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BASKETBALL

Sweet Lucious

Spokane, Wash. — Sophomore guard Korie Lucious hit a game-winning 3-pointer at the buzzer for the No. 5-seed MSU men’s basketball team, which defeated No. 4 Maryland, 85-83, Sunday in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.

BASKETBALL

MSU, Maryland gearing up for fast-paced game

Spokane, Wash. — MSU men’s basketball head coach Tom Izzo has said he wants his team to be able to run the fast break as much as possible, but the rough-and-tumble play in the Big Ten sometimes prohibits the Spartans. In their NCAA Tournament second-round game Sunday, Maryland head coach Gary Williams and his team will gladly oblige.

BASKETBALL

Defensive adjustment leads to MSU win

Louisville, Ky. — After Bowling Green State drained eight three-point field goals in the first half, the MSU women’s basketball team limited the Falcons to just six attempts leading to Saturday’s 72-62 NCAA first round win.

BASKETBALL

MSU pulls away from Bowling Green, 72-62

Louisville, Ky. — The MSU women’s basketball team took control in the second half as their depth and experience proved to be too much for Bowling Green, as MSU pulled away to a 72-62 win Saturday afternoon at Freedom Hall.

BASKETBALL

Rebounding key for Spartans

Louisville, Ky. — In its Big Ten finale, the MSU women’s basketball team watched a smaller Iowa opponent own the offensive glass and earn extra possessions against the higher-seeded Spartans.

NEWS

Win like Flint

Once a group of high schoolers from the hardscrabble city of Flint, former Spartans basketball players Mateen Cleaves, Charlie Bell, Morris Peterson and Antonio Smith came together for a run in the late 1990s unlike any MSU had seen. Ten years after leading MSU to its second national championship, the Flintstones remain forever connected to the city they call home.

MICHIGAN

Granholm declares "Meatout day"

Gov. Jennifer Granholm might have bit off more than she could chew when she declared Saturday Michigan Meatout Day. Many MSU agriculture students and agribusiness advocates found the proclamation thoughtless and insensitive.

MSU

Jenison Field House to hold Hoopfest

Last March, more than 12,000 visitors flooded the East Lansing area to hoop around in Jenison Field House just as Spartan stars such as Earvin “Magic” Johnson and Gregory Kelser did years before. This year, March Magic Hoopfest is back, and with the return of the Michigan High School Athletic Association, or MHSAA, girls’ state basketball tournament to Breslin Center, even more fans will be able to participate in the two-week event.

BASKETBALL

Put on your dancin' shoes

As of Tuesday, New Mexico State’s Jahmar Young, the Aggies’ leading scorer and second leading assist man said he had never heard of MSU junior guard Kalin Lucas. Maybe Young really never heard of Lucas, but his attitude reflects a confidence the Aggies have going into Friday’s first-round NCAA Tournament matchup in Spokane, Wash.

MSU

Lansing Home and Garden Show features exhibitors, MSU club

Towering pine trees, cascading waterfalls and an endless stretch of flowers and gardens marked the beginning of the 14th annual Lansing Home and Garden Show at the MSU Pavilion for Agriculture and Livestock Education on Thursday afternoon. The yearly show hosts around 300 exhibitors and 250 local businesses and draws in hundreds of gardening enthusiasts and spectators, running from Friday to Sunday. The show also has become a chance for the MSU Horticulture Club to show the public what it’s about.