One-loss Indiana State has Michigan State’s attention in non-conference finale

EAST LANSING – Tom Izzo started saying it weeks before Christmas break. As his Michigan State players returned from break this week and resumed practice, he’s been saying it more and more: “This is not a typical game,” Izzo said. Michigan State’s game right after Christmas break and before the resumption of Big Ten play is typically a manageable opponent, meant to ease the team back into the season. But Indiana State, Michigan State’s Saturday opponent (2 p.m., FS1), is anything but a cupcake. Indiana State comes into Saturday at 11-1 overall and ranked No. 24 in the NCAA’s NET rankings. It’s ranked among the top teams in college basketball in several offensive categories: No. 3 in the country in…