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Neitzel, Naymick push Spartans past Northwestern
Senior guard Drew Neitzel led the MSU men’s basketball team to a 70-55 victory over Northwestern on Saturday night at Breslin Center.
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Piechowski turning into contributor
Sophomore guard Mandy Piechowski has been stepping back into the role she held in high school — that of an all-around threat and knock-down shooter.
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Breakdown
When the MSU men’s basketball team traveled to Northwestern on Jan. 24, the Spartans gave the Wildcats a dose of their own medicine by shooting 61.1 percent from beyond the 3-point line en route to a 78-62 trouncing.
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Branching out
Wherever they go, they take a little bit of Tom Izzo with them. Many former Spartans basketball players and assistant coaches said they might have moved on physically from the Izzo regime in East Lansing — but mentally? Forget it.
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Big Ten roundup: Purdue surprising after slow start
After losing two tough games to Clemson and Missouri early in the season, the Purdue men’s basketball team knew it wasn’t playing up to its standards.
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Midseason report card
In November, the MSU men’s basketball team was ranked No. 8 in the country before even setting foot on the hardwood for an exhibition game.
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Johnson's passion for playing originates from her mother
The State News caught up with junior guard Mia Johnson to discuss her interests away from the hardwood.
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MSU faces red-hot Big Ten leader
The MSU women’s basketball team is looking to snap two patterns tonight. Iowa’s six-game winning streak, along with their own win-loss trade-off that has lasted eight games.
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Team must do whatever it takes to win
Most good coaches will tell their players and the media that a game’s outcome is never determined by the officiating.
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Young squad has promising future
With the most underclassmen in the Big Ten, and one of the youngest teams in the country, the MSU women’s basketball team is proving to be a conference threat.
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Leadership, focus crucial to move on from tough losses
Penn State shot 51 free throws Saturday night against the MSU men’s basketball team — 19 more than the Spartans have allowed in any game all season.
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Women's basketball team looks to break seesaw cycle
Since their 69-57 loss to Penn State on Jan. 5, the Spartans (13-10 overall, 5-6 Big Ten) have alternated between wins and losses for eight straight games. Most recently was a 61-58 comeback win last Thursday against Michigan.
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Free throw-down
Penn State didn’t even need a field goal in the last 7:11 to defeat the MSU men’s basketball team Saturday night. Their free-throw shooting sealed the deal for them.
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Even after two upset losses in conference play, Izzo not immediately concerned with Big Ten race
After losing its second road game to a lowly Big Ten opponent, the MSU men’s basketball team wasn’t focused on the big picture. While the Spartans went into Saturday night’s 85-76 loss to Penn State with a chance to stay tied for first place in the Big Ten, the defeat left the MSU players and head coach Tom Izzo without much to say on the topic.
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Penn State upsets Spartans, 85-76
State College, Penn. – The MSU men’s basketball team went on another road trip to a Big Ten cellar-dweller and was handed another upset loss.
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Flintstones help make 2000 team better
Great teams and players are remembered by their legacies. What do MSU men’s basketball fans remember about the 1999-2000 National Championship team?
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Breakdown
Since the disappointing road loss to Iowa, the MSU men’s basketball team has regained its confidence away from home, defeating Minnesota and Northwestern. This weekend, MSU travels to Happy Valley to take on Penn State.
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Stats easily put 2007 squad ahead of 2000
The MSU men’s basketball team is 19-2 — a feat no other Spartans basketball team has accomplished in all 109 years of the program’s history. How’s that for leaving your mark at this university?
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Spartans go into off weekend looking for answers
The ball is hitting all the wrong angles and parts of the rim for the MSU women’s basketball team.
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Izzo celebrates 53rd birthday with win
It was a big game against a hard-nosed opponent for the MSU men’s basketball team Wednesday night, as the Spartans rolled to a 51-41 victory against Illinois.