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Michigan State basketball's point guard losing some leeway in effort to cut down turnovers

EAST LANSING — The Michigan State basketball team’s propensity for turnovers this season continued Saturday, when the Spartans gave it away 17 times in a 64-62 home loss to Northwestern.

In a mea culpa Tuesday that included references to the New England Patriots’ turnover woes vs. Buffalo, Arizona quarterback Kyler Murray’s poor body language after interceptions vs. the Los Angeles Rams and Wisconsin’s ability to take care of the basketball compared to MSU, coach Tom Izzo promised changes before Friday night’s road game against the Badgers.

And that includes a more rigid set of instructions for point guards Tyson Walker and A.