in transition and burying a 3 pointers. MSU's advance came back to 16 when Minnesota called timeout with 12:26 to go.

The Spartans shot 57.1% for the match with 6-in-15 3-point shots.

• The score of the box

Start sizzling

After two days of noise after the heated discussion between Izzo and Henry, the Spartans decided to focus on one of their best starts of the season.

Matt McQuaid dunks Saturday night. (Photo: Jeffrey Becker, USA TODAY Sports)

Nothing was going wrong early. Henry opened a run of 11-0 with a dunk less than a minute into the match. This included buckets of four different MSU players, as well as a dunk in transition from Matt McQuaid.

Murphy – who averages 14.9 points and 11.3 rebounds – was in the starting lineup, but it was clear that the back injury he suffered on Thursday limited his chances. He did not play the final 15:51, sometimes standing on the sidelines to stretch. He took a shot and did not score.

The Spartans attacked with their great men. Ward, Goins and Tillman combined 14 points in 8 minutes during which MSU advanced to 31-11. This forced Minnesota to call for a timeout to stifle the Spartans' 17-2 run.

Business Number Trouble

MSU's business figures have brought the Gophers closer together.

Minnesota converted 11 gifts in 12 points in the first period, forcing five turnovers in the final in 3:39.

The Gophers finished the half on a 8-2 record and left the Spartans scoreless for the final, 4:46. However, Minnesota was freezing all half, going from 2 points out of 16 to 7 points out of 32, while MSU took a 33-19 lead in the locker room.

Coffey led the Gophers with 27 points.

MSU won the first match of the Big Ten teams since before the NCAA tournament championship was extended to 64 teams in 1985 and the first duel at the intraconference conference since Izzo defeated Wisconsin at the Final Four 2000.

This is the fifth season of the Spartans' 30 wins and Sweet Izzo's 14th place in his coaching career at the Pantheon. His 50th win in the NCAA led the team to fifth for the most wins, behind Mike Krzyzewski of Duke, Roy Williams of North Carolina, Dean Smith, former coach of North Carolina, and Jim Boeheim from Syracuse.

Game comments:

[ I played for Tom Izzo at Michigan State. Here’s why I’m glad I did ]

Takeover of Winston

It was the Big Six who guided the Spartans of the first weekend for the first time in four years.

Xavier Tillman, a sophomore, scored 14 points with six rebounds, a top in the team. Kenny Goins, Matt McQuaid, Aaron Henry and Nick Ward each scored nine points.

The Spartans committed 22 turnovers that led to 26 Gopher points. However, their defense and rebound helped offset the business numbers.

Minnesota shot 30.5% for the game and made 2 of 22 3-pointers, scoring 0 for 6 after half-time. The Spartans finished with a crushing 45-19 rebound.

MSU led with 20 points in the first half and 17 in the beginning of the second, after two free throws from junior leader Winston.

However, the Gophers (22-14) – playing with Jordan Murphy (on the back) on the bench for most of the game – took advantage of MSU's turnarounds and called an 8-0 run led by Amir Coffey which sparked the enthusiasm of his fans. travels a full three and a half hours from Minneapolis.

Amir Coffey leads against Aaron Henry of Michigan State during the first half. (Photo: Steven Branscombe, USA TODAY Sports)

While the Gophers set a trap all over the field and intensified their defense in the half-court, MSU struggled to find the pace. Winston tried to drive and met three Minnesota defensemen with the shot clock in the end. He stepped back and shook him to end the drought.

At the other end of the field, Winston pursued after a loose ball and banged his head against Gabe Kalscheur du Minnesota. The freshman took his fourth foul. Winston drained another rider on the other end. Then, Winston caught Brock Stull of the Gophers and stripped him of the ball, then ran, collecting a pass on the wing of Aaron Henry in transition and burying a 3 pointers. MSU's advance came back to 16 when Minnesota called timeout with 12:26 to go.

The Spartans shot 57.1% for the match with 6-in-15 3-point shots.

• The score of the box

Start sizzling

After two days of noise after the heated discussion between Izzo and Henry, the Spartans decided to focus on one of their best starts of the season.

Matt McQuaid dunks Saturday night. (Photo: Jeffrey Becker, USA TODAY Sports)

Nothing was going wrong early. Henry opened a run of 11-0 with a dunk less than a minute into the match. This included buckets of four different MSU players, as well as a dunk in transition from Matt McQuaid.

Murphy – who averages 14.9 points and 11.3 rebounds – was in the starting lineup, but it was clear that the back injury he suffered on Thursday limited his chances. He did not play the final 15:51, sometimes standing on the sidelines to stretch. He took a shot and did not score.

The Spartans attacked with their great men. Ward, Goins and Tillman combined 14 points in 8 minutes during which MSU advanced to 31-11. This forced Minnesota to call for a timeout to stifle the Spartans' 17-2 run.

Business Number Trouble

MSU's business figures have brought the Gophers closer together.

Minnesota converted 11 gifts in 12 points in the first period, forcing five turnovers in the final in 3:39.

The Gophers finished the half-time on a 8-2 run and kept the Spartans scoreless for the final, 4:46. However, Minnesota was freezing all half, going from 2 points out of 16 to 7 points out of 32, while MSU took a 33-19 lead in the locker room.

Coffey led the Gophers with 27 points.