It was about as successful of a holiday weekend as Michigan State could have hoped for in the PK80 tournament. The Spartans won their bracket by beating DePaul, UConn, and North Carolina by an average of 20 points. Next up is Notre Dame tonight as MSU will face their third top-10 opponent, and second in the top-5, of the season. Here are some things that stuck out from the PK80.
Second half surge
The first two games of the weekend saw MSU in close battles against inferior opponents. They were tied at the half with DePaul at 31, and were up just one against UConn 28-27.