The No. 2 MSU basketball team might have been missing the beaches of Maui when it welcomed Tennessee Tech to Breslin Center on Sunday. The Spartans had an ugly start, but fought through their own mistakes to defeat the Golden Eagles, 73-55.
Thanksgiving weekend wasn’t about turkey for the No. 25 MSU women’s basketball team, which passed on the food and decided to feast on opponents instead.
Overcoming a 10-point halftime deficit, the No. 2 MSU men’s basketball team defeated the No. 13 Washington Huskies, 76-71, in the third-place game of the Maui Invitational.
Led by a career-high 28 points from senior guard Kalin Lucas, the No. 2 MSU men’s basketball disposed of a pesky Chaminade team on the way to an 82-74 win in the opening round of the Maui Invitational.
The MSU men’s basketball program hasn’t won an early season tournament since the Pearl Harbor Classic in 1998. The Spartans will try to break that streak at the 2010 Maui Invitational, which begins Monday.
Following Friday night’s 26-point loss against Baylor, the No. 25 MSU women’s basketball team responded with a complete effort against Detroit Mercy on Sunday, dominating the Titans, 82-42, at Breslin Center.
A giant challenge awaits the No. 25 MSU women’s basketball team today in Waco, Texas.
With a later-than-usual 10 p.m. tip-off as a part of ESPN’s Tip-Off Marathon, the MSU men’s basketball team didn’t perform like the No. 2 team in the country, committing 19 turnovers and shooting 50 percent from the free-throw line in an 82-73 victory over South Carolina on Tuesday night at Breslin Center.
Despite being just a freshman, Annalise Pickrel took control in a late game situation. The 6-foot-3 guard for the No. 25 MSU women’s basketball team (2-0) showed flashes of inside-outside brilliance in the final five minutes of the team’s 74-62 victory against Dayton on Monday night at Breslin Center.
When the No. 2 MSU men’s basketball team takes on South Carolina at 10 p.m. Tuesday at Breslin Center, Izzo said his players likely will get a taste of their own medicine.
Austin Thornton came to MSU four years ago as a lights-out shooter. But in the three years since his redshirt season, head coach Tom Izzo said Thornton had yet to put that jumper on display. On Friday, Thornton found his stroke, going 3-for-5 from the field and making all four of his free throw attempts.
The No. 25 MSU women’s basketball team is looking to use its effort to grab more rebounds. The Spartans take on Dayton on Monday at Breslin Center.
The No. 25 MSU women’s basketball team opened on a 15-2 run and didn’t look back en route to a 90-62 win against IPFW in its season-opener Saturday at Breslin Center.
Led by senior guard Kalin Lucas’ 18 points and 6 assists, MSU beat Eastern Michigan, 96-66, Friday at Breslin Center.
After back-to-back appearances in the NCAA Tournament, the No. 25 MSU women’s basketball team will look to continue its success and reach its goal of the 2011 Final Four.
On Wednesday afternoon, men’s basketball head coach Tom Izzo announced that all four of MSU’s class of 2011 recruits have signed their National Letters of Intent and officially will be joining the Spartans next season.
MSU women’s basketball head coach Suzy Merchant announced Wednesday that three players — Jasmine Hines, Becca Mills and Akyah Taylor — signed National Letters of Intent to play for MSU, beginning in fall 2011.
In its final tune-up game before the regular season tips off Friday, the No. 2 MSU men’s basketball team defeated Nebraska-Omaha, 102-72, Monday in an exhibition game at Breslin Center.
The MSU Board of Trustees unanimously approved contract extensions for men’s basketball head coach Tom Izzo, women’s basketball head coach Suzy Merchant and hockey head coach Rick Comley on Friday.
Powered by an unrelenting defense, the No. 25 MSU women’s basketball team forced 23 turnovers on its way to a win over Grand Valley State.