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EAST LANSING, Mich. -- Coach Tom Izzo believes his team learns more from a loss to a ranked opponent than an easy win against a lightweight.Perhaps so, but Michigan State needs to start collecting victories.The No. 13 Spartans lost a buzzer-beater to No. 10 Arizona in the Armed Forces Classic at Honolulu, Hawaii on Friday, then got dismantled by No. 2 Kentucky 69-48 in the Champions Classic at New Yorks Madison Square Garden on Tuesday.The level of opposition drops considerably on Friday when the Spartans (0-2) face winless Mississippi Valley State at the Breslin Center. The Delta Devils have lost their first three games by an average of 34 points.Izzo isnt surprised his team is winless at this stage, considering that freshmen are playing prominent roles.Teams are beating (opponents) by 30 and getting a false feeling of where they are really at, Izzo told media outlets. I told my guys, Youre gonna get exposed. But we look at two-thirds of that (Kentucky) game and say, OK, we played pretty good. We took a couple of punches in the mouth and hung in there.Michigan States defense was not the issue against the Wildcats. It held Kentucky to 38.3 percent shooting but couldnt get into any flow with its half-court offense. The Spartans shot 32.8 percent from the field, made just five of 26 3-point tries, missed six of nine free throws and committed 20 turnovers. Kentucky turned those giveaways into 24 points, while Michigan State scored only four fast-break points.Were a little tired. Were a little worn out, Izzo said of the cross-country travel. Weve got to get back to the drawing board as coaches and do a better job with the execution.Swingman Miles Bridges, the Spartans most highly touted newcomer, had a brutal night in New York. He scored six points on 2-for-11 shooting and committed nine turnovers.Izzo believes Bridges will benefit in the long run from that experience.Miles Bridges is one of the most coachable great players, Izzo told the Detroit News. He still competed, didnt hang his head -- but he did struggle and got his butt kicked. But good players self-evaluate and get better from it, where if he scored 30 points against Sisters of the Poor, it wouldnt have mattered.Bridges is still the only Spartan averaging double figures at 13.5 points per game.Senior guard Eron Harris, the Spartans top returning scorer, needs to rediscover his offensive touch after being a non-factor the first two games. Hes averaging nearly as many turnovers (3.5) as points (4.5).Mississippi Valley State, a Southwestern Athletic Conference club, has offered little resistance in its three losses. The Delta Devils fell to another Big Ten team, Northwestern, in its opener 94-63. 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"We had our opportunities, especially late there, but we couldnt get that big one," Blue Jays manager John Gibbons said. Brett Lawrie walked with one out in the ninth and came around to score on an error by Rays closer Fernando Rodney, but the Blue Jays left runners at second and third when Adam Lind flied to centre. "When you keep nibbling back and keep nibbling back and get within striking range and then you cant strike, its frustrating," said Lawrie, who made an error on a throw from that led to a run in the Rays three-run third inning. The Blue Jays also had the bases loaded with none out in the eighth but couldnt get anything as Rays reliever Joel Peralta got a foul out and two strikeouts. Tampa Bay got two RBIs from rookie right-fielder Wil Myers, while starter Jeremy Hellickson (9-3) won his fifth consecutive decision. The Rays (57-41) have won the first two of the three-game series with the Blue Jays (45-51) and have taken 16 of their last 18. Hellickson allowed five hits, including a home run by Jose Bautista, three walks and two runs in five innings for the Rays before left-hander Alex Torres took over in the sixth. Hellickson said he was not feeling well on Saturday. "After BP (Friday) I started getting a little light-headed and I threw up a little bit," he said. "I think its going around, theres five or six of us who arent feeling too well." Hellickson had a no decision in his previous start on July 10 but is 7-1 over his past nine outings. Blue Jays left-hander Mark Buehrle (5-7) allowed 10 hits and four runs (three earned) in seven innings to take his second consecutive loss. "Maybe were overrated, maybe were not as good as we thought we were," Buehrle said of a Blue Jays team that was expected to contend for the World Series but instead sits last in the American League East. "When we had an 11-game winning streak we had everything going for us. Guys were making play. We were hitting balls just out of the reach of guys and we were making the right pitches at the right time and now it seems like nothing is going our way." The Rays opened the scoring in the first when Desmond Jennings led off with a walk. Ben Zobrist then bunted for a single, Jennings took third on a fly out and scored on Myers sacrifice fly. "It was a battle, probably one of the longest seven inning games time-wise," Buehrle said. "A lot of base runners, falling behind in the counts. That first inning, it was like I forgot how to pittch.dddddddddddd I couldnt throw a strike. Then I got some stuff together then they found some holes and got some guys on base." Tampa Bay added three runs in the third to take a 4-0 lead. Sam Fuld led off with a single, Jennings bunted for a single and Zobrist walked to load the bases. Evan Longoria forced Zobrist at second to score one run before Myers singled in another. Longoria scored when Ryan Roberts forced Myers at second and reached first base on a throwing error by Lawrie. Buehrle was upset with himself on the bunt by Jennings. "It seems like Ive been guessing wrong a lot of times this year," he said. "When the guy squared around to bunt I just automatically go right to third base and he bunts it down the first-base line and its a single instead of waiting a couple of seconds to see where hes going to bunt it. Ive got to do a better job of fielding balls up the middle. "To me, this is one of the worst years Ive had as far as fielding my position, not reading the ball right, some balls getting up the middle and when I do get the ball not making the right throw. A lot of it comes back on me." Bautistas 22nd homer of the season with two out in the bottom of the third cut the lead to 4-1. The Blue Jays scored in the fifth on a groundout by Edwin Encarnacion that scored Jose Reyes from third. Toronto had a golden opportunity to tie or take the lead in the eighth but couldnt capitalize with the bases loaded and none out. Torres walked Bautista and Encarnacion to open the inning before being replaced by Peralta, who walked Lind to load the bases. But as has been the case so many times this season, Toronto couldnt come up with a key hit. Colby Rasmus fouled out, Maicer Izturis was called out on strikes and J.P. Arencibia struck out swinging on a 3-2 pitch to end the threat. "It was Houdini-esque," Rays manager Joe Maddon said of Peralta. "Just a masterful job on his part of managing the moment." Notes: Attendance at Rogers Centre was 42,639. ... Former Blue Jays first baseman Carlos Delgado will be added to the clubs Level of Excellence in a ceremony before Sundays game. ... Both teams were two games above .500 on June 23. Toronto was 38-36, while Tampa Bay stood at 39-37. .. The Rays ended the Blue Jays 11-game winning streak on June 24. ... Rays shortstop Yunel Escobar (strained hamstring) missed his second consecutive game. ...Rays designated hitter Luke Scott singled in the eighth for a career-best 12-game hitting streak. ... RHP R.A. Dickey (8-10, 4.69 earned-run average) will start Sundays series finale for Toronto against RHP Chris Archer (4-3, 2.96 ERA). ... The Blue Jays open an interleague series against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Monday. ' ' '