Spartans drop to No. 9 position after loss to Indiana
The team still maintains a 18-4 record, which is keeping them in the top ten.
The team still maintains a 18-4 record, which is keeping them in the top ten.
Michigan State was, at one point this week, a 15.5 point favorite over the Hoosiers.
A Spartan team that came in shooting 73.5 percent from the free throw line shot 8-of-22 Saturday night in a 79-75 loss to Indiana.
It was the biggest shot of the night for Kenny Goins.
Despite the frosty relationship between ESPN and segments of the Michigan State fan base owing to reports from their newsmagazine show, Outside the Lines, Saturday’s show appeared to go off without a hitch.
No. 6 Michigan State hosts Indiana Saturday night in a primetime ESPN matchup. Archie Miller’s Hoosiers started the season strong, but have been in freefall in Big Ten play, losing seven straight.
To understand the recent shortcomings of Indiana, The State News caught up with Ben Portnoy, one of the men's basketball reporters covering the Hoosiers for the Indiana Daily Student, the school's publication.
Michigan State coach Tom Izzo has a lot of reasons to feel good about his program through the midway point of the Big Ten season.
The NCAA uses a computerized ranking system to evaluate teams. It is referred to as NET in this article.
ESPN College GameDay will return to Michigan State for the men's basketball against Indiana on Saturday, Feb. 2.
Junior guard Cassius Winston was named the Co-Player of the Week in the Big Ten along with Minnesota’s, senior forward, Jordan Murphy.
The men’s basketball team stays at the No. 6 ranking in the AP Poll for the fourth week in a row.
In the first half of No. 6 Michigan State’s 73-63 loss at Purdue Sunday afternoon, the Boilermakers’ stars were not the story.
The loss marks Michigan State's first loss in conference play.
When Nick Ward talked to reporters Tuesday after practice, he promised that he wouldn’t force things Thursday night at Iowa.
No. 6 Michigan State (18-2, 8-0 Big Ten) was dealt a big blow early in the second half, but maintained poise, defeating No. 19 Iowa (16-4, 5-4 Big Ten), 82-67.
The Spartans play back-to-back road games, starting with No. 19 Iowa on Thursday and Purdue on Sunday.
It was one of the many heads up plays from Kenny Goins on Monday, who helped lead No. 6 MSU (17-2, 8-0) to a 69-55 win over No. 13 Maryland at the Breslin Center.
The sixth-ranked Spartans defeated No. 19 Maryland 69-55 at the Breslin Center on Monday, extending MSU's win streak to a season-high 12 games.
The Spartans also remained at No. 6 in the newest AP Poll, despite losses from Duke, Virginia and Michigan, all of which were ranked higher than MSU last week and lost.