In the bowels of the Breslin Center after the opening night upset at the hands of James Madison, Tom Izzo had hoped his Spartans would take the loss as a wake up call, even if the team shouldn’t need it.
Tuesday night’s loss to Duke shows that MSU needs to avoid the snooze button.
In the Champions Classic, this year in Chicago, the Spartans found themselves against their perpetual nemesis from Durham in the first matchup between Tom Izzo and Jon Scheyer. Scheyer, the 36 year old in his second season at the helm of the Blue Devils was looking to bounce back from a home loss to future MSU opponent Arizona.