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Sports | Basketball Men's 1027

SPORTS

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.

SPORTS

Haltime: Men's basketball trails Wisconsin 36-25

After a half that had MSU searching for answers defensively, Wisconsin took a 36-25 lead into the break. Wisconsin forward Frank Kaminsky led all scorers with 18 points and junior guard Bryn Forbes led MSU with 11 points. After a disappointing home loss to Minnesota, MSU head coach Tom Izzo decided to switch things up.