After going 22-7 in the regular season, the No. 16-ranked MSU basketball team left Indianapolis as Big Ten Tournament runner-ups to Maryland after losing 64-40 in the championship game on March 6.
With 1:37 left in the first period on Saturday night, redshirt senior goaltender Nate Phillips checked into the game for the first time.
While Messiah deWeaver is acclimating to college in East Lansing, he’s racking up awards in the offseason. The current Spartan was presented the 25th annual Franklin D.
MSU senior forward Colby Wollenman was up against a wall. Literally. Actually, check that.
Former MSU basketball star and current L.A. Clipper Branden Dawson was arrested early Sunday morning on alleged domestic abuse charges, according to a TMZ report. The rookie was taken into police custody around 7:30 a.m.
The MSU women's basketball team made it to the championship game March 6 in the Big Ten Tournament.
Coming into the 2016 Big Ten Tournament, the MSU men’s basketball team (29-5) felt they had something to prove.
No. 2 MSU came into the Big Ten tournament championship game Sunday with speculation that a win could earn MSU a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament, especially with both Villanova and Virginia losing Saturday night in their conference championship games.
Not only is this the most confident team Aerial Powers has ever played with, but a Big Ten Player of the Year snub also adds a heralded chip on her shoulder.
No.2 MSU beat No.13 Purdue 66-62 to win the Big Ten Tournament Championship for the second time in three years. MSU was led in the first half by senior guard Denzel Valentine with 15 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists.
No.2 MSU leads No. 13 Purdue 36-26 at halftime of the Big Ten title game. MSU was led in the first half by senior guard Denzel Valentine with 10 points and senior forward Matt Costello with six points and four rebounds. Purdue was led by senior center A.J. Hammons with six points and five rebounds.
Following an 11 goal barrage on Friday night, MSU hockey (10-22-4, 6-12-2-1) and Ohio State (13-17-4, 8-8-4-1) combined for two goals in Saturday’s contest officially tying 1-1 after three periods of regulation and overtime on MSU senior night in front of a crowd of 6,092.
After defeating the No. 18 Maryland Terrapins in thrilling fashion Saturday afternoon, the No. 2 MSU men’s basketball team is on its way to the Big Ten Tournament championship game. The Spartans will now face the No. 13 Purdue Boilermakers in the championship.
Almost exactly two months ago, MSU was in a similar position to the one it found itself in Saturday afternoon.
The No. 2 MSU men's basketball team (28-5, 13-5 Big Ten) held off the No. 18 Maryland Terrapins (25-8, 12-6) in the semifinals of the 2016 Big Ten Tournament, to come away with a 64-61 victory.
Things were heated early as MSU junior guard Eron Harris and senior Maryland forward Jake Layman were issued a double-technical at the 18:31 mark of the first half. Emotions eventually settled down and MSU steadily
Down 5-4 after leading the game three different times, MSU hockey’s final desperation attempt yielded a goal off the stick of junior forward Joe Cox knotting the game up with 1.6 seconds left in the period, sending the game to overtime.
The No.3 seed Maryland Terrapins beat No. 11 seed Nebraska 97-86 Friday night to advance to take on No. 2 seed MSU who beat Ohio State 81-54 Friday night. The two teams will square-off Saturday at 3:30 p.m in Indianapolis.
After the clock hit zeros in No. 2 MSU's 81-54 victory over the Ohio State Buckeyes in the the quarterfinals of the Big Ten Tournament Friday night, Carlton Valentine, father of MSU senior guard Denzel Valentine, stood to his feet and delivered a message to his son's team. "Hey, focus baby!" Carlton shouted from his front row seat to MSU's coaches and players.
No. 2 MSU beat Ohio State 81-54 Friday night to advance to the Big Ten Tournament semifinals and giving MSU a 3-0 season sweep of Ohio State. MSU was led by senior guard Denzel Valentine with 19 points nine rebounds and eight assists.