East Lansing — Michigan State’s primary goal in Indianapolis was to bring home a Big Ten tournament title.
It did that by beating Purdue to win its fifth tournament title, second in the last three years.
But what might have been just as important is the fact Michigan State is battle-tested heading into the NCAA Tournament, which begins for the Spartans at 2:45 p.m. Friday against Middle Tennessee in the Midwest Regional in St. Louis.
“I don’t know if I saw what I wanted to see, but what I saw was that we found a way to win,” Michigan State coach Tom Izzo said.