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No. 18 Michigan State basketball at Nebraska: Scouting report, prediction

It was a frank admission from Tom Izzo amid his own self-criticism.

A three-game losing streak to open Big Ten play rattled Michigan State basketball.

“Are we a little shaken? Probably. Have we lost a little confidence? Probably,” Izzo said Thursday. “We think we're gonna do some things to get back on track.”

It might not be "Panicksville " yet, as he alluded to after Monday’s blowout loss at Minnesota, but any potential problems Saturday night at Nebraska could put the 18th-ranked Spartans one step closer to drastic overhaul.

Here is what to watch as MSU (6-3, 0-3) and the Cornhuskers (4-6, 0-3) battle to see who gets their first conference win.