The No. 5 Spartans had more assists, more bench points and more blocks than the Hoosiers. They also held the Hoosiers to a season-low 29 percent field goal percentage. So why were the Spartans only able to win by three points in Bloomington, Indiana?
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — He couldn’t put his finger on it, but MSU forward Jaren Jackson Jr. wasn’t happy with his performance Saturday night.
No. 5 MSU swept its season series with Indiana (12-12, 5-7 Big Ten) on Saturday, beating the Hoosiers, 63-60, in front of a sold out crowd at Assembly Hall.
Saturday’s game against Indiana will be the first of five road games for No. 5 MSU (21-3, 9-2) to close regular season play.
After successfully closing out Penn State at the Breslin Center on Wednesday, MSU has now won its last five games. But in the teams’ last two outings, they needed to rally from a double-digit deficit.
Watch head coach Tom Izzo and guard Joshua Langford, guard Matt McQuaid and wing Miles Bridges react to No. 5 men's basketball's 76-68 win over Penn State.
All season long, MSU has worn black T-shirts with block white text that read, “We Talk, We Listen” across the front and “It’s Not About Me, It’s About Us” on the back.
After trailing Penn State 41-29 with 15:23 to play, MSU (21-3, 9-3 Big Ten) used red-hot shooting to win its fifth-straight Wednesday night, defeating the Nittany Lions (15-9, 5-6) at the Breslin Center, 76-68.
Amid an investigative report that alleges Izzo mishandled multiple claims that different MSU players participated in sexual assault and violence against women in 2010, the No. 5 Spartans (20-3, 8-2 Big Ten) host Penn State (15-8, 5-5) looking for their fifth-straight win.
To get a better understanding of MSU’s next opponent, The State News caught up with Vincent Lungaro, men’s basketball beat reporter for The Daily Collegian, Penn State’s student publication.
Former MSU men's basketball player and coach Travis Walton denied allegations made in ESPN's most recent "Outside The Lines" report.
After wins against Illinois, Wisconsin and Maryland last week, MSU climbed one spot in the newest Associated Press Top 25, to No. 5.
Amid multiple scandals than involve his alma mater, former MSU basketball star and Hall of Fame player Earvin "Magic" Johnson called for the accountability of university officials Monday.
Here are four takeaways from No. 6 men's basketball's win against Maryland on Sunday.
Red-hot shooting saved the sixth-ranked Spartans (20-3, 8-2 Big Ten) and a key 18-4 run in the second half helped overcome a 13-point halftime deficit on Sunday at the Xfinity Center to win their fourth straight game and defeat Maryland, 74-68.
“I’m not going anywhere,” Izzo, a Hall of Fame coach, said. “I’m definitely not retiring."
Friday’s, 76-61, win over Wisconsin was the fourth straight game in which Bridges scored at least 19 points, while taking no fewer than 14 shots and making at least half of his overall field goal attempts.
No. 6 MSU (18-3, 7-2) shot 50 percent overall in its, 76-61, victory over Wisconsin Friday night at the Breslin Center.
To celebrate the survivors of ex-MSU doctor Larry Nassar’s sexual assault, the lower bowl of the MSU men’s basketball student section wore teal t-shirts at the Breslin Center.
The report states former MSU assistant basketball coach Travis Walton assaulted a female student and allegedly took part in the rape of another student, while little action was taken by head coach Tom Izzo or other high ranking officials.