However, coach Tom Izzo was furious ... up by nine with 12:36 left. The Nittany Lions made another charge, but Xavier Booker – who earlier got an earful from Izzo for lackluster effort ...

Michigan State remains unbeaten in Big Ten play. That and other stories emerged from the basketball weekend in the conference ...

They have also caught the attention of Tom Izzo, the head coach of their next opponent, the No. 12 Michigan State Spartans. "Right now, from what I saw the last two times I watched Illinois ...

EAST LANSING — Tom Izzo arrived to his postgame news ... the 49 second-half points allowed against the Nittany Lions that brought Izzo’s ire to a boil. “That's a problem, OK,” Izzo said.