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Highs and lows
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.
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Column: MSU men's basketball's inconsistency maddening
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.
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Last-second shot falls short as MSU loses to Buckeyes
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.
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MSU leading Ohio State at halftime
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.
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Senior Night provides well-deserved recognition for Chapman, Payne, Appling
A firm chest pass to the scorer’s table.
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Appling shows flashes of old self in Iowa victory
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.
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MSU comes back to take down Iowa on Senior Night, 86-76
It was Senior Night, but it seemed like every Spartan had their moment.
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Iowa leading men's basketball at halftime on Senior Night
It’s Senior Night, but sophomore guard Denzel Valentine is doing everything he can to put himself in the spotlight.
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Rematch with Iowa presents tough test for MSU men's basketball
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.
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Izzo, Spartans looking to get back on track
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.
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Column: Loss means Spartans should be in 'panic mode'
Someone fetch me the panic button. I don’t need to hit it, oh no.
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Slide continues as MSU loses to Illinois, 53-46
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.
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MSU tied with Illinois at halftime
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.
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Healthy Spartans looking toward Illinois
If there’s one thing Tom Izzo is happy about, it’s that his team is taking the court in March.
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Picking the Best of the Big Ten in men's basketball
The season is winding down for both MSU and the rest of the Big Ten. It's been a competitive season for the Spartans, one filled with injuries and a lack of playing chemistry at times.
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Healthy Dawson will practice today; expected to play this weekend
"Today’s Tom Izzo press conference is brought to you by injuries. Injuries: Will they ever leave Michigan State?”It’s a fictional sponsor message, but an accurate one if the injury bug ran wanted his own ad space during this season.
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Column: Spartan men's basketball must build chemistry, get healthy
120 minutes. With three games to go, that’s how long MSU has left in its regular season that still has a Big Ten title in front of them.
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Column: Depth, teamwork will be critical for MSU men's basketball
The MSU men's basketball is in the home stretch. With three games to go, here are my three things they need to do, or continue to do, to make a deep run in both the Big Ten and NCAA tournaments.
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Struggles continue for MSU after U-M
One day after the No. 18 MSU men’s basketball team’s 79-70 loss to No. 16 Michigan, Tom Izzo’s stomach isn’t any better.
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Column: Dawson's absence a big blow to MSU men's basketball
The day was Dec. 17, and MSU just dealt a 30-point loss to North Florida.