After all, the 51 points scored by Minnesota were the fewest that head coach Tom Izzo saw his team give up all season long. Following the win, Izzo praised the defense in his press conference ...

Tom Izzo alarmed with defense after No. 12 Michigan State basketball's 10th straight win Tom Izzo called Michigan State basketball's continued second-half defensive issues "a problem" after an 90 ...

Despite the win, Coach Tom Izzo was ... stretch helped Izzo's group escape with their 10th-straight win and remain undefeated in Big Ten play. "Really disappointed in my defensive performance ...

EAST LANSING — Tom Izzo said it with ... it came down to the players and Izzo challenging each other during intermission to be better. “It was (poor) defense and rebounding and turnovers.

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.

“We woke up today and my phone said no bad news,” coach Tom Izzo said ... and playing strong defense. “As far as our illnesses, we seem to be improved,” Izzo said.