East Lansing — The math says Michigan State still has a shot at the Big Ten regular-season championship.
Reality, however, says something different.
“I don’t think anybody’s kidding anybody that we’re gonna be able to win the Big Ten championship, meaning the regular season,” coach Tom Izzo said of his team, which finds itself sitting 7-5 in conference with six games left before the postseason. “There’s almost not enough games left, and who’s gonna lose that many? But getting ready for the Big Ten tournament, getting ready for the NCAA Tournament and still trying to win as many games as we can.