10 months ago Tom Izzo was raving about Ben Johnson and the Gophers
Last March, after Michigan State knocked Minnesota out of the Big Ten men's basketball tournament, Spartans' legendary head coach Tom Izzo had high praise for the Gophers.
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Couch: Tom Izzo's first win over Bob Knight, 29 years ago, was a defining moment for MSU's basketball program
EAST LANSING — On Jan. 4, 1996, Tom Izzo never could have imagined that ... Illinois’ Lou Henson and Minnesota’s Clem Haskins were the names that personified Big Ten basketball.
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Michigan State basketball is connected better than it has been in years; proof is on court
This was the other Ben Johnson, the coach of the Minnesota Golden Gophers ... and now he was marveling at Tom Izzo’s team, and its unselfishness, and its togetherness, and how apparent it ...
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Michigan State has won 12 in a row, but Tom Izzo thinks Spartans aren't close to ceiling
And why Tom Izzo can’t predict just how much more production ... are looking to win their 13th straight game Tuesday when Minnesota (11-9, 3-6) visits Breslin Center. Tipoff is 8 p.m., and ...