Tom Izzo isn't concerned about his team's confidence after its worst performance of the season.
Michigan State lost its No. 1 ranking and had its 14-game winning streak snapped by getting blown out by unranked Ohio State 80-64 on Sunday.
The Spartans dropped to No. 4 in the latest Associated Press poll and will try to bounce back against Rutgers at the Breslin Center on Wednesday. Michigan State struggled with the Scarlet Knights on the road Dec. 5 before pulling away to a 62-52 victory.
"It's not something that I'm worried about at all because we played in 17 games," said Izzo, the team's longtime coach.