After men's basketball's 65-60 comeback victory against Northwestern Saturday afternoon, head coach Tom Izzo declined to answer questions about the most recent "Outside The Lines" report in his postgame press conference.
No. 2 MSU (26-3, 14-2 in the Big Ten) rallied from a 27-point deficit to beat Northwestern, 65-60, at Allstate Arena to extend its winning streak to 10 games.
Despite how difficult it may be to stay in the moment and focus on the task at hand, especially for a team with such lofty aspirations, that’s exactly what the Spartans plan to do against the Wildcats on Saturday.
ESPN's "Outside The Lines" released a report Thursday night detailing an alleged incident between a woman and freshman walk-on guard Brock Washington.
Watch men's basketball head coach Tom Izzo preview Saturday's game against Northwestern (15-12, 6-8 Big Ten).
To get the Spartans a Big Ten title, or to reach their goals of winning a National Championship, MSU coach Tom Izzo said he thinks point guard Cassius Winston has to be the man to step up.
Three days after passing what was likely their biggest test of the season thus far, and beating No. 6 Purdue at the Breslin Center, the second-ranked men’s basketball team went on the road and took care of business against Minnesota (14-14, 3-12 Big Ten).
The Spartans (25-3, 13-2 Big Ten) kept making one 3-pointer after another and hit 10 shots from deep in the first half to ease past Minnesota (14-14, 3-12) 87-57 at Williams Arena on Tuesday night.
A win against No. 2 MSU could salvage Minnesota’s season, and it would also end a seven-game losing streak. The Spartans (24-3, 12-2), however, are off to their best start since 2000-01 — when the team also got off to a 24-3 start — and looking to cut Ohio State’s lead in the conference standings to a half game.
Men's basketball has jumped from No. 4 to No. 2 in the latest AP poll released Monday, after a week in which the top three-ranked teams suffered defeats.
Saturday’s game was important for MSU for another reason that had nothing to do with the team’s title hopes or postseason aspirations. It was important because it was a night to honor legendary coach Jud Heathcote, who passed away last August at the age of 90.
With the ball in hand, Bridges, a 6-foot-7 standout from Flint who returned to East Lansing for his sophomore season, dribbled near the top of the key. Instead of driving past Purdue’s Dakota Mathias to layup the go-ahead shot, he decided to play hero.
Watch coaches and players react after No. 4 men's basketball's 68-65 win over No. 3 Purdue Saturday night.
Saturday seemed like a game the Spartans were destined to win. Between a memorial for former MSU basketball coach Jud Heathcote —who led the Spartans to the 1979 National Championship as part of a 19-year career in East Lansing, but died last August — and a recruiting visit from standout recruit Vernon Carey Jr., a sold out crowd at the Breslin Center erupted on a game-winning three pointer from forward Miles Bridges.
No. 4 MSU (23-3, 11-2) has not played a team as formidable as No. 3 Purdue (23-3, 12-1).
Watch Tom Izzo, freshman forward Jaren Jackson Jr., sophomore forward Miles Bridges and sophomore guard Cassius Winston preview Saturday's game against No. 3 Purdue.
To get a better understanding of Purdue, The State News talked with Rebecca Schneider, assistant sports editor for the Purdue Exponent, the school’s student publication.
Men's basketball head coach Tom Izzo didn't have much to say about former MSU Acting President Bill Beekman being named interim athletic director after the team's practice on Thursday.
With all due respect to Minnesota, Northwestern, Illinois and Wisconsin, they aren’t high on the Spartans’ priority list right now. A matchup with No. 3 Purdue, however, is.
It wasn’t pretty—in fact, it looked like an AAU game at times—but the Spartans (23-3, 11-2 Big Ten) out-mettled the Hawkeyes (12-14, 3-10).