EAST LANSING – “Frustrated” and “disappointed” were the “class words I have to use,” Tom Izzo said to describe his feelings after Saturday’s 59-54 home loss to Illinois.

And in a postgame news conference that dealt mostly with Michigan State’s horrific free-throw shooting (7-for-18) and offensive production, Izzo didn’t even get to the personnel news that will make it tough for the Spartans (15-8, 6-4 Big Ten) to approach his preseason vision of the team. - Read more at Freep.com