EAST LANSING — Michigan State looked flat and lifeless for almost 20 minutes. Then, the Spartans assumed an air of toughness at the start of Wednesday’s second half.
And MSU promptly fell behind by 12 points to Penn State a little more than 5 1/2 minutes into the final period.
Then, the Spartans assumed an air of toughness at the start of the second half.
Something clicked. MSU found its inner dawg. The Breslin Center channeled all of its frustration and bitterness and sadness of one of the longest months in school history into a snake-pit environment that long has been missing.