The Michigan State game.

Nice summation of MSU's statistical tendencies. As a Spartan fan, though, this sentence struck me oddly: "The Spartans don't shoot many three pointers, but prefer to pound the ball inside."

You're absolutely right we don't shoot many threes, but I wouldn't say we pound the ball inside, either. Most of our inside baskets come on offensive rebounds.

Speaks to the lack of offensive identity we MSU fans feel this team exhibits. The best shot at such an identity is the mid-range game with Lucas and Morgan.

Hopefully, it's a good game tonight. I'm forced to feel sympathetically to a Hoosier fan base that's had the thrill of being a fan during the conference stretch run ripped away from them . . .

Thanks for the clarification. I really haven't watched MSU much last year. I'm probably thinking more of the turn of the century Spartans than today's version. Still, all of IU's recent losses have come against teams with strong interior games, although interior defense (Wisconsin x2 and UConn) has been the real red flag, and you guys don't stand out statistically on D this year. Good luck.