What Tom Izzo said after Michigan State's win over Northwestern

Story byAndrew Brewster, Spartans WireFri, January 9, 2026 at 2:35 AM UTC·3 min readAfter going down seven to end the first half, Michigan State basketball was able to rally back behind some great play from their stars Jeremy Fears, Carson Cooper, and Jaxon Kohler to take down Northwestern at home on Thursday night. After the game, head coach Tom Izzo was a little down on the performance, taking the blame for what he felt was a lack of effort while highlighting some players he thought really stepped up. He was also highly complimentary of a few Northwestern players he has a lot of respect for. You can see his full comments from after the game below:AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisement"I will keep it short and sweet so you can see the football game (College Football Playoff)...