(EAST LANSING) - Tom Izzo stewed while seated instead of shouting and standing as he led No. 13 Michigan State to an 83-67 season-opening win over Eastern Michigan on Wednesday night, two-plus weeks after testing positive for COVID-19. Izzo was certainly pleased with the play of his point guard. Foster Loyer made a career-high six 3-pointers and scored a career-high 20 points after earning the start over Rocket Watts, filling a key role on the team without NBA-bound Cassius Winston. Loyer made a flurry of 3-pointers to help the Spartans (1-0) pull away in the first half following a sluggish start against the Eagles' zone defense. Eastern Michigan (0-1) had three players on the bench, and put just two reserves in the game. The team was missing six student-athletes and assistant coach Kevin Mondro. Eastern Michigan's Yeikson Montero scored 16 points. Ty Groce had 14 points and Darion Spottsville added 10 points. The pandemic delayed the start of the college basketball season by a couple weeks. It also affected Michigan State's preparations because coach Izzo tested positive for the coronavirus earlier this month. If there were fans in the stands, they would have roared with the return of Joshua Langford. The senior guard scored 10 points, playing for the first time in nearly two years due to his injury-riddled career. Joey Hauser, a transfer from Marquette, had 15 points and nine rebounds in his first game with the Spartans.