The Spartans entered their final regular-season game with one goal: play to their standard and get better. They were met by a hungry opponent that forced them into a close contest.
In Michigan State's 91-87 victory over Rutgers, the Spartans were forced to skip their in-game floor kissing tradition after losing its 19 point lead late in the second half.
For the third straight year, the Spartans are Big Ten regular-season champions.
This year's senior class is most defined by its growth and leadership, something they showed to the end in a 91-87 win over Rutgers.
Michigan State had every chance to survive. They didn't. The No. 7 seed Spartans fell to No. 10 seed Illinois 71-69 in a gut-wrenching finish that saw multiple last-second opportunities slip away, ending their Big Ten Tournament run early for the third straight year.
Michigan State women's basketball has had plenty of regular season success under Robyn Fralick, but the postseason has been a different story. As the No. 7 seed in the Big Ten Tournament, the Spartans look to break a two-year first-round skid when they take on No. 10 seed Illinois Thursday at 6:30 p.m. in Indianapolis.
The No. 2 Michigan State hockey team is two points away from earning a share of the Big Ten regular-season title, and three points away from clinching it outright. MSU has two games left in the regular season providing six possible points to earn. The Spartans will face Minnesota at 3M Arena at Mariucci on Thursday, March 5 and Friday, March 6 for the two-game series. Both games are set for 8 p.m. EST on Big Ten Plus.
For years, senior center Tiernan Shoudy concluded each season the same way — asking Michigan State coaches to bring his twin brother to East Lansing. This year, he stopped asking. That's when it finally happened.
Three Michigan State women's basketball players earned Big Ten recognition Tuesday. Grace VanSlooten earned her second straight All-Big Ten honor as a Spartan, Kennedy Blair made a leap from reserve to second-team All-Big Ten, and Rashunda Jones was named to the All-Defensive Team in her first season in East Lansing.
Tom Izzo said today he's looking to help former Spartans Malik Hall and Cassius Winston to safety, who currently play in Israel.
MSU closed out a perfect 3-0 week with a big offensive performance against Indiana, winning in Bloomington 77-64.
No. 15 Michigan State dug itself into a 23-point halftime hole it couldn't climb out of Sunday, falling 87-68 to No. 12 Ohio State in the final game of the regular season at Breslin Center. A sluggish first half offensively — MSU shot just 28% from the field — combined with a red-hot Buckeye offense led by 33 points from sophomore guard Jaloni Cambridge proved to be too much to overcome, despite a much-improved second half showing from the Spartans.
After dropping the first game of the series, No. 1 Michigan State hockey gritted out a 3-3 tie and a shootout win over Ohio State, backed by game-tying goals from the freshmen, a shootout goal from Colin Ralph and junior goaltender Trey Augustine. The game embodied the response and resilience of the senior class, which was honored after the game.
After trailing 3-0 in the first period, the No. 1 MSU hockey team was outworked by Ohio State 5-1 in a performance that lacked its usual detail. After losing the series opener, the team moves to 15-6-0 in the Big Ten and 24-7-0 overall.
Michigan State’s road win at Purdue offered a revealing glimpse of how much higher the Spartans’ March ceiling could be when they manufacture enough offense to answer runs.
MSU outlasted No. 8 Purdue at Mackey Arena, topping the Boilermakers 76-74 in a wild top-15 matchup.
No. 1 Michigan State hockey will host Ohio State in its last regular-season home series this weekend, opening play on Friday, Feb. 27 at 8:30 p.m. The series finale will be on Saturday, Feb. 28 at 8 p.m. Both games will be broadcast on Big Ten Network. The Spartans are second in the Big Ten with 45 points and a record of 15-5-0 (24-6-0 overall). No. 2 Michigan leads the conference by just one point but has played two more games than MSU. The Spartans are in prime position to clinch the regular-season title for the third-straight year.
No. 13 MSU held a players-only meeting ahead of its top-15 matchup at No. 8 Purdue on Thursday night.
Michigan State's Robyn Fralick has built one of the Big Ten's most exciting programs in just three seasons, and now she's taking her winning ways to the international stage.
Freshman winger Porter Martone has been named Second Star of the Week, following his first collegiate hat trick, released by the Big Ten conference this morning. Martone scored four goals in No. 1 MSU hockey's sweep of Notre Dame last week. His performance moved him to 41 points and 20 goals on the season. He now ranks ninth in points and fourth in goals in the history of MSU freshmen.