Live Blog: No. 2 MSU vs. Ohio State
Welcome to the live coverage blog for No. 2 Michigan State (25-5, 12-5) vs. Ohio State (19-11, 11-6). Follow along and participate below.
Welcome to the live coverage blog for No. 2 Michigan State (25-5, 12-5) vs. Ohio State (19-11, 11-6). Follow along and participate below.
The two dynamic duos of MSU basketball: Denzel Valentine-Bryn Forbes and Aerial Powers-Tori Jankoska.
MSU gets 2-seed if - Win MSU gets 3-seed if - MSU loses + Wisconsin beats Purdue + Iowa loses to Michigan + Maryland loses to Indiana MSU gets 4-seed if : MSU loses +
When the No. 2 MSU men's basketball team (25-5, 12-5 Big Ten) takes the Breslin Center floor Saturday at noon against Ohio State, for four MSU seniors, it will be the last time. Forwards Matt Costello and Colby Wollenman and guards Denzel Valentine and Bryn Forbes have all had successful careers in the green and as it stands Friday morning, is a senior class with 108 career victories, just seven short of the school's all-time winningest class in 2001.
Josh Jackson, the nation's No. 1 overall basketball recruit for the class of 2016, will be taking an official visit to MSU this weekend.
Before the season began, many knew senior guard Bryn Forbes was going to be MSU's primary 3-point specialist this season, but nobody expected the level of success Forbes has attained during his final year in East Lansing.
No. 2 MSU (25-5, 12-5) beat Rutgers (6-24, 0-17) 97-66 as MSU continues to make a push for a double-bye in the Big Ten Tournament.
MSU senior guard Denzel Valentine has been around the MSU men's basketball program since birth.
The No. 2 MSU men's basketball team (24-5, 11-5 Big Ten) will ride its four-game winning streak into a Wednesday night matchup on the road with the lowly Rutgers Scarlet Knights (6-23, 0-16). Tipoff is set for 7 p.m.
For the better part of the last month, the MSU men's basketball team has been playing as good as anyone in the country. After all, they're 24-5, ranked No. 2 in the country and are winners of eight of its last nine games. On top this, the Spartans currently lead the nation in several statistical categories, including assists (20.6 per game), rebounding margin (+11.5) and 3-point field goal percentage (43.3 percent). Despite this,
MSU head coach Tom Izzo has been wary of MSU's lofty stats this season, but with the season winding down, the long-time MSU coach is starting to believe his team might be that good.
It's been a tough year for Marvin Clark Jr. He'll be the first to tell you that.
Matt Costello and Deyonta Davis have established themselves as a frontcourt to be reckoned with.
The No. 6 MSU men's basketball team (24-5, 11-5) defeated the Penn State Nittany Lions (15-14, 6-10) Sunday afternoon from Breslin Center, 88-57.
The No. 6 MSU men's basketball team (23-5, 10-5 Big Ten) leads the Penn State Nittany Lions (15-13, 6-9) at the half from Breslin Center, 52-27.
Welcome to the live coverage blog for No. 6 Michigan State (23-5, 10-5) vs. Wisconsin (15-13, 6-9). Follow along and participate below.
When Penn State visits Breslin Center Sunday afternoon, it will be the third-straight team to bring at least a three-game winning streak into its game against No. 6 MSU.
Nike introduced their new Kobe Bryant 11 shoes in December 2015, and they will be last on-court shoe to be worn by Bryant as he plans to retire from the NBA at the conclusion of this season.
A $2.5 million gift from alumni couple John and Becky Duffy will help to fund a professorship in the MSU School of Hospitality Business and will also help fund the construction of MSU basketball's hall of history and other updates to Breslin Center.
As March fast approaches, seniors prepare to attempt to cement their legacy with a deep run in the NCAA tournament where it's said that guards rule.