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

Following a 90-85 win over Penn State, Michigan State University men's basketball now faces a tough test against Illinois on ...

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

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

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

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

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

EAST LANSING — The quarter pole of the 20-game Big Ten season for Michigan State basketball arrives Sunday. And Tom Izzo still is not sure what to make of his team’s hot start — as well as ...

Michigan State and coach Tom Izzo are enjoying a stellar season with a 15-2 record, currently on a 10-game winning streak and holding the No. 12 spot in the latest AP Top 25 rankings.

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

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.

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 ...