It's Thanksgiving, so Michigan State was in the mood for plenty of handouts.
Fortunately for the Spartans, they made enough plays in the second half to overcome another rash of turnovers, getting a lob dunk from Marcus Bingham in the final seconds and a career game from Malik Hall to pull out a 63-61 victory over Loyola Chicago Wednesday in the opening round of the Battle 4 Atlantis.
"It's Thanksgiving," Michigan State coach Tom Izzo joked, "and we're givers."
The Spartans (4-1) surely were, losing the ball 20 times, including 14 in the first half. However, they were nearly perfect down the stretch, allowing Hall to pour in a career-high 24 points on 9-for-9 shooting and for Bingham to take the feed from Tyson Walker with roughly three seconds left to win the game.