EAST LANSING — Madison Square Garden has been unkind to Tom Izzo. Rutgers hasn’t been much more hospitable to No. 8 Michigan State in recent years, either. The Big Ten-leading Spartans (16-2 ...

Michigan State basketball won its 12th straight Saturday, 81-74 over Rutgers. So why is Tom Izzo worried? He knows what it ...

NEW YORK — To hear Tom Izzo, it was as if Michigan State ... game gaffes to preserve Saturday’s 81-74 victory at Madison Square Garden. But more to prepare his players for what’s to come.

“Tom Izzo is happy to play at Madison Square Garden I’m sure.” Izzo was asked that very question by reporters Wednesday. “I just think it’s great when your players get a chance to play ...

Tom Izzo passed Bob Knight for the Big Ten career wins record Saturday, reflecting on the many people who've helped him ...

Tom Izzo's impact is felt beyond the basketball court and throughout Michigan State's athletic department and community.

MSU is 4-17 all-time at Madison Square Garden and 4-13 there under Tom Izzo, with two losses at St. John’s and two losses in the 1989 NIT Final Four (including the consolation game) pre-dating ...

On Saturday, their team hosted the Tom Izzo-coached Michigan State Spartans, and although they lost by seven, 81-74, the fact that they played at the iconic Madison Square Garden with 17,000 fans ...