A few weeks ago, Michigan State basketball hosted an undefeated Iowa team, led by Ben McCollum, and the Spartans were able to run up the score and win by 19.
It felt like one of those “welcome to the Big Ten” moments for McCollum as he was tasked with playing at a sold-out Breslin Center for his first conference game as head coach of the Hawkeyes. He still has a solid team, and Iowa has since slipped into the AP Top 25 after a 10-2 start. They did lose another game after falling to Michigan State, coming up short against Iowa State, 66-62.