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Michigan State's dominant showing vs. Notre Dame a sign of Spartans' elite potential

EAST LANSING — It takes a lot to impress Tom Izzo.

Michigan State basketball’s Hall of Fame coach tends to lead with the bad when almost everything else is good. When things are amiss, he leans on the positives.

Even he appreciated what he saw Saturday night in the 12th-ranked Spartans’ 80-70 win over Notre Dame.

That’s what a 26-0 run spread between the first half and the second half will do.

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That’s what aggressive rebounding and swarming perimeter defense will do.