Iowa City, Iowa – Michigan State thought it found something Saturday when it nearly rallied to beat Illinois at home, scoring 52 second-half points before just coming up short.
It turns out, that 20 minutes of play might have been the exception in a season that is quickly spiraling out of control.
The Spartans followed that outing with another clunker, getting run off the floor Tuesday night at Carver-Hawkeye Arena as No. 25 Iowa blitzed Michigan State, rolling to an 86-60 victory the same night the Hawkeyes retired the jersey of former center Luka Garza.