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Michigan State hopes to learn from 'kick in the butt,' fall in rankings

Lansing State Journal columnist Graham Couch and Detroit Free Press / LSJ MSU beat writer Chris Solari break down the Spartans' 80-64 loss at Ohio State on Sunday in Columbus. Graham Couch / Lansing State Journal

EAST LANSING — It was expected. Tom Izzo and the Michigan State players knew their stay atop the college basketball world would be brief.

And a day after their 80-64 loss on Sunday at Ohio State, snapping a 14-game win streak, the Spartans dropped out of the No.