Longtime Michigan State coach can tie Bobby Knight for most career Big Ten wins with victory at USC on Saturday.

EAST LANSING — It is an intense and yet introspective crossroad for Tom Izzo. His frustration over three straight second-half defensive letdowns, he admitted, overshadowed just how well No. 12 ...

EAST LANSING – After picking up a rare win at Madison Square Garden on Saturday afternoon, Tom Izzo had plans for the evening. The Michigan State coach intended to get back on campus and attend ...

EAST LANSING — Tom Izzo arrived to his postgame news conference heated. Never mind No. 12 Michigan State basketball’s 10th straight win. Or the Spartans’ sixth in a row to open Big Ten play.

EAST LANSING — They were tired, hands tugging on their shorts, and when Tom Izzo thought about the image of his Michigan State basketball players darn near panting Sunday afternoon at the ...

NEW YORK — To hear Tom Izzo, it was as if Michigan State basketball hadn’t just won its 12th straight game. “A little more entitled.” “A little selfish.” “Reading our own press ...

Tom Izzo knows what he's got with his current team, but he's seen quality groups get in their own way before. So far this season, that hasn't really been an issue for No. 8 Michigan State.

“As crazy as it sounds after the game and yesterday, I learned as much about my team as I did in five games of competition,” Michigan State coach Tom Izzo said. Instead, Michigan State (17 ...