UPDATED 11:40 PM

If you were at the game, as the ES wuz, or even saw on the tele - well, it wuz easy to see the Sparty's defense taught Wisky a lesson tonight. Them stinkin' Badgers came into the game with the smack talk that they were the better defensive team, and as typical, Izzo's boys kicked 'em around like rag dolls in the Brez.

Michigan State 54, Wisconsin 47. Kicking Some Badger Tail.

Read it and weep, you friggin' Grateful Red, read it and weep. What was the best sign of the night? "Final Fours: Izzo 5, Bo 0." Yes, it IS all about dancing in APRIL isn't it? Wisky don't even know April exists in basketball... and this year's team won't know it, either. ha ha ha.

Stat Update:

Again, if you read the ES earlier, you'd see he hit the nail on the head for this game. Sure, Wisky had the Assist-to-TO ratio in favor prior and in this game: Wisky had 10 asts to 10 TOs, a 1.0 ratio. MSU was 11-14, a 0.79 ratio. HOWEVER, the telling sign was FG % and rebounding, where Michigan State led 38% - 33%, outrebounded 41-27, and had 11-6 in offensive boards over Wisky. That is just too much domination and too many chances off the glass to overcome, regardless of defensive prowess.