MSU’s Izzo undecided on benching Fears for top-10 duel; Ugochukwu out for season

East Lansing — Michigan State will be down at least one of its point guards for Saturday’s top-10 skirmish with Illinois. It’s up to Tom Izzo whether the Spartans are down two. Two days after threatening to bench point guard Jeremy Fears Jr. because of his technical foul for reverse-kicking a Minnesota guard between the legs on Wednesday, Izzo has yet to decide whether he’s going to follow through. The decision looms large for one of the biggest home games left in the Big Ten season, one that is running short as the Spartans have lost two straight. “I looked at the whole situation and I'm still not sure what I'm going to do,” Izzo said Friday. “And that's the honest to God truth.” No. 10...