Tom Izzo promises lineup change, not panic, after MSU loss to U-M

MSU basketball falls at home to Michigan (video analysis) Lansing State Journal columnist Graham Couch and Detroit Free Press beat writer Chris Solari break down the Spartans’ 83-71 loss to Michigan. EAST LANSING — It was needless, yet at the same time, important for Tom Izzo to express the obvious. “To say I was disappointed would be an understatement,” the Hall of Fame coach for Michigan State basketball said. “I did not like the way we played.” The 18-point deficit his No. 8 Spartans found themselves in against No. 2 Michigan on Friday, Jan. 30, was one thing. How they got to that point, with porous defense and stagnant offense, bothered Izzo far more. It was by far MSU’s worst stretch of...