Here's what Tom Izzo said after Michigan State's first win at Cameron Indoor Stadium
There may be some things to clean up from Michigan State’s performance against the Blue Devils, but Tom Izzo has to be pleased with the result.
On Tuesday, Michigan State continued the hot start to the season with a hard-fought victory over No. 6 Duke. It was a particularly impressive defensive effort as the Spartans rallied from an early 10-point deficit.
After recovering from the rough start, it was a 14-3 stretch to start the second half that really put Michigan State on a roll. That stretch included six points from Rocket Watts and five points from Joey Hauser after he missed a lot of time in the first half due to fouls.
In the end, the Spartans made enough free throws late to hang on for the 75-69 win, Michigan State’s first win at Cameron Indoor Stadium in four tries. Here’s everything Tom Izzo said after the victory:
Izzo says defense and depth helped get MSU the win. Henry at point “just did a hell of a job. He missed some shots but we rode him like a horse.”
— Chris Solari (@chrissolari) December 2, 2020
Tom Izzo: "We came down here to win a game." Gives lot of credit to Aaron Henry. "We road him like a horse."
— Matt Charboneau (@mattcharboneau) December 2, 2020
Izzo : “Foster Loyer acted like a captain and played like a captain.”
— Chris Solari (@chrissolari) December 2, 2020
Izzo wasn’t happy MSU “got punched in the mouth again” by Duke. Fouls early hurt them.
— Chris Solari (@chrissolari) December 2, 2020
Izzo to media all covering from home: This is one of the rare times I wish you were all here with me. Damn. Usually I don't care.
— Graham Couch (@Graham_Couch) December 2, 2020
Izzo also credits Loyer, Hall and Marble, "who hardly played last game."
— Matt Charboneau (@mattcharboneau) December 2, 2020
Izzo: “I know one thing, I’m not gonna put an asterisk” next to his first win at Duke. Felt Cameron Crazies might have changed things with how close things got late.
— Chris Solari (@chrissolari) December 2, 2020
Michigan State’s schedule eases up a bit with games against Detroit and Western Michigan moving forward. Those contests will be at home before another ACC road trip to play at No. 15 Virginia on Dec. 9 for the B1G/ACC Challenge.
