Michigan State coach Tom Izzo loved the fight of his team and knew his Spartans beat Indiana (No. 15 ESPN/USA Today, No. 13 AP) by landing the last knockout punch Wednesday night. Keith Appling scored a career-high 25 points and sparked a 20-0 second-half surge to help the Spartans (No. 17 ESPN/USA Today, No. 16 AP) hand the Hoosiers their first loss of the season, 80-65.
