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Current Sports | December 21, 2020 | MSU Basketball Falls Hard At Northwestern

Tom Izzo
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The Michigan State men's basketball team fell to Northwestern last night, marking an historic win for the Wildcats. 

On today's Current Sports with Al Martin, Al reacts to the MSU men's basketball loss at the hands of Northwestern on Sunday night. With the win, the Wildcats beat a top-5 opponent for the first time since 1979 (also a win over Michigan State). Listen to what head coach Tom Izzo had to say, calling-out his team a bit in hopes for a positive response moving forward. 

Episode 1723 

Al Martin is the host of Beyond the Score, a new series coming to WKAR in the fall of 2024. Al is also sports reporter for WKAR news.
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