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Trice lives his dream, proves doubters wrong
Travis Trice has never been the biggest player on the floor.
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Women's basketball prepares for No. 13 Purdue
After losing back-to-back games for the first time in two years, the MSU women’s basketball team (12-7 overall, 4-2 Big Ten) looks to get back on track Monday (7:30 p.m., Big Ten Network) as it takes on No. 13 Purdue (16-3, 6-0).
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Column: MSU’s success relies heavily on newcomers
For every basketball team, there typically is one key stat or trend that indicates whether a game is going to end in a win or loss. It can be 3-point shooting, rebounding or the play of a star player.
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Purdue arrives late prior to blowout, Nix continues impressive play
First noted in a report from MLive.com, the Purdue men’s basketball team experienced travel troubles prior to the 83-58 loss to MSU at Breslin Center.
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Painter yells at Izzone, Dawson during blowout
During the MSU men’s basketball team’s rout of Purdue, Matt Painter was seen yelling at people on and off the court.
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Kearney continues to impress with hard work
Brandan Kearney was one of few players to come out of Tuesday’s 60-59 loss at Michigan. The freshman guard hit two key 3-pointers and made several hustle plays and kept a solid head on his shoulders.
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Men's basketball hopes to end losing streak
For the second time this season, the No. 9 MSU men’s basketball team finds itself in the midst of a two-game losing streak. Two months after the Spartans (15-4 overall, 4-2 Big Ten) began the season with losses to then-No.
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Newcomers shine on big stage
Psychology freshman Kiana Johnson still carries a map with her around campus, even though she’s pretty sure where she’s going. The guard is one of three freshmen — along with forward Becca Mills and center Jasmine Hines — who were tasked with replacing senior captains Kalisha Keane, Cetera Washington and Brittney Thomas from last season’s Big Ten Championship team.
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Spartans fall short of expectations against U-M
With two minutes left in the game and a five-point lead, Austin Thornton was 100 percent sure the No. 9 MSU men’s basketball team had put away No. 20 Michigan in Ann Arbor.
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Appling beat in matchup against Wolverines' Burke
At the MSU men’s basketball press conference on Monday prior to Tuesday’s game against No. 20 Michigan, Draymond Green indicated the player who came out on top in the Keith Appling Burke matchup would likely win the game. And the Burke-led Wolverines walked away with the 60-59 victory on the shoulders of the freshman’s 20-point performance. Appling scored 10 points and dished out five assists but struggled to contain Burke and finished with four fouls.
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Spartans look for advantage in individual matchups
In almost any basketball game, one can find individual matchups that could be the difference in winning and losing. Tuesday’s rivalry battle between the No. 9 MSU men’s basketball team and No. 20 Michigan likely will be no different.
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MSU basketball team cautiously optimistic
Even with the No. 6 MSU men’s basketball team riding a 15-game winning streak and climbing in the polls, head coach Tom Izzo said his team isn’t as good as people outside the program are starting to think.
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Spartans' youthful bench rewarded for practice effort
MSU men’s basketball coach Tom Izzo has a problem many coaches wish they had. Instead of taking players out of his rotation because they aren’t performing, Izzo has spent this season looking for playing time for guys who have earned it in practice.
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Column: Izzone responds, needs to maintain high level
MSU men’s basketball coach Tom Izzo meant no hard feelings by Izzone criticisms. He just knows how important the group is to his team.
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MSU prepares for Iowa
With the most recent poll putting the men’s basketball team at No. 6, Iowa gets a shot to end the 14-game Spartan winning streak 7 p.m. tonight at Breslin Center.
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Team looks to silence doubt from preseason
With each and every game, the MSU men’s basketball 2011-12 season looks less and less like its predecessor.
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Women's basketball holds off Penn State for road win
After capturing the first outright Big Ten title in program history a year ago, it wasn’t the MSU women’s basketball team, but Penn State, that was selected by the coaches and media to win this season’s conference title. But when the two team’s met for the first time on Saturday, the Spartans showed they’re still contenders to repeat as Big Ten champs. On Saturday, MSU (11-5, 3-0) went on the road and defeated No.
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Women's basketball extends winning streak over U-M with 60-55 victory
After struggling to hit shots in the first half, MSU (10-5, 2-0) used a 9-0 run midway through the second half to knock off Michigan (12-3, 1-1) 60-55 and extend the Spartans’ win streak over their rivals to 10 games and 18 of their last 19.
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Men's basketball escapes Wisconsin with 63-60 overtime win
But, in a game played much like you would expect from the Spartans and Badgers, No. 10 MSU outlasted Wisconsin 63-60 in overtime after a 3-pointer at the buzzer by Ryan Evans was ruled to be after the buzzer.
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Men's basketball earns 13th consecutive win against Nebraska
The No. 16 MSU men’s basketball team won its 13th consecutive, second straight Big Ten game and first game in Lincoln, Neb., against Nebraska, 68-55. The Spartans (13-2 overall, 2-0 Big Ten) trailed at halftime 30-29 to the Huskers (8-5, 0-2), but rallied for the 15-point win. Senior forward Draymond Green scored 19 points and grabbed eight rebounds, and sophomore guard Keith Appling scored 14 in the win. MSU made 19-of-21 at the free throw line, and the team out-rebounded Nebraska, 33-21. The 13-game win streak is the programs longest since 1998-99.