Here’s what

MSU’s 71-64 loss to Texas Southern means

: The Spartans didn’t respect their opponent, they’re too reliant on the three, their talent level makes a glaring drop when Branden Dawson isn’t on the floor, they’re much better right now against zone defense than man defense, they can’t afford Travis Trice to struggle like that (3-for-13 shooting is one thing, four turnovers is very unlike him this year), their freshmen have growing to do, and they just lost a healthy chunk of NCAA tournament bid cushion entering Big Ten play.

Where does it rank among the worst losses of the Tom Izzo era? It’s hard to put it anywhere but No. 1. - Read more at Freep.com