Michigan State guard Jase Richardson, top left, blocks a shot by Penn State guard Ace Baldwin Jr. (1) as Michigan State ...

Tom Izzo said No. 12 Michigan State basketball must defend better Sunday against No. 20 Illinois on Sunday despite the ...

No. 12 Michigan State is heading into what will likely be its toughest conference game yet when it hosts No. 19 Illinois on ...

Izzo is taking the threat of the Illini seriously as he prepares his Spartans for Sunday's matchup in East Lansing ...

An incensed Tom Izzo called Michigan State basketball's second-half defensive issues "a problem" after surviving Penn State ...

Michigan State head coach Tom Izzo had high praise for the Spartans' next opponent, the Illinois Fighting Illini.

Tom Izzo on Michigan State's 90-85 victory against Penn State.

Tom Izzo called Michigan State basketball's continued second-half defensive issues "a problem" after an 90-85 win over Penn ...

EAST LANSING, Mich. No. 12 Michigan State extended its perfect Big Ten record to 5-0 on Sunday when it bested Northwestern, ...

Connor Earegood asks Tom Izzo about Jeremy Fears Jr.'s success this year.

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