SOUTH BEND, Ind. — All of the hyper focus, all of the enthusiastic energy, all of the necessary grittiness. Nowhere to be found.
And on the final day of a November to remember, Michigan State basketball put together a performance to forget.
Notre Dame blitzed the 20th-ranked Spartans from the outset Wednesday night at Purcell Pavilion at the Joyce Center, dialing in from deep and taxing MSU’s already weary legs in a 70-52 thrashing in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge.
Cormac Ryan scorched the nets from outside in the first half, finishing with 23 points to help the Irish (6-1) build a 23-point lead they wouldn’t relinquish.