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.
MSU finished its preseason with a perfect 3-0 record against Ferris State, Georgia and now, Hillsdale.
Ahrens sustained his first injury later on in the summer and was out four to five weeks before being able to slowly get back on the court. During media day on Oct. 11, Ahrens said he was only a couple of weeks from being completely cleared.
The men's basketball team was named the No. 2 team in the country in the AP's preseason poll and gathered 13 first place votes.
After playing each other for the second time since 2015, the MSU men’s basketball team and the University of Georgia came together to compete in a charity match held at Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids.
The MSU Men’s Basketball team beat the Georgia Bulldogs 80-68 in its second exhibition game of the young season Sunday afternoon in a hurricane relief exhibition game in front of a sold out crowd at Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids.
“Cassius Winston, right now, is shooting the ball as good as anybody we've got,” Tom Izzo said.
Realistically, there’s only so much that can be taken away from an exhibition game.
Ineffective shooting by MSU Thursday night allowed Ferris State to scare the Spartans in their first of three exhibition games, but MSU managed to pull away from Ferris State late in the second half to secure a 80-72 victory over the Bulldogs, who finished with a school all-time best 18-3 in league action last season.
Basketball season is finally back in East Lansing as the men's hoops squad takes on Ferris State as part of an exhibition game.
The MSU men’s basketball team announced today that the will host the University of Georgia in a charity match on Sunday, Oct. 29 at 2 p.m. at Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids.
Miles Bridges was named the Preseason Big Ten Player of the Year by the Big Ten Thursday morning.
When Tom Izzo started talking about his four returning sophomores, Miles Bridges, Nick Ward, Cassius Winston and Joshua Langford, he gave the talented bunch a title: “Super Sophomores.”
The additions of Jackson Jr. and Tillman give the Spartans some much needed size in the paint, something MSU lacked last year.
Friday night thousands of students camped out on Munn Field for the Izzone Campout. The State News was there to capture all the fun as students met head coach Tom Izzo and other members of the men's basketball team.