Seidel: MSU’s Costello does great, vows to do more

Buy PhotoEAST LANSING – Matt Costello sat slumped in a chair in the Michigan State locker room.

He was disgusted with himself, even though he had scored a career-high 22 points on Sunday in an 88-69 victory over Indiana. Even though he grabbed 11 rebounds. Even though he blocked three shots, tying a season high.

Costello was not happy with his performance.

“I don’t think there has been a progression,” he said, talking about his defense. “I think there has been a regression, and I need to pick it up.”

If you had to boil down Michigan State’s blueprint for success under Tom Izzo — the tough, blue-collar mentality — that statement sums up the underlying attitude. It is the insatiable desire to…