To understand the recent shortcomings of Indiana, The State News caught up with Ben Portnoy, one of the men's basketball reporters covering the Hoosiers for the Indiana Daily Student, the school's publication.
Michigan State coach Tom Izzo has a lot of reasons to feel good about his program through the midway point of the Big Ten season.
The NCAA uses a computerized ranking system to evaluate teams. It is referred to as NET in this article.
ESPN College GameDay will return to Michigan State for the men's basketball against Indiana on Saturday, Feb. 2.
Junior guard Cassius Winston was named the Co-Player of the Week in the Big Ten along with Minnesota’s, senior forward, Jordan Murphy.
The men’s basketball team stays at the No. 6 ranking in the AP Poll for the fourth week in a row.
The Spartans were humbled a bit at Mackey Arena Sunday afternoon, with a crowd that was raring to go before the opening tip.
In the first half of No. 6 Michigan State’s 73-63 loss at Purdue Sunday afternoon, the Boilermakers’ stars were not the story.
The loss marks Michigan State's first loss in conference play.
When Nick Ward talked to reporters Tuesday after practice, he promised that he wouldn’t force things Thursday night at Iowa.
Iowa's Tyler Cook could not be stopped. Then, as quickly as it started, the music stopped.
No. 6 Michigan State (18-2, 8-0 Big Ten) was dealt a big blow early in the second half, but maintained poise, defeating No. 19 Iowa (16-4, 5-4 Big Ten), 82-67.
He threw up a giant goose egg on the scoreboard in 14 foul-laden minutes. But frankly, it shouldn’t matter.
The Spartans play back-to-back road games, starting with No. 19 Iowa on Thursday and Purdue on Sunday.
It was one of the many heads up plays from Kenny Goins on Monday, who helped lead No. 6 MSU (17-2, 8-0) to a 69-55 win over No. 13 Maryland at the Breslin Center.
The sixth-ranked Spartans defeated No. 19 Maryland 69-55 at the Breslin Center on Monday, extending MSU's win streak to a season-high 12 games.
The Spartans also remained at No. 6 in the newest AP Poll, despite losses from Duke, Virginia and Michigan, all of which were ranked higher than MSU last week and lost.
The State News spoke with Adam Dreyfuss of The Diamondback, the University of Maryland’s student newspaper, to get insight into the matchup between the No. 6 Spartans and No. 19 Terrapins Monday night.
No. 6 Michigan State (16-2, 7-0 Big Ten) survived a furious rally, becoming the first team in 21 tries to defeat Nebraska (13-5, 3-4 Big Ten) on the road, 70-64.
No. 6 Michigan State (15-2, 6-0 Big Ten) heads to take on Nebraska (13-4, 3-3 Big Ten), winners of their last 20 home games, dating back to last season.