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Tom Izzo says Michigan State 'didn't value the inches' in loss at Louisville

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- In an overtime loss, there are a hundred places to look back and see points missed and opportunities squandered.

In Michigan State's 82-78 overtime loss at Louisville on Tuesday night, start with the most unlikely points left on the board.

With 36 seconds left and the Spartans ahead by one, freshman point guard Foster Loyer stepped to the line for a one-and-one free throw opportunity.

There's nobody Michigan State would have rather had standing there. Loyer made 90 percent of his free throws at Clarkston High School, the second-best mark in state history.