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(AP) -- With one more victory, Tom Izzo will move into a tie atop Michigan State's all-time list.

Izzo, however, is likely more concerned about getting a better effort from the second-ranked Spartans as they host Valparaiso in the Legends Classic on Sunday.

The Michigan State coach earned his 339th victory - one shy of former mentor Jud Heathcote - with Friday night's 75-62 home win over Toledo, but Izzo wasn't pleased with his team's performance. (MORE)

Spartans Headlines

Final	1	2	T
Toledo	30	32	62
2 Michigan State	37	38	75

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Leaders	Toledo	Michigan State
Points	S. Albrecht 20	D. Green 15
Rebounds	M. Lo 10	D. Roe 11
Assists	L. Bastfield 5	K. Lucas 6

Big Ten
	Conference	Overall
	W-L	W-L
2 Michigan State	0-0	3-0
24 Minnesota	0-0	3-0
23 Illinois	0-0	2-0
15 Michigan	0-0	2-0
7 Purdue	0-0	2-0
Wisconsin	0-0	2-0
15 Ohio State	0-0	3-1
Indiana	0-0	2-2
Penn State	0-0	2-2
Northwestern	0-0	1-1
Iowa	0-0	1-2
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Leaders
Points:	K. Lucas	17.3
Rebounds:	D. Green	9.3
Assists:	K. Lucious	4.7
FG%:	D. Summers	60.0%
FT%:	D. Summers	90.9%
3P%:	K. Lucious	31.3%
Steals:	K. Lucas	2.0
Blocks:	D. Green	1.3

Offense (Rank)
Points:	82.3 (55)
Rebounds:	17.0 (26)
Assists:	19.3 (18)
FG%:	45.4% (142)
FT%:	59.6% (298)
3P%:	27.8% (276)

Defense (Rank)
Points:	63.7 (116)
Rebounds:	30.3 (21)
Assists:	11.7 (137)
FG%:	37.0% (56)
FT%:	64.8% (125)
3P%:	28.1% (93)

Next 5
Date	Opp.	Record (RPI)
11/22	vs. Valpo	1-2 (313)
11/27	vs. Fla	3-0 (148)
12/1	@ UNC	4-1 (127)
12/4	vs. Wof	2-1 (20)
12/7	@ Cit	2-1 (172)

Last 10
Date	Opp.	Final
11/20	vs. Toledo	W 75-62
11/17	vs. Gonz	W 75-71
11/13	vs. FlaGC	W 97-58

AP Rankings
Rank	School	Rec
1	Kansas	3-0
2	Michigan State	3-0
3	Texas	2-0
4	Kentucky	3-0
5	Villanova	4-0
6	North Carolina	4-1
7	Purdue	2-0
8	West Virginia	1-0
9	Duke	3-0
10	Tennessee	3-0
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Coaches Rankings
Rank	School	Rec
1	Kansas	3-0
2	Michigan State	3-0
3	Texas	2-0
4	North Carolina	4-1
5	Kentucky	3-0
6	Villanova	4-0
7	Purdue	2-0
8	Duke	3-0
9	West Virginia	1-0
10	Butler	2-0
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