NEW YORK – Tom Izzo on Thursday said Michigan State basketball spent much its extra time off working on improving its offense.
Back to the drawing board.
In a game that at times sent Madison Square Garden back to the chicken wire and peach basket era, the Spartans and Rutgers engaged in a nasty back-alley brawl that featured missed shot after missed shot almost all afternoon.
That was before the Scarlet Knights used a clutch closing stretch from guard Paul Mulcahy, who scored 12 of his 17 points in the final 10 minutes to hand MSU a 61-55 defeat on Saturday.