Michigan State wins boards, but not game

SAN DIEGO -- After an event aboard the USS Carl Vinson that will be a lifetime memory, the Michigan State basketball team found that its identity mirrored in some small way the servicemen and women it entertained Friday night. The Spartans will have to be tough and rugged and able to adjust on the fly if they are going to be a success this season. "We played hard, we made the hustle plays," said an emotionally drained Tom Izzo. "We can be better offensively.

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