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Iowa forward Eric May is fouled by Indiana guard Jordan Hulls as they get tangled up in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in Bloomington, Ind., Saturday, March 2, 2013. Indiana defeated Iowa 73-60. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

Iowa notes: Fran on lineup, Groce on Lickliter

IOWA CITY — In the two games since Mike Gesell’s foot injury, sophomore Josh Oglesby has started at off-guard and Devyn Marble has played the point. The results have been mixed. Marble has scored 38 points in the two games, while Oglesby is 1-for-9 from the field with seven total points. Senior Eric May has [...]

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Illinois's bench celebrates their lead over Gonzaga, in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game, Saturday, Dec. 8, 2012, in Spokane, Wash. Illinois beat Gonzaga 85-74. (AP Photo/Jed Conklin)

MSU’s Izzo: Big Ten ‘has to be the best in my era’

MSU's Tom Izzo has high praise for this year's basketball conference

IOWA CITY — Tom Izzo might have the Big Ten’s sixth-best basketball team, and his Michigan State Spartans rank 19th in both major polls. “This league, definitely, has to be the best in my era,” Izzo said Monday morning. Izzo has coached the Spartans since 1995 and taken the team to seven Final Fours and one [...]

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