WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
MSU looks to claim title outright
As if a battle with Ohio State to win the Big Ten title outright wasn’t enough pressure for the No.
SPORTS
Spartans host Flip for Autism Awareness day
For the first home meet in three weeks, the MSU gymnastics team will be making history. Hosting Illinois at 6:30 p.m.
FOOTBALL
Four football players set to work out for NFL scouts at Combine
The NFL Scouting Combine kicked off Wednesday in Indianapolis and with players arriving, there are four former Spartans who will be working out for the NFL scouts.
BASKETBALL
MSU hangs on vs. Gophers, wins 53-48
After a wretched first half, freshman guard Keith Appling knocked down two free throws to give the MSU men’s basketball team a 50-48 lead against Minnesota in its own building. Seventeen seconds later, senior guard Mike Kebler knocked down two more free throws to all but seal a 53-48 win for the Spartans (16-11 overall, 8-7 Big Ten) and improve their chances of making a 14th consecutive NCAA Tournament. “We had a lot of guys that kind of screwed up and then came back,” MSU head coach Tom Izzo said told the Spartan Sports Network.
MEN'S BASKETBALL
Spartans pull through late in Minnesota, 53-48
After a big win Saturday against Illinois, the MSU men’s basketball team won its second consecutive game for the first time in a month by beating Minnesota, 53-48, Tuesday in Minneapolis.
ICE HOCKEY
Icers hope to finish regular season on high note
The MSU hockey team looks for a sweep of Bowling Green this weekend.
Anthony Odoardi
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WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
MSU clinches share of Big Ten, still has work left to do
For MSU women’s basketball head coach Suzy Merchant, being crowned Big Ten champions was something she and the No. 10 Spartans aspired to do when the season began.
Jeremy Warnemuende
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MEN'S BASKETBALL
Spartans, Golden Golphers with similar seasons, need wins
Spartans set for rematch against Minnesota.
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Back on top
After five consecutive years of watching Ohio State reign atop the Big Ten conference and raise banner after banner, the No. 11 MSU women’s basketball team — with a 69-56 victory at Illinois — have dethroned the former champions and will carry the trophy a few hours north to East Lansing.
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
MSU women look to become MSU’s best ever
After freshman center — a.k.a former Spartan Alyssa DeHaan’s replacement — Madison Williams went down with a torn anterior cruciate ligament, would anyone have believed me if I said MSU women’s basketball head coach Suzy Merchant would be able to reshape her offense and turn the No.
MEN'S BASKETBALL
Hope still exists for MSU men’s basketball team
Saturday night’s 61-57 win over Illinois wasn’t enough to take the MSU men’s basketball team off the bubble or make the Spartans a lock for the NCAA Tournament.
MEN'S BASKETBALL
Spartans win with team effort
Three players helped in their own way in Saturday’s win against Illinois.
SPORTS
MSU struggles in matches against ranked foes
Opening the weekend on Friday hosting No. 11 Michigan, the Spartans (9-9 overall, 1-8 Big Ten) fought for a comeback before losing their final two matches with a technical fall for redshirt freshman 133-pounder Chris Lyon and a pin against redshirt freshman 141-pounder Levi Stace. MSU fell to the Wolverines (11-5, 6-3), 24-15.
ICE HOCKEY
Icers split series, fall out of home-ice contention
The MSU hockey team saw its chances of having a first-round home game in the CCHA tournament fade this weekend as it split with Alaska on the road.
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Women clinch share of Big Ten title
The No. 11 MSU women’s basketball team has clinched at least a share of the Big Ten championship.
ICE HOCKEY
Icers win, but out of home-ice race
The MSU hockey team followed up a loss Friday by defeating Alaska, 6-2, in CCHA play on Saturday.
MEN'S BASKETBALL
Lucas, Spartans beat Illinois, 61-57
In a battle between two Big Ten teams fighting for their NCAA tournament lives, the MSU men’s basketball team beat Illinois, 61-57, Saturday at Breslin Center.
MEN'S BASKETBALL
GameDay in East Lansing
For the first time since 2007, ESPN’s College GameDay visited East Lansing and Breslin Center on Saturday.
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Women claim comeback win against Wildcats
After snatching first place in the Big Ten and selling out Breslin Center last week, the No. 11 MSU women’s basketball team feared it would fall into a trap against Northwestern.