Grace VanSlooten returns to help MSU women's basketball remain undefeated
Michigan State women’s basketball defeated Eastern Kentucky Thursday night in a 96-54 win, with a key performance from MSU junior forward Grace VanSlooten.
Michigan State women’s basketball defeated Eastern Kentucky Thursday night in a 96-54 win, with a key performance from MSU junior forward Grace VanSlooten.
In what was the sloppiest game of MSU women's basketball's short season so far, early frustration helped the Spartans begin to figure out who they are as a team.
No matter the difficulty, Sotelo is discovering her path living in a new country and learning a different style of basketball.
MSU women's basketball rolled past Eastern Michigan in large part because of Theryn Hallock's 18 points.
Michigan State men’s basketball will face its first real challenge of the season this Tuesday, Nov. 12 in Atlanta and a taste of what’s to come for a team still toying with lineups and rotations.
In the 2023-24 season, MSU was ranked preseason No. 4, ahead of the reigning and eventually repeating champion UConn Huskies. Now, two games into the 2024-25 season, the Spartans are on the outside looking in.
Michigan States women’s basketball redshirt freshman Kennedy Blair is not just watching games from the sidelines anymore. With the help of her noteworthy performance off the bench, MSU women’s basketball defeated Yale 100-44 Friday night.
In what was a blowout from start to finish, MSU rolled past the Yale Bulldogs 100-44. The game was filled with aggressive Spartan effort on both side of the floor, particularly junior forward Grace VanSlooten's scoring in the paint.
Men's basketball guard Jase Richardson to start his freshman season 25 years after his father made his debut at the Breslin Center.
Here’s what we learned from the Spartans’ feel-good triumph over the Purple Eagles Thursday night, their final chance to tighten screws before a matchup with Kansas next Tuesday.
In the first meeting between the two programs, MSU defeated Niagara 96-60 Thursday night in a game the Spartans showed sound teamwork and a balanced offense, especially in the second half.
Niagara matchup is MSU men's basketball's final evaluation before playing the preseason No. 1-ranked Kansas Jayhawks at the Champions Classic in Atlanta.
Eight months removed from winning Big Ten Sixth Player of the Year, Theryn Hallock started and scored 14 points in MSU women's basketball's season-opening win over Oakland.
The Spartans had command of their season opening game in its entirety, never once allowing the Golden Grizzlies to take a lead and cruising to a 107-42 win.
MSU senior guard Jaden Akins flipped the script Monday night in MSU’s first game of the season, turning in one of the best performances of his four-year career.
Before Michigan State men’s basketball’s season opener against Monmouth, head coach Tom Izzo said he wanted his team to produce more down low, penetrate open lanes, pass better and play solid defense. The Spartans were able to do all of that in their 81-57 home win Monday night.
The real challenge for MSU women's basketball begins against in-state foe Oakland. After establishing a winning culture in her first season, head coach Robyn Fralick knows the program can reach a different level.
Last November, MSU's men's basketball lost its season opener at home in a crushing, 79-76 overtime loss against James Madison University. A year later, the Spartans have their season opener at home again, versus Monmouth University. They're looking to heighten their potential early on and prove they can control games at Breslin Center.
Tom Izzo and Michigan State men’s basketball can chalk up an 18-point win over Ferris State, a game featuring equal parts good and bad from the Spartans, and move on. But moving on doesn't mean ignoring some of the glaring issues within the Spartan's play.
Early in an exhibition against Ferris State Tuesday night, Michigan State men’s basketball was fast-paced, earned points in the paint and rebounded well on both sides. It's exactly what head coach Tom Izzo wanted to see out of the Spartans this season. But the 30-year MSU coach made it clear after the game that his group has a ways to go.