Spartans’ loss to Nebraska shows importance of Divine Ugochukwu
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He may have been listed as questionable, but it was easy to tell by warmups that Michigan State guard Divine Ugochukwu wasn’t going to play Friday at Nebraska. The sophomore transfer from Miami stood on the sidelines, wearing a black medical mask, watching his teammates warm up while held out due to illness. No. 9 Michigan State wound up losing that game to No. 13 Nebraska, a narrow 58-56 affair decided by a couple late turnovers by Jeremy Fears Jr. and a pair of missed free throws by Carson Cooper. As Michigan State tried to divvy up its guard minutes, it was hard not to see how much Ugochukwu’s absence affected the Spartans, particularly straining starting point guard Jeremy Fears Jr. “I...