Elite will be meeting elite on Thursday night in the Bryce Jordan Center when Penn State junior guard Makenna Marisa and Michigan State senior guard Nia Clouden square off.
A dysfunctional early attack and a tough shooting night hamstrung the Spartans comeback bid against the Illini.
If the Spartans find a way to regain composure and confidence in themselves, their consistency for wins will gain momentum.
“What do I think Max Christie will do from here?” Izzo said. “He'll watch the tape on the way home on the plane. He'll probably get up at 6:30 and be in there shooting."
Despite a ferocious comeback, MSU fell to Illinois on the road due to poor offensive first half.
Bingham said the bad performance has lit a fire under him to come out and make a statement for the rest of the season going forward.
Michigan State will need another strong offensive performance similar to the game against Wisconsin if it wants to find more success on the road against the Fighting Illini.
Rest assured, the bass fishing game will be waiting for redshirt senior Brad Wilton with open arms.
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“I couldn’t do very much else then shoot it, so I just hope for it to go in,” Ekh said.
On a six-game losing streak, it is hard to find much optimism. But in Saturday night’s loss, the Spartans seem to have found something they can build upon — a blue-collar work ethic.
Freshman forward Matilda Ekh carried the Spartans to victory on Sunday with a 23 point effort.
The State News' women’s basketball reporter Jenna Malinowski spoke with Tony Liebert, a sports reporter at the Minnesota Daily to get a comprehensive look at MSU’s upcoming competition.
Despite leading in shots, Michigan State falls to Ohio State.
The sophomore point guard put together maybe his most meaningful stretch of basketball at the perfect time for the Spartans.
“I think it's a big deal for us, the start of something,” Hall said.
“It all just goes back to something’s gotta change,” DeRidder said. “Something’s gotta. We gotta get better. We gotta change. We gotta turn this around.
The Spartans came up with one of their most inspired performances of the season to trounce a difficult opponent in a hostile environment.
Michigan State hockey had dropped its fifth straight loss of the season to Ohio State.
Three things that will determine MSU-Wisconsin Friday night.