EAST LANSING — Lansing State Journal columnist Graham Couch gives three quick takes from No. 18 Michigan State basketball 's 84-56 victory over Detroit Mercy at Breslin Center on Friday, Nov. 21:

1. MSU returns to earth from beyond the arc against Detroit

I think a good way to judge a team’s ability to do something — like shoot 3-pointers — is to subtract their best game or best couple games, and worst games, and see who they usually are. So, looking at the first couple weeks of this Michigan State season, you’d subtract MSU’s 1-for-14 night from beyond the arc against Arkansas and the Spartans ’ 11-for-22 performance Tuesday against Kentucky and you’re probably left with something closer to the truth: 20-for-73 – 27.4% – in MSU’s other three games combined, including Friday’s 8-for-

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