The Michigan State Spartans found themselves in a close battle with the Penn State Nittany Lions on Wednesday ... Following ...

and ran past an official to get in the ear of the Nittany Lions guard. It appeared as though he was standing up for his teammate, but was called almost immediately for the technical. Tom Izzo ...

EAST LANSING — Tom Izzo arrived to his postgame news conference ... And the tipping point, the 49 second-half points allowed against the Nittany Lions that brought Izzo’s ire to a boil.

Following the win, Coach Tom Izzo spoke to the media after the 90-85 win over the Nittany Lions. As the Spartans jumped up four spots from being ranked 16th last week, Izzo was asked how much ...

Michigan State's head coach Tom Izzo, left, slaps hands with Xavier ... and it led to him spouting about the breakdowns MSU had against the Nittany Lions that allowed them to rip off 49 points ...

Michigan State basketball coach Tom Izzo earned his 354th Big Ten win ... from the duo in the second half to beat the Nittany Lions, 81-72, on the road. MSU had five scorers in double digits ...

Seven weeks since their last loss and unbeaten in Big Ten play, the No. 12 Spartans were ripped Wednesday night by coach Tom Izzo ... said after beating the Nittany Lions.

EAST LANSING – Tom Izzo spent Friday night ... win against Wisconsin at Wrigley Field. Izzo didn’t make it to Ford Field on Sunday night to see the Lions beat the Vikings 31-9 to clinch ...