MEN'S HIGHLIGHTS
Izzo not happy despite Spartans' perfect start BIG TEN
• NO. 6 MICHIGAN STATE 70, IOWA 63: Michigan State is 6-0 in the Big Ten, its best start to conference play in coach Tom Izzo's 15 seasons.
But Izzo is thoroughly unimpressed, especially after Wednesday's lackluster home victory. The Spartans lacked intensity and let the overmatched Hawkeyes cut a 19-point lead to three late in the game.
"I'm used to our great teams playing with incredible emotion," Izzo said. "This team is not quite like that right now. ... I'm not happy with tonight's performance. I'm not happy with where we are."
Raymar Morgan scored 16 points to pace Michigan State (16-3, 6-0), which led by 19 midway through the second half before Iowa got back in it. Matt Gatens hit a three-pointer with 2:05 left to cut the deficit to 64-61, but Iowa (7-12, 1-5) couldn't get any closer.
The last Spartans team to open 7-0 in league play was the 1977-78 squad led by Magic Johnson.
NATION
• NORTH CAROLINA STATE 88, NO. 7 DUKE 74: Tracy Smith scored 23 points, Dennis Horner added 20 and the host Wolfpack (13-6, 2-3 ACC) stunned the Blue Devils (15-3, 3-2) in Raleigh, N.C. It was N.C. State's first home victory against Duke since 2004 and the first against the Blue Devils overall since the first round of the 2007 ACC tournament.