LSJ columnist Graham Couch, Freep beat writer Chris Solari and Freep columnist Shawn Windsor dissect the Spartans' win Lansing State Journal
EAST LANSING — Figuring out where to begin to dissect Michigan State basketball’s emotional comeback win Thursday night over No. 17 Iowa is tough.
The 24th-ranked Spartans don’t win, 78-70, without Xavier Tillman’s second-half defense on Luka Garza, particularly his school record-breaking block in the waning minutes. Tillman held the Iowa star and leading candidate for Big Ten player of the year scoreless for the final 7-plus minutes after sitting most of the first half with foul trouble.