Michigan State not hitting panic button after back-to-back losses

Tom Izzo gets after his big men in the huddle in the second half Saturday.East Lansing — Are two straight losses in the middle of the season a reason for Michigan State and its fans to panic, coming on the heels of a 13-game win streak?

Probably not. Just about any team that eventually reaches a championship level can look back and point to a moment in the season where things looked out of sync, the idea of rediscovering any sort of momentum feeling like a long shot.

Maybe that’s what Michigan State is in the midst of following Saturday’s overtime loss at home to Indiana, its second straight compounded by the fact it came against a team that had lost seven straight. Only time will tell as…