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Fighting Injuries
It’s been a rough three years for junior guard Travis Trice, who has been haunted during his career by three I’s: injury, infection and illness.
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MSU up by 4 at halftime against Northwestern
The last time Northwestern won a game against a top-5 opponent was in 1979 against the Spartans, and after the first half Wednesday night, they’re in prime position to do it again.
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Spartans not overlooking Northwestern
On paper, the No. 4 men’s basketball team should have no problem dismantling Northwestern in MSU’s first road game in 11 days. However, coming fresh off an upset of then-No.
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Appling continues to excel on, off-court as season progresses, leading by example
Keith Appling was one of the last players on the court after practice Tuesday to work on his jump shot.
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Izzo talks injury updates at weekly press conference
Walking into his press conference this morning, men’s basketball head coach Tom Izzo knew he would be addressing his bruised and sick team. After all, rarely seeing a full roster on gameday has become this season’s unofficial theme.
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MSU continues to recover from large number of injuries
There are three certainties in life — death, taxes and the No. 5 men’s basketball team clogging up the injury report on a weekly basis.
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Costello, Valentine trying to define on-court roles
Tom Izzo has a job to do — he wants his players to figure out how to do theirs. Izzo’s talked about how some players on the No.
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Izzo still trying to figure out Dawson's play
Tom Izzo can’t seem to figure out just who Branden Dawson is. The junior forward scored six points and grabbed 10 rebounds in the No.
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In overtime, MSU beats Minnesota by 12
It took another overtime game at Breslin Center, but the No. 5 men’s basketball team won another thriller as they beat Minnesota, 87-75.
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Minnesota leading MSU by 5 at halftime
Minnesota walked into Breslin Center as one of the nation’s worse shooting teams, hitting 43.5 percent of its shots from the field. That has been anything but the case so far for the Gophers, as they are lighting up MSU’s defense from behind the arc, shooting 7-of-12 on 3-pointers to give them a 41-36 halftime lead. Gopher forward Malik Smith is doing most of the damage on the court with 11 points, nine of which came from 3-pointers.
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Column: Spartans set up for successful stretch run
Tom Izzo hasn’t been sleeping well for the past month.
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Kaminski shines against OSU with key 3-pointer
Everything’s coming up roses for Kenny Kaminski. It’s been an up-and-down season for the redshirt freshman forward, but in overtime of the No.
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Despite injuries, Appling, Payne carry Spartans
Tuesday night was senior night at Breslin Center. No, not the annual celebration of seniors playing their last game in front of a home crowd – this senior night was much more painful. “My two seniors are both hurt,” head coach Tom Izzo said after his team’s “72-68 victory over No.
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No Payne, No Game
Every kid dreams about hitting the game winning shot to win a big game, but for Keith Appling, his dream has become a reality. The senior guard’s three-pointer with under 30 seconds left in overtime gave the No.
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Football team honored at halftime
Nearly a week after No. 3 MSU football celebrated its Rose Bowl victory, the team walked out to cheers at halftime of the men’s basketball game.
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MSU leading Ohio State at halftime by 7
Seven straight points to end the half were enough to give the No. 5 MSU men’s basketball team a 28-21 lead against No.
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MSU to face Ohio State in first home Big Ten matchup
The last time Ohio State and MSU faced off on the hardwood was a battle of two top-10 teams. Now, the No. 5 Spartans (13-1, 2-0 Big Ten) open the Breslin Center for the first home Big Ten game of the season against the No. 3 Buckeyes (15-0, 2-0 Big Ten) Tuesday night.
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Stars to show down
When Big Ten basketball fans hear “Ohio State,” most of them will immediately think of senior point guard Aaron Craft, who has been pestering opponents for the last four years.
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Izzone lineup postponed until 6:30 p.m., Wildcard canceled
Instead of having fans brave the frigid temperatures for hours on end, MSU basketball has announced they will not allow fans to line up for Tuesday’s 9 p.m.
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Harris, MSU returning to Indiana
Whenever MSU and Indiana squared off last season, it was truly a battle of two heavyweights. In two games in front of delirious fans and nail-biting finishes, it was head coach Tom Crean’s Hoosiers that pulled out both victoriesin last year’s match-ups.