After his team's loss to MSU, Toledo coach Tod Kowalczyk had some interesting things to say about how grateful he was to Tom Izzo for the match-up:

Michigan State is missing twice as many layups as it makes the past two games. Tom Izzo vows that he'll fix it.

Michigan State basketball coach Tom Izzo recaps Tuesday's 23-point win over Toledo, expressing disappointment in the Spartans' letdown in the second half.

After the game, Tom Izzo was predictably hard on his team, as he almost always is, more focused on what they can improve on than what they did well, while also highlighting a few things he liked. You can see what he had to say about the win below:

Michigan State returns home for the first of three games in-state, hosting Toledo on Tuesday, Dec. 16 at the Breslin Center (6:30 p.m., Peacock). The Spartans are coming off a 76-72 win at Penn State,

Plans are in the works for MSU basketball to play a "marquee" opponent at LCA on Thanksgiving Day 2026, with Fox broadcasting.

Michigan State has plenty to improve on after committing a season-high 17 turnovers at Penn State, which led to 23 points, and the team was also outscored off the bench and in the paint. The Spartans also finished just 6-for-18 on layups.

Michigan State returned to the win column with a dominant 90–46 road victory over DePaul. After falling to Wisconsin last week, the Spartans needed a strong res