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FINAL: MSU basketball defeats Florida Atlantic, 82-55
Tom Izzo and the MSU Spartans opened up their regular season Friday night with an 82-55 victory over the Florida Atlantic Owls.
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LIVE BLOG: Michigan State vs. Florida Atlantic
Welcome to the live blog for No. 13 MSU basketball's regular season opener against Florida Atlantic.
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MSU basketball sees FAU as first step to achieving season goals
There was a sense of urgency at practice for MSU Basketball Wednesday evening, something head coach Tom Izzo said his team was lacking against Ferris State.
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MSU basketball pushes toward ultimate goal: a national championship
MSU head basketball coach Tom Izzo doesn’t know what it is. All the 21st-year head coach of the preseason No. 13 ranked Spartans knows is this — he’s feeling great. But if there’s something else the 60-year-old coach is feeling, it’s drive; a drive to do more than just knock on the championship door year-after-year. In the last three years, Izzo’s teams have advanced to a Sweet Sixteen, an Elite Eight and a Final Four. For Izzo, he feels it’s about time that door opens.
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Izzo on 2016 recruiting class: "This is the No. 1 class for me"
The preseason No. 13 ranked MSU basketball team officially welcomed four of the nation's top recruits on National Signing Day Wednesday. Thus far, the 2016 class includes the following -- Nick Ward, Joshua Langford, Cassius Winston and Miles Bridges -- and the national signing day event allowed for MSU head basketball coach Tom Izzo a chance to comment on his loaded class, one which he believes might be his best ever. "This is the number one class for me," Izzo said.
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Team chemistry, trust abundant early for MSU basketball
If you needed any sign of the strength of the cohesiveness of MSU basketball, look no further than the statline.
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Izzo and team feel there's much to be worked on after exhibition games
The No. 13 MSU men's basketball team defeated the Ferris State Bulldogs, 93-57, to win their second and final exhibition game on the season Monday night. However, despite the comfortable margin of victory and MSU finishing with 29 assists on 35 made shots, head coach Tom Izzo said there were a few things for his team to sort out before for the regular season. And the first thing on Izzo's mind -- defense. "I told you on media day that the one thing with this team, is they've got a lot of shooters," Izzo said at the post game press conference Monday night.
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MSU basketball defeats Ferris State in exhibition, 93-57
The No. 13 MSU men's basketball team defeated Ferris State 93-57.
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LIVE BLOG: Michigan State vs. Ferris State
Welcome to the live blog for the exhibition basketball game between Michigan State vs. Ferris State.
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No Powers, no problem for women's basketball vs. Michigan Tech
MSU Women’s basketball was missing some talent on the court in star junior and Olympic gold medalist in Aerial Powers, but it was no Powers, no problem for head coach Suzy Merchant’s ladies as they handled the Michigan Tech Huskies 74-43 in their lone preseason game.
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Basketball redshirt senior Colby Wollenman balances athletics and academics
Balancing a demanding major like physiology, which Wollenman does, and being a member of a sports team isn’t a commonly heard story. But Wollenman does it, and does it well.
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Valentine leaves big mark with triple-double vs. Northern Michigan
Denzel Valentine started the preseason with a big personal milestone, recording the first triple-double of his polished NCAA career.
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MSU basketball forced to overcome slow start in victory against Northern Michigan
The Michigan State Spartans defeated the Northern Michigan Wildcats on Wednesday evening by a score of 94-53 to open off their season in exhibition play.
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Denzel Valentine's triple-double leads MSU past Northern Michigan, 94-53
Breslin Center opened their doors to the ruckus Izzone crowd, as MSU started their exhibition season Wednesday against head coach Tom Izzo’s alma mater Northern Michigan.
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Freshman walk-on guard Conner George happy to be part of MSU family
Conner George, as MSU students from Okemos may know, was one of the best high school basketball players who have ever suited up for Okemos High School.
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Izzo to play with lineups in exhibition opener vs. Northern Michigan
Exhibition games are an important way to get any team, regardless of what sport, ready for stronger competition in the regular season.
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MSU basketball ranked 13th in AP Top 25
MSU Basketball, coming off a Final Four run last season, will open up the 2015-16 campaign ranked No. 13 in nation by the AP Poll.
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MSU freshman forward Kenny Goins strives for success at MSU
When Kenny Goins committed to Michigan State as a preferred-walk just before the 2014-2015 season, which saw an underdog Spartan team make the Final Four, he left a few Division I scholarship offers on the table.
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MSU women's basketball looks to deliver after lost season
With the rain coming down on a bleak fall day, a finally healthy MSU women’s basketball team gathered in the Breslin, looking to build off of last year’s unfortunate season.
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Jankoska, Powers look to lead healthy women's basketball team
When jokingly asked Wednesday if she was going to miss this past season’s role of taking upward of 30 shots a game, redshirt junior Aerial Powers replied "no" before the reporter could even finish his question.