CLOSE No. 11 Michigan State is riding a two-game win streak with a return to form, as the Spartans prepare to host Ohio State on Feb. 17 at Breslin Center. Chris Solari, Detroit Free Press EAST LANSING — Tom Izzo recently heard a pundit outside the region ask if Nick Ward was out of the Michigan State coach’s doghouse. Not at all, Izzo responded, as he explained how his big man has made strides all season — even with a slight blip along the way. “Nick has been, he’s an interesting kid. Really never been a problem,” Izzo said after practice Thursday. “It’s consistently doing what he does well. And what he does well, he’s really, really good at. When he runs the court, you saw a couple times at Wisconsin, he was off the charts. When he steps up on ball screens, we’re a different team. When he gets…
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