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Why Tom Izzo played 'musical chairs' with Michigan State basketball's centers

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Tom Izzo made a number of curious decisions with his personnel Tuesday night’s 75-65 loss at Purdue. None more puzzling than with Michigan State basketball’s revolving door of big men.

Marcus Bingham Jr. started both halves but went scoreless and without a rebound in his 2:54 of court time. He had three fouls in his limited action.

Sophomore Julius Marble put together a strong second half, scoring 10 of the Spartans’ 13 points during his 6-minute, 47-second stretch. He converted a pair of hard-driving, and-one layups, drawing fouls and completing the free throws.