EVANSTON — At first it was Denzel Valentine.
Then it was everyone else. It came fast, it came furious and it never relented as No. 12 Michigan State (18-4, 5-4 Big Ten) walked all over Northwestern (15-7, 3-6) in a 76-45 victory Thursday night.
Coming into the game, the Spartans had four players shooting over 36 percent from three: Valentine (40.6 percent), Bryn Forbes (46 percent), Eron Harris (40 percent) and Matt McQuaid (36.1 percent). And Michigan State did nothing to surprise Northwestern. In fact, before Tom Izzo pulled his top players with about five minutes left in the game, those were the only four Spartans to even attempt a three.