Following MSU’s 78-69 loss on Nov. 29 against then-No. 5 Duke, head coach Tom Izzo was adamant about the performance of his freshmen players. “Yeah they’re all freshmen,” Izzo said in the postgame press conference following the loss to the Blue Devils.
Grit is a word thrown around the MSU men’s basketball team often and has been a backbone of basketball and coaching ideology for head coach Tom Izzo’s hall of fame career.
Without freshman forward Miles Bridges, MSU men's basketball (5-4) battled to a 80-76 victory against the Oral Roberts Golden Eagles (1-7).
MSU men's basketball (4-4) returned home to begin their five game home stand against Oral Roberts (1-6). At the half, the Spartans lead 34-33.
Follow along with The State News basketball beat writers Connor Clark and Casey Harrison as they cover MSU (4-4 overall) vs.
MSU men’s basketball (4-4) begin a five-game home stretch against the Oral Roberts Golden Eagles (1-6) on Saturday. The Spartans will be without freshman forward Miles Bridges for a few weeks after injuring his ankle in a loss to No. 5 Duke, 78-69, in Durham, North Carolina. Bridges currently leads the Spartans in both points (16.6) and rebounds (8.8).
Freshman forward Miles Bridges is out for 2-3 weeks with an ankle injury suffered in a loss against No. 5 Duke 78-69.
An upset win over No. 5 Duke on Tuesday would have been a chance to dispel the Spartans’ toughest critics.
DURHAM, N.C. — After over 13,000 miles on the road in nearly a month, including trips to Hawaii, New York City, and the Bahamas, the MSU men’s basketball team (4-4 overall) nearly finished the season’s gauntlet in upset fashion as the unranked Spartans fell to No. 5 Duke at Cameron Indoor Stadium by a final score of 78-69.
Just four days after defeating Wichita State University to take third place in the “Battle 4 Atlantis” tournament in the Bahamas, the unranked MSU men’s basketball team (4-3 overall) kept the frequent flyer miles rolling by traveling to Cameron Indoor Stadium to take on the No. 5 Duke Blue Devils.
Follow along with The State News basketball beat writers Connor Clark and Casey Harrison as they cover MSU vs. No. 5 Duke in Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, N.C.
The State News basketball beat writer Casey Harrison visits The Chronicle at Duke University and talks with sports desk editor Amrith Ramkumar about Tuesday night's matchup against the Spartans and the Blue Devils.
Sports editor Casey Harrison and football writer Stephen Olschanski hit podcast No. 25 with a slate of football talk.
Struggling for their first win against the AP top 25 (0-3), MSU men's basketball (4-3) will face No. 5 Duke Blue Devils (6-1) in their first true road game on Tuesday. This game will end the long standing travel for MSU as the team has already covered trips to Hawaii, New York City and Bahamas.
Playing on Wednesday night in an arena that sits just a five-minute car ride from his childhood home, MSU point guard Lourawls "Tum Tum" Nairn Jr. was able to call this weekend a true homecoming.
In the "Battle 4 Atlantis," No. MSU finishes in third place after a win against Wichita State 77-72 . MSU took a 10 point lead into the second half, 39-29, however, many Spartans faced foul trouble. Their loss against Baylor saw the Spartans in a similar situation, up three points at the half, until being blown out in the second half, losing 73-58.
No. 24 MSU (3-3 overall) leads 39-29 at the half against Wichita State (5-1 overall) in the third-place game for the "Battle 4 Atlantis."
Follow along with The State News basketball beat writers Connor Clark and Casey Harrison as they cover No. 24 MSU (3-3) vs.
In the "Battle 4 Atlantis," No. 24 MSU loses to No. 20 Baylor 73-58. Leading by three points at the half, MSU was able to stretch the Baylor zone defense, knocking down six three-point field goals. However, Baylor was able to seize second half control, and blew the game wide open.
In the second round of the "Battle 4 Atlantis," No. 24 MSU (3-2) leads No. 20 Baylor (4-0) 33-30 at the half.