MSU has shown flashes of brilliance this season, with standout performances from key players and a resilient team chemistry that has kept it competitive in the loaded Big Ten. The

Michigan State basketball continued to roll on Thursday night in a blowout win over Washington. Michigan State dominated Washington for an 88-54 victory at the Breslin Center. The Spartans were clearly the better team all night,

East Lansing — Tom Izzo has coached the Michigan State men’s basketball team for 30 years. In more than 1,000 career games, he’s faced Washington just twice — once in the 1996 NIT, and once in the 2010 Maui Invitational. Now, the two teams share a conference.

No. 16 Michigan State stunned Washington with a 30-plus-point blowout. It did so on a special night, as Izzone alumni filled the lower bowls to cheer on their beloved Spartans as they had done so many times before.

In all, MSU had nine players score in the first, every guy who saw the floor other than Tre Holloman. Holloman actually was the lone bad performance in the first half, going to the locker room shooting 0-4.