With both No. 5 MSU and No. 3 Ohio State lining up for handshakes after Tuesday’s overtime thriller, the Izzone belted out a loud “just like football” chant — paying homage to the 34-24 MSU football Big Ten Championship victory over the Buckeyes on Dec. 7.
Tuesday night was senior night at Breslin Center. No, not the annual celebration of seniors playing their last game in front of a home crowd – this senior night was much more painful. “My two seniors are both hurt,” head coach Tom Izzo said after his team’s “72-68 victory over No.
Every kid dreams about hitting the game winning shot to win a big game, but for Keith Appling, his dream has become a reality. The senior guard’s three-pointer with under 30 seconds left in overtime gave the No.
Seven straight points to end the half were enough to give the No. 5 MSU men’s basketball team a 28-21 lead against No.
Injuries and rotation changes have caused rough patches during the women’s basketball season. But in the midst of uncertainty, one thing has remained consistently positive for the Spartans — the team’s freshmen guards.
The last time Ohio State and MSU faced off on the hardwood was a battle of two top-10 teams. Now, the No. 5 Spartans (13-1, 2-0 Big Ten) open the Breslin Center for the first home Big Ten game of the season against the No. 3 Buckeyes (15-0, 2-0 Big Ten) Tuesday night.
After a somewhat difficult, injury-filled non-conference schedule, the women’s basketball roster is the healthiest it’s been all season.
When Big Ten basketball fans hear “Ohio State,” most of them will immediately think of senior point guard Aaron Craft, who has been pestering opponents for the last four years.
The team won its Big Ten opener in commanding fashion Saturday, defeating the Minnesota Gophers (11-4 overall, 0-1 Big Ten) 81-56 on the road.
People tuned in to watch No. 5 MSU square off against Indiana, but they were treated to the Gary Harris vs.
On Tuesday, the No. 5 men’s basketball team will tip off Big Ten play as it travels to State College, Pa.
Redshirt junior center Madison Williams had a feeling Sunday would be Tori Jankoska’s day.
Aided by strong defense on one end and accurate deep shooting from the other, the women’s basketball team leads 44-21 Colgate at the half.
Redshirt freshman forward Kenny Kaminski, who was indefinitely suspended early December by Izzo, saw his first action since Dec.
It was another slow start against a less formidable opponent for MSU, but the No. 5 men’s basketball team goes into halftime leading New Orleans, 44-27. Senior guard Keith Appling got the ball rolling early for MSU, as he scored seven of the Spartans’ first nine points.
It took half an hour to get going, but the No. 5 MSU men’s basketball team pulled away to beat Texas 92-78 in Austin, Tex.
After another slow start, No. 5 MSU is trailing Texas 38-36 at halftime.
The women’s basketball team bounced back from a tough loss against No. 13 Oklahoma State on Friday, defeating Georgetown 67-54 in its second and last game of the Puerto Rico Classic.
The MSU women’s basketball team fell to No. 13 Oklahoma State, 63-57, Thursday evening in the Puerto Rico Classic.
Branden Dawson had one of the worst games of his MSU career against North Carolina, but that only fueled his fire.