The game in East Lansing Tuesday night was the best game I've seen all year. Incredible passion in the stands and an even more intense display of will and fight to be the best on the floor between two of the best teams in college basketball.  Indiana now has the two most impressive wins in the conference and maybe in the country.  They won at Ohio State and at Breslin.  Granted, Wisconsin won in Bloomington earlier this year and that was a hell of an accomplishment, but IU's win at OSU was after the Hoosiers had blown a 20-point lead at Illinois and lost on the final play.  It took great fortitude and mental toughness to go into Value City Arena in their next game and literally beat up a solid Buckeyes team.  The win at Breslin last night speaks for itself-the Hoosiers hadn't won there since 1991 and MSU hadn't lost a home game all year.  The question I struggle with though is whether or not it's a bad loss for State.  Intitally I would say no way.  They lost to the best team in the country and it was a close one. But then I remind myself it's Michigan State.  They have set a very high standard and were ranked fourth in the country.  It was a home game.  It was probably more important for them than IU, or at least, there was less room for error with MSU than Indiana (just because of the remaining schedule). And finally, and most importantly, the Spartans led by four with 90-seconds left.  Those are the games MSU usually closes out-especially at home.  Remember when Michigan lost at Wisconsin in overtime and everyone called it a bad loss because of "how they lost." Indiana blew a 20-point lead in Champagne and lost on the final play and that was considered a bad loss because, again, how they lost.  Well, MSU allowed IU to finish on a 9-1 run and missed big free throws to extend a lead or extend the game....at home!  How is that any different? Look, the loss by State doesn't change my opinion about them.  They are still one of the best teams in the country and I wouldn't be surprised (I actually expect it) if they earn a one seed, but they should have won that game and looking back, it will probably be the one that will cost them a conference regular season title.  I am sure they will bounce back, but after blowing a late lead at home, it will be the one they think about for a long time-or at least until they're dancing.