Thursday's match-up between the Spartans and the Fighting Irish of Notre Dame will not only feature two teams that are both ranked in the top five in the polls, but two teams that have also out shot their opponents in every game this season.
The State News' new men's basketball beat reporters Casey Harrison and Michael Duke are here to preview MSU Notre Dame in the Big Ten-ACC Challenge and then give their season expectations for Tom Izzo and Co.
The last time the University of Notre Dame played a basketball game in East Lansing, back in 1974, the Spartans played in Jenison Fieldhouse.
Sophomore shooting guard Joshua Langford has had a lot to look up to since the beginning of the season.
After defeating No. 9 North Carolina and winning the PK80 tournament, MSU has moved back up to No. 3 in the AP Rankings.
Freshman forward Jaren Jackson Jr. has been named Big Ten C0-Freshman of the week after averaging 9.3 points, 8.3 rebounds and 1.3 blocks in the PK80-Phil Knight Invitational.
After defeating DePaul and Connecticut to advance to the championship round of the PK80, No. 4 MSU (5-1 overall) breezed past No. 9 North Carolina Sunday 63-45 to claim the Victory Bracket title and hold the reigning National Champion Tar Heels (5-1) to its lowest field goal percentage in program history.
For the second time in six games this season, including the preseason, Miles Bridges suffered an injury that required the preseason Big Ten Player of the Year to head to the locker room.
MSU beat Stony Brook 93-71 in the Spartans first game since they lost to No. 1 Duke on Tuesday.
Miles Bridges is the beaming star for the men’s basketball squad. You ask beat reporters, you ask fans, the first name to come out of most of their mouths regarding MSU basketball right now is “Miles Bridges.”
Sam Metry and Souichi Terada are still tired after men's basketball's loss to Duke on Tuesday but they're back to talk MSU football and the upcoming game against Maryland. Later on in the episode, they talk about the loss of Kenny Goins for MSU basketball.
Forward Kenny Goins will be out for a couple weeks after suffering a mild sprain in his left knee, Tom Izzo said after practice on Thursday.
Here are five storylines you should follow as the Spartans battle through their 31-game season.
Sam Metry and Souichi Terada are exhausted but they're still awake enough to break down MSU's loss to No. 1 overall Duke and give their thoughts on the upcoming men's basketball season.
CHICAGO — As No. 2 MSU waged war with the No. 1 Duke Blue Devils in another Champions Classic matchup, the hype surrounding the game reached its tipping point — right at tipoff, of course.
The Spartans made it clear, they lost this game themselves.
CHICAGO — No. 2 MSU fell to No. 1 Duke 88-81 in the Champions Classic and fell to 1-1 on the young season.
MSU beat North Florida 98-66 in the Spartans season opener Friday night at the Breslin Center. The team dominated from start to finish, leading by as many as 29 points in the first half, and by as many as 39 after the intermission.
Tom Izzo announced that his team will wear t-shirt's that say "We Talk, We Listen" on the front and a quote from Miles Bridges on the back that says, “It’s Not About Me, It’s About Us.”
After welcoming just two freshmen in its latest recruiting class, the men's basketball team inked five different players to National Letters of Intent on Wednesday — Marcus Bingham Jr., Gabe Brown, Aaron Hentry Thomas Kithier and Foster Loyer.