Michigan State basketball head coach Tom Izzo watched lots of missed scoring opportunities against Penn State.

Penn State freshman guard Kayden Mingo played an exceptional game against the Spartans, finishing with 11 points and career-highs in assists (eight) and rebounds (seven). Penn State forced Michigan State into 17 turnovers and scored 23 points from them. Ultimately, going 8-for-29 from 3-point range proved to be a huge difference for Penn State.

Michigan State approved a contract amendment for Izzo that increases his salary to approximately $7.2 million per year.

Michigan State is making sure men's basketball coach Tom Izzo remains one of the highest-paid coaches in college basketball.

With the raise, Izzo remains the Big Ten’s highest-paid coach and ranks fourth nationally – behind Kansas’ Bill Self ($8.8 million), Arkansas’ John Calipari ($8.0 million) and UConn’s Dan Hurley ($7.7 million) – according to the USATODAY salary database.

There will be much to learn about No. 9 Michigan State this weekend, as the Spartans hit the road to take on Penn State on Saturday. MSU

Tom Izzo, the lone Big Ten men’s basketball coach with a national title on his resume, is now the highest-paid coach in the conference.