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HALFTIME: MSU leads Tennessee Tech 37-27
MSU (6-4 overall) currently leads Tennessee Tech (4-6 overall) at the half with a score of 37-27.
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Live Blog: MSU (6-4 overall) vs. Tennessee Tech (4-6 overall)
Follow along with The State News and their basketball writers, Casey Harrison and Connor Clark, as MSU men's basketball (6-4 overall) takes on Tennessee Tech (4-6 overall). Send them your comments, thoughts and questions below.
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TSN Podcast 28: MSU basketball is getting grittier CFP Bowl Predictions
Sports desk editor/basketball beat writer Casey Harrison and newsroom personality Stephen Olschanski bring in the holiday season with talks of MSU basketball, the future of MSU football, and pick the winner of the College Football Playoff among other big bowl games.
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Practice translates into results after blowout win against Youngstown State
Through the first 10 games of the season head coach Tom Izzo criticized his team for its toughness and grit, and said his team was, “playing with an AAU mentality.”
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MSU did enough of the little things to force blowout win against Youngstown State
With blowout wins, they bring flashy plays and big, balanced team performances. Although highlighted by the main guys, it is the little plays that help take teams over the top in big games.
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FINAL: MSU defeats Youngstown State in blowout fashion
After leading Youngstown State University (5-5 overall) men's basketball team 37-30 at the Breslin Center at halftime, MSU (6-4 overall) defended its lead to earn another victory. A collective effort, the Spartans defeated the Penguins out in blowout fashion, 77-57.
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HALFTIME: MSU leads Youngstown State 37-30
After holding off Oral Roberts University last Saturday, the MSU men's basketball team (5-4 overall) continued a December home stand on Tuesday, hosting Youngstown State University (5-4 overall) of the Horizon League.
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Live Blog: MSU men's basketball vs. Youngstown State
Follow along with The State News and their basketball writers, Casey Harrison and Connor Clark, as MSU men's basketball (5-4) takes on Youngstown State (5-4).
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PREVIEW: MSU lacks consistency ahead of Youngstown State matchup
MSU men’s basketball lacks consistency so far this season, which Head Coach Tom Izzo said is the team’s biggest problem at his weekly press conference.
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Freshman forward Nick Ward named Big Ten Freshman of the Week
MSU freshman forward Nick Ward was honored as the Big Ten Freshman of the Week, according to a Dec. 5 press release by the conference.
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Spartans unranked in AP poll for second straight week
After another week of college basketball, the Associated Press has updated their rankings and for the second straight week, the Spartans are unranked.
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Ward, Winston increase role on the floor, still have room for improvement
Following MSU’s 78-69 loss on Nov. 29 against then-No. 5 Duke, head coach Tom Izzo was adamant about the performance of his freshmen players. “Yeah they’re all freshmen,” Izzo said in the postgame press conference following the loss to the Blue Devils.
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MSU men's basketball is at a mental roadblock, needs more 'grit'
Grit is a word thrown around the MSU men’s basketball team often and has been a backbone of basketball and coaching ideology for head coach Tom Izzo’s hall of fame career.
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FINAL: MSU improves to above .500 with slim win over Oral Roberts
Without freshman forward Miles Bridges, MSU men's basketball (5-4) battled to a 80-76 victory against the Oral Roberts Golden Eagles (1-7).
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HALFTIME: MSU leads Oral Roberts 34-33
MSU men's basketball (4-4) returned home to begin their five game home stand against Oral Roberts (1-6). At the half, the Spartans lead 34-33.
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Live Blog: MSU (4-4 overall) vs. Oral Roberts (1-6 overall)
Follow along with The State News basketball beat writers Connor Clark and Casey Harrison as they cover MSU (4-4 overall) vs.
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PREVIEW: MSU begins 5 game home stand against Oral Roberts on Saturday
MSU men’s basketball (4-4) begin a five-game home stretch against the Oral Roberts Golden Eagles (1-6) on Saturday. The Spartans will be without freshman forward Miles Bridges for a few weeks after injuring his ankle in a loss to No. 5 Duke, 78-69, in Durham, North Carolina. Bridges currently leads the Spartans in both points (16.6) and rebounds (8.8).
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Miles Bridges out 'a couple weeks' with ankle injury
Freshman forward Miles Bridges is out for 2-3 weeks with an ankle injury suffered in a loss against No. 5 Duke 78-69.
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Winless against AP top-25, MSU not dwelling on the past
An upset win over No. 5 Duke on Tuesday would have been a chance to dispel the Spartans’ toughest critics.
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FINAL: MSU loses to No. 5 Duke, falling to 4-4 overall
DURHAM, N.C. — After over 13,000 miles on the road in nearly a month, including trips to Hawaii, New York City, and the Bahamas, the MSU men’s basketball team (4-4 overall) nearly finished the season’s gauntlet in upset fashion as the unranked Spartans fell to No. 5 Duke at Cameron Indoor Stadium by a final score of 78-69.