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Men's basketball has struggled this season against elite big men

For the first time in over a month, MSU was simply overmatched in a 68-61 loss in Madison. MSU (19-10 overall, 10-6 Big Ten) head coach coach Tom Izzo had nothing but praise for Wisconsin senior forward Frank Kaminsky following the defeat. The Naismith College Player of the Year candidate was unguardable, pulling out a bag of tricks that even his own head coach Bo Ryan said he hadn’t seen before. The Spartans did everything they could, rotating sophomore Gavin Schilling, junior Matt Costello, and even redshirt junior Colby Wollenman on Kaminsky.