Michigan State tries to get back on track vs. Bowling Green

It will be a reunion of sorts when Bowling Green pays a visit to Michigan State on Saturday.Bowling Green’s associate coach, Lourawls “Tum Tum” Nairn Jr., played for Michigan State and head coach Tom Izzo from 2014-18.Nairn also spent time under Izzo as a graduate assistant, and Izzo always lauded Nairn’s character when the native of the Bahamas was a player.”I’m really proud of Tum and what he’s done,” Izzo said. “Tum’s going to be a great head coach some day. You watch. He gets it. I love him and he has done a lot for me. It kind of makes you believe in humanity because he’s such a good kid and a good person.”Michigan State hopes to get back on track following a 77-69 loss to Kansas on Tuesday in Atlanta. Frankie Fidler tallied 15 points and eight rebounds for the Spartans and Jaxon Kohler added 12 and 10, respectively.The Spartans shot 3 of 24 (12.5 percent) from 3-point range in their failed bid to knock off the top-ranked Jayhawks. Fidler and Kohler combined to go 2 for 11.”I believe those guys are going to make shots,” Izzo said. “That’s why they kept shooting them. I can’t get accused of not telling them not to shoot.”

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