Michigan State basketball back to business, with Big Ten play looming

Michigan State to face 18-game Big Ten stretch to close the season

Michigan State basketball returns from holiday break to face Cornell on Dec. 29 before an 18-game stretch of Big Ten matchups to close the season.

Michigan State basketball back to business, with Big Ten play looming

Tom Izzo and No. 9 Michigan State basketball have one final nonconference game against Cornell on Monday, Dec. 29, before Big Ten play resumes.

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EAST LANSING— The Kohler family is known for its desserts, says Michigan State forward Jaxon Kohler. Especially around Christmas, and the holiday season known for its baked goods. But as he and his teammates went home for the holidays, Kohler couldn’t sample any of the usual goodies. Just steak and potatoes, the lifeblood of a Big Ten basketball player with loftier goals than a treat. It’ll be worth it, he says, at the end of the season. Michiga…