Tom Izzo's simple goal is for Michigan State basketball to keep improving, even with the Spartans on the verge of a Big Ten title Thursday at Iowa.

Michigan State basketball will head to Iowa on Thursday to face the Hawkeyes in Carver-Hawkeye Arena for the first time since their epic loss back in 2022-23 when the Hawkeyes stunned the Spartans after MSU had an 11-point lead with a minute to go.

The Michigan State Spartans can struggle to put the ball into the basket, but Tom Izzo's squad may still be one of the best in the country

Add Michigan State's Tom Izzo to the long list of coaches who came away impressed by the 2024-25 Wisconsin Badgers after meeting on the court.

It’s the fourth straight win for the Spartans (23-5, 14-3 Big Ten) and third in a row against a ranked team. That lifted them back into a half-game lead over Michigan in the conference standings with three games remaining in the regular season.

Tom Izzo shaded the Chiefs when discussing Michigan State's nine first-half turnovers in its eventual win over Michigan on Friday.

The meeting, which unraveled to such an extent that a joint press conference between the two sides scheduled for afterward was canceled, included multiple moments that… DOGE cost-cutter-in-chief Elon Musk likened the U.

The Wisconsin Badgers fell just a few minutes and a few points short of a defining road win over Michigan State on Sunday.