Column: Michigan State basketball has to change, either pace or rotation
All of a sudden, a team that was somewhat deep at the beginning of the season was real, real thin.
All of a sudden, a team that was somewhat deep at the beginning of the season was real, real thin.
In advance of this huge game, The State News spoke with Aria Gerson, men’s basketball reporter and assistant sports editor for The Michigan Daily, the University of Michigan student newspaper.
It's a rivalry game, for sure, but the Spartans won't be focusing much on the hostile atmosphere or the emotions of their on-floor counterparts.
On Sunday, 10th-ranked Michigan State men's basketball team will travel 64.7 miles to take on in-state rival Michigan in Ann Arbor for a matchup that's been almost a year in the making.
With 8:50 left in Wednesday night’s game, junior point guard Cassius Winston took a ball screen into the right corner with five seconds remaining on the shot clock.
“This is his time to really step up,” senior forward Kenny Goins said. “Especially being how young he is, end of his sophomore year, this is a great time for him to make a name for himself.”
Things weren't going Michigan State's way Wednesday, nearly sending the Spartans men's basketball team into upset alert.
Michigan State coach Tom Izzo met with reporters on Monday to preview Wednesday night’s Rutgers game focusing on junior forward Nick Ward's broken hand.
Michigan State men's basketball moves up one spot to No. 10 after their wins against Wisconsin Feb. 12 and Ohio State Feb. 17.
A lineup featuring Loyer, Thomas Kithier, Kyle Ahrens, Matt McQuaid and Kenny Goins was instrumental in a four-minute, 10-point swing to pull away late in MSU's 62-44 win at the Breslin Center.
Nick Ward's season may be in jeopardy.
Watch Michigan State players break down what went right in the 11th-ranked Spartans' 62-44 win over Ohio State at the Breslin Center on Sunday. The Spartans held OSU to a season-best 13 points in the second half.
In one of the ugliest performances of the season, No. 11 Michigan State (21-5, 12-3 Big Ten) survived an upset bid from the tough Ohio State Buckeyes.
After losing three in a row, the No. 11 Michigan State Spartans have appeared to right the ship, winning two straight including a close road victory Tuesday night over Wisconsin.
With Ohio State coming to the Breslin Center on Sunday, the Buckeyes may be looking at a season sweep at the hands of Michigan State.
No. 11 Michigan State survived a tough road night against No. 20 Wisconsin, 67-59.
The State News spoke to Vicki Dombeck, the sports editor of the Badger Herald, Wisconsin’s student newspaper, to get a feel for the Badger team.
Michigan State coach Tom Izzo met with reporters Monday afternoon at Breslin Center in advance of the No. 11 Spartans’ visit to No. 20 Wisconsin on Tuesday night.
Though MSU showed clear improvement after Saturday's 79-55 win against Minnesota, Spartans coach Tom Izzo thinks the team has a different test ahead of itself on Tuesday.
Michigan State drops two spots to No. 11 after their loss to Illinois on Feb. 5, in spite of their triumph over Minnesota on Feb. 9.