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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.
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MSU kicks off Big Ten basketball season with 79-63 win against Penn State
While many Spartans are focused on the Rose Bowl game in California, the No. 5 men’s basketball team kicked off the Big Ten season with a 79-73 win against Penn State Tuesday afternoon. Junior forward Branden Dawson was the leading scorer with 20 points and nine rebounds. Penn State dominated early, and got off to a quick 10-3 lead. Fresh off his suspension, redshirt freshman forward Kenny Kaminski hit a pair of three-pointers to bring the Spartans within five points. A dunk by junior forward Brenden Dawson with just over seven minutes to play in the half tied the game at 27. MSU has averaged 10 turnovers a game so far this season, but committed nine in the first half. The combination of hot Penn State shooters and poor rebounding on both ends of the floor sunk the Spartans, as they went into the locker room trailing 47-41. But MSU looked like a different team in the second half. The Spartans stormed out if the gate after the break and scored the first nine points to take the lead. They went on a 16-2 run to put the game out of reach. Penn State tried to get back into it with a couple three-pointers by Big Ten leading scorer D.J.
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MSU women lead Colgate at halftime by 23
Aided by strong defense on one end and accurate deep shooting from the other, the women’s basketball team leads 44-21 Colgate at the half.
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MSU runs away from New Orleans, 101-48
With New Orleans meeting No. 5 MSU for the first time in program history, the Privateers were looking to be the first-ever Southland Conference school to take down the Spartans. They did not come close to accomplishing the historic feat, as 12 Spartans scored en route to a 101-48 victory. Senior guard Keith Appling got the ball rolling early for MSU, as he scored seven of the Spartans’ first nine points.
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Column: Dawson improves, Spartans show stability with key players on bench
Branden Dawson had one of the worst games of his MSU career against North Carolina, but that only fueled his fire.
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No. 5 men's basketball trailing Oakland at half
Auburn Hills, Mich. — In their first game in ten days, the No. 5 men’s basketball team looked as rusty as they could, committing 11 turnovers in the first half to Oakland’s five.
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MSU to face Oakland after 10-day break
After a 10-day layoff, the No. 5 men’s basketball team will be back in action against Oakland this afternoon. (4 p.m., ESPN2)
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Sick Costello shines in shadows of loss
Matt Costello wasn’t supposed to play Wednesday night — but he contributed in a big way. Despite a 79-65 loss to North Carolina, the sophomore forward was the only member of the No. 1 MSU men’s basketball team to play with the spirit of the best team in the nation.
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Face Time: ESPN's Rece Davis
Yesterday, The State News got to chat with ESPN’s Rece Davis about the top-ranked men’s basketball team in the country, the Champions Classic and Sparty’s semifinal appearance in the Capital One Mascot Challenge. Here is what the “College GameDay” co-host had to say:
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Unpredictable UNC team awaits for top-ranked Spartans at Breslin
North Carolina. Primetime on ESPN. Nearly fifteen thousand fans, all packed inside Breslin Center. There’s no doubt about it — tonight’s Big Ten/ACC Challenge showdown between the No.
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For Izzo, dreams of success come true
Tom Izzo is living the dream this week — he just hopes it doesn’t turn into a nightmare. His No.