West Lafayette, Ind. — Tom Izzo never has been one to sugarcoat things that take place on the basketball court.
Good or bad, the Michigan State coach almost always will tell it like it is. On Sunday afternoon at Mackey Arena, there was only one way to say it.
“It was a butt-kicking,” Izzo said. ‘We got our butts kicked today.”
It was impossible to argue after Purdue jumped out early and rolled to a 71-42 victory over No.