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Michigan State steamrolls Western Michigan in bounce-back victory
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Western Michigan hung with Michigan State for a few minutes in the first half, but the Spartans had little trouble pulling away.
The Spartans cruised to a 90-46 victory over the Broncos to improve to 1-1 on the season. The win comes three days after Tom Izzo’s squad dropped its season-opening contest to No. 3 Kansas 87-74 on Tuesday.
Three players from Michigan State hit double-figures for the contest. Gabe Brown led the way with 17 points and Marcus Bingham Jr. and Joey Hauser each added 12. Hauser tallied a double-double for the Spartans, also grabbing 12 rebounds in the win.
Tyson Walker had 9 points and 5 assists and Jaden Akins was the leading scorer off the bench, also scoring 9.
Western Michigan jumped out to the early lead at 15-9 and appeared to be giving Michigan State some trouble. But the Spartans surged midway through the quarter, took a 16-15 lead and never looked back.
Michigan State owned a 46-25 advantage at half and outscored Western Michigan 44-21 in the second half.
It was good for the Spartans to get a bounce-back victory after a double-digit loss to the Jayhawks, but life gets tough again quickly. Michigan State will now play Butler at Hinkle Fieldhouse on Wednesday as part of the Gavitt Tipoff.
Dustin grew up in the heart of Big Ten country and has been in sports media since 2010. He has been covering Big Ten football since 2014. You can follow him on Twitter: @SchutteCFB