"It was a combination between coach, Zel, and myself," Trice said. "Coach kinda told us 'hey, you guys have the day off tomorrow,' and we were like well we're not doing that. So we felt like we just needed it honestly. We couldn't take a day off, especially after losing the way we did. We had a bad taste in our mouth."

Trice said it was just like an ordinary Izzo-led practice, without the coaching staff present.

"I think we needed it, especially after the way we lost on Saturday, just to clear the air," Trice said. "We're still confident where we're at, our goals haven't changed. And we're ready to just move on. I think it really helped us from a leadership aspect. When we're out there playing, the coaches are over here. When we step across that line, it's just us out there. It felt good to be reliant on ourselves."

Trice said he didn't scream as much as Izzo screams, but he said it wasn't necessary. Players were self-motivated and the intensity was still high. With a home game against Penn State on Wednesday, the Spartans are looking to right the ship in the midst of a competitive Big Ten race.

"That was a good thing about yesterday's practice," Trice said. "We really didn't have to because everybody knew the coaches weren't there. Just because the coaches weren't there doesn't mean that's an off-day or we're going to slouch or anything. It's almost like we took it up another level because we didn't have to, we were just cheering for guys because they were doing so well."