The Spartans, who hosted the event inside Breslin Center, had only one NCAA qualifier, freshman Rayvon Foley, who finished seventh in the 125-pound weight class.
NEW YORK — Two Spartan Marching Band alumni were chatting with a group of women at their hotel in New York City. Once they revealed they were MSU alumni, the women inquired about the “scandal going on there.”
NEW YORK — MSU alumnus Jim Tumbrink and Roni O’Connor sat at a table towards the entrance at Mustang Harry’s, a bar located on 7th Ave and right next to Madison Square Garden.
NEW YORK — Although the discussion of hosting the Big Ten Tournament in New York over typical locations such as Chicago and Indianapolis, MSU alumni and fans still made the trek out to the Big Apple.
NEW YORK — After their Big Ten Tournament semifinal loss to Michigan Saturday, the second-ranked Spartans will have at least a 12-day layoff before they can take the hardwood again, as the team’s earliest scheduled NCAA Tournament opening game is March 15.
In the push to keep their season going a little bit longer, the Spartans were swept by the Ohio State Buckeyes in the first round of the Big Ten Tournament at Value City Arena at the Jerome Schottenstein Center.
NEW YORK — Watch men's basketball players react to its 75-64 loss to Michigan in the Big Ten Tournament semifinals Saturday.
NEW YORK — Men's basketball was playing its instate rival, Michigan. They had won 13 straight games, their last loss coming to the Wolverines on Jan. 13. They wanted redemption, but came up short in Madison Square Garden, the “mecca of basketball.”
NEW YORK — The Wolverines would pull away in the second half and beat the Spartans, 75-64, to advance to the Big Ten Tournament finals.
INDIANAPOLIS — Amid reports of misconduct in MSU’s football and basketball programs, it’s been a talking point for NFL teams as they meet with former Spartan center Brian Allen.
NEW YORK — No. 2 men’s basketball (29-3, 16-2 Big Ten) didn’t get a chance in the regular season to avenge it’s January loss to Michigan. But on Saturday they will.
NEW YORK — "Cassius was unbelievable the first half. Miles played really well the second half. And those guys brought us back in it," head coach Tom Izzo said.
NEW YORK — If you only looked at the numbers, you probably would have predicted men's basketball would beat the Badgers with relative ease in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten Tournament Friday.
NEW YORK — Watch men's basketball players react to their 63-60 win over Wisconsin in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten Tournament.
NEW YORK — The men’s basketball team defeated Wisconsin in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten Tournament, 63-60, in front of a heavily MSU-supported crowd at MSG on Friday afternoon.
INDIANAPOLIS — The fate of women's basketball's season may have come down to a matter of seconds.
INDIANAPOLIS — Watch head coach Suzy Merchant and players react to women's basketball's quadruple overtime loss to Indiana in the second round of the Big Ten Tourney.
INDIANAPOLIS — It seemed like a game that would ever end. And a game the Spartans never wanted it to.
"I'm almost just laser focused," freshman forward Jaren Jackson Jr. said after practice Wednesday.
Even with turnover issues, MSU is still one of the best teams in the nation statistically. However, the Spartans over the past month have been consistently ranked lower than a No. 2 seed in recent projected brackets for the NCAA Tournament.