Trip to Indy presents challenges for men's basketball
Tom Izzo has been through the grind of the Big Ten Tournament 18 times, but this year it’s a different animal.
Tom Izzo has been through the grind of the Big Ten Tournament 18 times, but this year it’s a different animal.
Tom Izzo is not one to throw riddles at people -- the man is nearly all about the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth.
The first round of the Big Ten Tournament kicks off Thursday afternoon, and that means one thing - March Madness has officially hit us. Check out what to watch for in the day-long opening round taking place in Indianapolis. All games will be televised on Big Ten Network.
March hasn’t been kind to the Spartans in 2014, but look on the bight side Spartan fans, it’s tournament time - which means it’s Tom Izzo’s time to shine.
Tom Izzo has had a hard time finding another team in the country going through the same thing the No. 22 MSU men’s basketball team has suffered through.
Even though the scoreboard said the regular season ended on a sour note, the No. 22 Spartans are confident as ever heading into March Madness.
It’s March 2012 and a newly turned 21-year-old me is roaming the streets of downtown Indianapolis.I’m at my first Big Ten men’s basketball tournament with the Spartan Brass, the band that plays at the basketball and hockey games, and I never thought I’d see as much of the city as I did.
COLUMBUS, Ohio - While the majority of the MSU community has been tanning on the beach, the MSU men’s basketball team has been hard at work.
Watching MSU basketball has been like walking in the desert. You’re walking for a long, excruciating amount of time, and your dehydrating body aches and yearns for a drink of water.
COLUMBUS, Ohio - While the majority of the MSU community has been tanning on the beach, the MSU men’s basketball team has been hard at work.
COLUMBUS, Ohio - With the hopes of spoiling senior day and staying on a spring break run, the No. 22 MSU men’s basketball team leads Ohio State 38-36 at the half.
A firm chest pass to the scorer’s table.
There were less than 20 minutes left in Keith Appling’s MSU career at the Breslin Center, and his Spartan team was getting outplayed by Iowa.Having not made a three-point shot in more than a month, Appling hoisted one up and splashed it, much to the delight of the Breslin crowd.?One problem, it didn’t count.?But that didn’t stop Appling. He went on to hit a free throw and two layups in the game.
It was Senior Night, but it seemed like every Spartan had their moment.
It’s Senior Night, but sophomore guard Denzel Valentine is doing everything he can to put himself in the spotlight.
They won’t be wearing the same jerseys, but No. 22 MSU and No. 24 Iowa walk into Thursday’s game basically wearing the same shoes.
While the term might be accurate, don’t expect a positive reaction out of MSU basketball head coach Tom Izzo when the phrase “players-only meeting” is used.
Someone fetch me the panic button. I don’t need to hit it, oh no.
Just one day into the month of March, and the madness has already started.The No. 18 MSU men’s basketball team lost 53-46 to Illinois at home Saturday afternoon.
After trailing by as many as 12 points, the No. 18 MSU men’s basketball team clawed their way back to head to the break tied at 28.?Gary Harris led the Spartans with 11 points and six other Spartans saw their names on the scoresheet.