Tuesday was all about Pat Fitzgerald, but even the new head football coach had to be gushing over the play of Michigan State basketball against Iowa in the Big Ten opener.
The Spartans dominated essentially from start to finish, downing the undefeated Iowa Hawkeyes, coached by Ben McCollum, on Tuesday night, 71-52. The Spartans improve to 8-0 on the season and now begin Big Ten play 1-0. This was a nice confidence-booster heading into Saturday's showdown with No. 4 Duke.
Michigan State was without Cam Ward, but it didn't matter. The Spartans were looking good on both ends of the floor, and this was one of the most cohesive wins that I can remember.