The Spartans moved into first place in the Big Ten, half a game up on Michigan. Tom Izzo had a simple answer: 'I went old-school on them and threatened them at halftime.' When halftime arrived ...

Lame-duck coach Mike Woodson, a former Knight player, crafted a perfect game plan — force the 11th-ranked Spartans and their ... 265-pound frame to push around and back down the leaner Cooper.

He’d score twice more, as the Spartans turned a 16-point deficit into a double-digit win, powered by his scoring and rebounding. It’s these kind of moments that Kohler relishes. “Honestly ...