Trayce Jackson-Davis missed his first four shots on Sunday afternoon at Assembly Hall. Most of the attempts were looks he expects to make like turn around’s with the left hand, putbacks and twirling shots underneath the basket.
Against Illinois, these were shots he made. Shots he made look effortless and simple. They looked hard and complicated for the first 10 minutes against Michigan State. Then it became a dunk fest, headlined by a fast break poster on top of Spartans forward Joey Hauser.
From then on, Jackson-Davis shifted his game to another level. He finished the 82-69 victory with 31 points, 15 rebounds, four assists and five blocked shots.