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Michigan State basketball searches for fierce leadership heading into stretch run

Tom Izzo reacts after Michigan State's 75-70 loss to Penn State, Feb. 4, 2020 in East Lansing. Detroit Free Press

EAST LANSING — On a day when Michigan State’s football program found itself looking for a new coach, Tom Izzo’s basketball team continued its own search for leadership.

Internally. On the court. In the locker room. At practice.

The 14th-ranked Spartans did not get consistent production outside of Cassius Winston’s 25 points in their 75-70 home loss to No. 20 Penn State on Tuesday. No other player reached double figures in scoring, and there remained issues with turnovers and missed layups that proved costly.