During the his team’s Big Ten home opener against Ohio State on Tuesday, MSU men’s basketball coach Tom Izzo said his team lost focused and looked tired. To put it in Izzo-talk, most of his team lacked “zip.” That is, except for sophomore guard Kalin Lucas.
For the second time this season, the MSU hockey team had a chance to earn a weekend sweep. But on Saturday night, a two-goal third period for No. 18 Alaska was too much for MSU to handle, as the Spartans fell 3-1 to the Nanooks at Munn Ice Arena.
Raymar Morgan scored 22 points and Kalin Lucas added 17 as the MSU men’s basketball team bounced back from a halftime deficit Saturday to defeat Northwestern 77-66 at Welsh-Ryan Arena in Evanston, Ill.
For the second time in three games, the MSU hockey team upset a team ranked No. 18 in the country. Last Saturday, the Spartans beat No. 18 North Dakota 2-1 in the Great Lakes Invitational. On Friday night the Spartans beat No. 18 Alaska 2-1 at Munn Ice Arena.
Orlando, Fla. — It’s really something when you think about it: Purposely pulling your fifth-year senior quarterback in a bowl game for an unproven backup redshirt freshman.
Orlando, Fla. — It’s hard for senior defensive end Brandon Long to explain what his first two years as a MSU football player were like. During Long’s freshman year in 2005, the Spartans went 5-6. As a sophomore, his team went 4-8.
Orlando, Fla. — After watching Georgia quarterback Matthew Stafford struggle in the first half, the tables turned on MSU’s defense in the second half.
Orlando, Fla. — Georgia head coach Mark Richt could sense his offense was putting too much pressure on itself in the first half of Thursday’s Capital One Bowl. As the series went on and yards became harder to come by, halftime was a welcome relief for the coach.
Orlando, Fla. — The year 2009 began gloomy for the MSU football team, losing 24-12 to Georgia in the Capital One Bowl at Florida Citrus Bowl Stadium on Thursday. But with two consecutive postseason bowl appearances and a 9-4 record, the Spartans showed that come the fall months of 2009 and beyond, football could be fun to watch in East Lansing.
Orlando, Fla. — In the first half of Thursday’s Capital One Bowl against MSU, Georgia quarterback Matthew Stafford looked like he had partied a little too hard on New Year’s Eve. The junior passer overthrew receivers, missed touch passes and looked to have the energy of a sloth.
Orlando, Fla. -— Gloria Mitchell was walking outside of Florida Citrus Bowl Stadium wearing a pin on her shirt collar underneath her MSU jacket.
Orlando, Fla. — MSU and Georgia will meet in the Capital One Bowl at 1 p.m. tomorrow at Florida Citrus Bowl Stadium. Both teams finished 9-3. The Bulldogs represent the Southeastern Conference and were the preseason No. 1 team in the nation. Here’s an analysis of several key matchups.
The State News sports desk returns to prognosticate both the Capital One Bowl and the Rose Bowl Game.
For two weeks in January, a video went unwatched in the home of Brian Hoyer’s parents. It sat in a digital video recorder, staring back at Hoyer, a permanent, concrete, constant reminder of the night of Dec. 28, 2007.
Leading by one at halftime, the No. 10 MSU men’s basketball team (10-2 overall, 1-0 Big Ten) opened the second half with an 8-1 run against No. 21 Minnesota (12-1, 0-1) en route to a 70-58 win in its Big Ten regular season opener at Williams Arena in Minneapolis.
Orlando, Fla. —- With one of the nation’s top rushers staring down No. 16 Georgia in Thursday’s Capital One Bowl, head coach Mark Richt is getting his players ready for a bruising game.
Orlando, Fla. —- Ever since Dec. 2, the MSU football team has been watching film and dissecting plays in preparation for Georgia.
Orlando, Fla. — The spotlights were on, the mosh pit was growing and chemistry senior Brady Compton was getting fired up. Compton and three others, including his brother, Mark, were rocking the night away at the Capital One Bowl Pep Rally with the help of the video game Rock Band.
After finally snapping its 11-game winless streak in Saturday’s 2-1 victory over No. 18 North Dakota in the semifinals of the Great Lakes Invitational, the MSU hockey team felt things were looking up.
Orlando, Fla. —- For all of its marked improvements on the field this season, the MSU football team still lacks a signature victory to place atop its 2008 résumé.