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.
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.
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.
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.
Great teams and players are remembered by their legacies. What do MSU men’s basketball fans remember about the 1999-2000 National Championship team?
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.
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?
The ball is hitting all the wrong angles and parts of the rim for the MSU women’s basketball team.
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.
Iowa head coach Lisa Bluder understands how the struggling MSU women’s basketball team feels during the first few weeks of the Big Ten regular season. The Spartans, through Wednesday, currently sit in eighth place in the Big Ten with a record of 4-6 and are in the bottom of the standings just like the Hawkeyes were a little more than two weeks ago.
The MSU women’s basketball team will face Michigan for the second time this season with hopes of avenging a 64-55 loss nearly three weeks ago.
Which one of the following things doesn’t belong? Illinois men’s basketball; the Fighting Illini; head coach Bruce Weber; a 2-6 Big Ten record.
The starting lineup for Thursday’s game against Michigan will be … Who knows? MSU women’s basketball head coach Suzy Merchant has expressed her frustration with the players’ lack of consistency individually and as a unit once they hit the hardwood.
The MSU men’s basketball team is in good company. While head coach Tom Izzo has downplayed the team’s success this season, the reality is that this year’s team is navigating into uncharted waters.
The MSU women’s basketball team’s offense collapsed during Sunday’s game against Minnesota.
Some players on the MSU men’s basketball team try to look at a game against Michigan like any other — by simply executing on offense and defense as well as coming out ready to play.
The MSU women’s basketball team tried to play catch-up against Minnesota on Sunday in Minneapolis.
The MSU men’s basketball team welcomes Michigan to town Sunday to put the cap on a rivalry weekend. The game against the Wolverines comes at a time when MSU can string together some necessary conference victories to put itself in position to win a Big Ten title.
How would you describe two storied rivals who face off each year with the occasional glimmer of hope in one team’s eyes while the other always manages to come out on top with the bragging rights?
Here is a quick look at the men’s basketball team’s next three opponents.