MSU Squeeks Out Win Over Iowa 63-61: Recap & Analysis

Coming off a rough 1-3 stretch, Michigan State was just about in must-win mode. After their first three-day rest in weeks, the Spartans hosted the Iowa Hawkeyes on a Thursday night. And just before tip-off, the commentators announced that Malik Hall would be playing (I’m sure you twitterers knew this earlier).

Game Flow Highlights:

Michigan State rolled out with the familiar starting five, and Mady Sissoko familiarly won the jump-ball. From there, it would be a while before MSU did anything right. The Spartans would go scoreless in the opening segment of the game and gave up buckets to four different Hawkeyes to trail by 8 at the first commercial. Mady did not even make it that long, getting…