EAST LANSING — When last we saw the Michigan State basketball team, the Spartans' plucky run to the Final Four had finally run out of steam.
They re-emerged in Tuesday's 85-50 exhibition win over Albion as the No. 1 team in the nation and favorite to win the NCAA title.
And MSU picked up where it left off. Good and bad.
Cassius Winston, Xavier Tillman and Aaron Henry look to be an athletic and cohesive nucleus.