Forget the 16.5 point spread, Tom Izzo isn’t taking North Dakota State lightly because he knows that styles make fights and the Bison have a style of play that could give the Spartans some trouble.
North Dakota State, the Summit conference champions, will launch it from the outside. The Bison employ a guard-heavy lineup, averaging nearly 26 three-point attempts a game, and they can knock the outside shots down with the best of them.
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“Where do upsets happen more of the time? When people get hot from the three. So is that concerning, ‘hell yes, it’s concerning’,” Izzo said.
Tom Izzo is weary of North Dakota State’s shooters
Izzo particularly singled out guards Damari Wheeler-Thomas, Trevian Carson and Andy Stefonowicz as players that can heat up from the perimeter at any time. There’s also 6-foot-9 forward Treyson Anderson, who is shooting 37 percent from three…