Michigan State coach Tom Izzo expressed his initial thoughts on his team's 77-74 loss to Wisconsin on Saturday when he addressed the media after the game.

Izzo is surpassing milestones and reached a big anniversary of his lone title. At 70, with a highly ranked team, he's hoping to add to his legacy.

East Lansing — As the glow of its outright Big Ten championship set in last Thursday at Iowa, the Michigan State men’s basketball had a visitor. It only took a few seconds for the players to start chanting his name.

Tom Izzo did it again. Just when you thought his era of Big Ten dominance might be coming to an end, he pushed this year’s Spartans to a 17-3 conference record, a 26-5 overall mark and an 11th Big Ten regular season title — winning the league by three games over second-place Maryland and Michigan.

And apparently he isn’t. “He has the energy of a young coach,” freshman Jase Richardson was saying in the Michigan State locker room Friday, fresh off scoring 17 points to lead the Spartans over Oregon, 74-64, in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten tournament. “Sometimes when you’re out there, you think he’s you’re age.”

No. 1 seed Michigan State defeated No. 8 seed Oregon 74-64 in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten tournament. Michigan State coach Tom Izzo, guard Jaden Akins and forward Coen Carr spoke after the game. Below is a transcript of Michigan State’s postgame press conference on Friday.

Michigan State basketball coach Tom Izzo has seen several of his friends retire from the game. Izzo is not ready to join them.

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Following a 77-74 loss to the Wisconsin Badgers Sunday afternoon in the Big Ten Tournament semifinal, Michigan State coach Tom Izzo was not only blunt regarding his team's performance but also his coaching style.