Izzo Questions His Team's Grit After 68-60 Loss
Tom Izzo isn't happy with where his Michigan State Spartans are headed.
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Tom Izzo isn't happy with where his Michigan State Spartans are headed.
Michigan State led 36-27 after a Payne jumper from the left baseline early in the second half, all but quieting the crowd.
After contesting Big Ten regular-season and tournament titles in two of their last three meetings, there'll be no hardware up for grabs when the fourth-ranked Spartans square off with the No. 18 Buckeyes on Sunday.
In the Michigan State and Indiana game last night there was a series of low blow shots.
The Hall of Fame basketball player and an owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers, Magic Johnson said he lost a lot with the loss of Lakers owner Jerry Buss.
Trailing by three with 3.7 seconds left, MSU's Gary Harris was fouled on a 3-point attempt.
Albeit it was at home, and the atmosphere at the Breslin Center is one of the intimidating in college basketball for the opposition, but the Hoosiers know they can beat the Spartans.
Tom Izzo worried for four days about Michigan State's trip to Nebraska, and early in the second half it looked as though his concern was justified.
Keith Appling scored 16 points to go over 1,000 for his career and Adreian Payne added 15 points and 14 rebounds in eighth-ranked Michigan State's 73-64 victory over Nebraska on Saturday night.
The eighth-ranked Spartans look to keep pace atop the rugged Big Ten by earning a second straight season sweep of the host Cornhuskers on Saturday night.
Wisconsin athletic director Barry Alvarez piqued the interest of FCS schools everywhere when he suggested on his radio show that the Big Ten has agreed to stop scheduling FCS opponents in the future.
Big Ten schools are in the process of sending official requests to override the NCAA's proposed ruling for unlimited communication with recruits, according to University of Nebraska faculty athletics rep Josephine Potuto.
The chairman of the NCAA Division I Basketball Committee is content with a March Madness field of 68 teams, now and moving forward.
The Big Ten is considering cutting back on the cupcakes.
A lot of people thought MSU would protect their home court on Tuesday night against in-state rival Michigan and they did exactly that and more.
