Tom Izzo didn’t go off on the Spartans following Michigan State’s 84-56 win over Detroit Mercy on Friday night like he did after the San Jose State game last week, and that was because his team showed a much more complete effort outside of a bit of a turnover issue — and some poor 3-point shooting (again).
Instead, Izzo was pretty calm and relaxed on Friday night as the Spartans improved to 5-0 on the season before the Fort Myers Tip-Off where they’ll play East Carolina and North Carolina.
There’s a pretty good chance Michigan State will be flirting with the top-10 in Monday’s AP Top 25 update, and the Spartans should comfortably be 6-0 by the time they face North Carolina.