Michigan State basketball coach Tom Izzo talks about individual stat goals vs. team goals Monday, Feb. 22, 2016. Video by Joe Rexrode / DFP
EAST LANSING – Ohio State is going to be trouble. The only question is when.
Are the Buckeyes ready tonight? Can they beat No. 6 Michigan State in the first of two meetings in a span of 12 days to close the regular season? Can this seemingly lost, youth-dominated season for Thad Matta’s program end up in the NCAA tournament?
That last question would have been laughed off before the four-game winning streak that has OSU (18-10, 10-5 Big Ten) in position to hunt for a bid.