EAST LANSING – One game.

That’s all it took for Tom Izzo to blast his team’s performance.

No. 22 Michigan State pulled away in the second half for an 80-69 win against Colgate in the season opener on Monday night at the Breslin Center with an effort the head coach was far from thrilled about.

Here are notable quotes from Izzo and players following the game:

Izzo’s opening statement: “It’s a win. That’s about the only good thing I’ll say about it.”

Point guard Jeremy Fears on the victory: “It’s always good to start the year 1-0. I’ve been here when we were 0-1 to start the year once. Just didn’t want that to happen, didn’t want to repeat that.”

Izzo on the defensive effort after Colgate shot 47 percent from the floor and made 11 triples: “I am calling guys out because seniors sho

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