Final: No. 17 MSU women's basketball upset at Breslin Center by Penn State, 65-61
The MSU women's basketball team dropped their sixth game of the season in stunning fashion on Thursday night. The Spartans were upset by Penn State, 65-61.
The MSU women's basketball team dropped their sixth game of the season in stunning fashion on Thursday night. The Spartans were upset by Penn State, 65-61.
Look, clutch big time scorers like Oklahoma's Buddy Hield are exciting to watch, and freshman phenoms like LSU's Ben Simmons are few and far in-between. But when it comes to the dynamic play and all-around game, Valentine is tough to match.
No. 8 MSU lost to No. 18 Purdue Tuesday night 82-81 in overtime to fall to 7-5 in the Big Ten.
Fresh off a victory against in-state rival Michigan on Saturday, the No. 8 MSU men's basketball team (20-4, 7-4 Big Ten) will face a quick turnaround and hit the road to take on the No. 18 Purdue Boilermakers (19-5, 7-4). Tipoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. and will be televised on ESPN.
MSU head coach Tom Izzo still doesn't know when he will get his starting point guard Lourawls "Tum Tum" Nairn Jr. back. Izzo said on Monday his top priority is making sure the plantar faciitis doesn't linger into next season.
Moments before the No. 10 MSU Spartans (20-4, 7-4 Big Ten) took the court in their 89-73 victory against the University of Michigan Wolverines (17-7, 7-4) Saturday at the Crisler Center, that’s when it hit MSU senior forward Matt Costello.
Bryn Forbes started his college basketball play at Cleveland State University before transferring to MSU, but he is also a father.
No. 10 MSU defeated U-M as Crisler Center, 89-73.
No. 10 MSU lead The University of Michigan 44-28 at halftime in the only meeting between the in-state rivals this season.
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The Spartans (17-4 overall record, 8-2 in the Big Ten) defeated the Wolverines (12-10 record, 4-7 B1G) by a final score of 85-64.
No matter the sport, time of year or talent of the team, whenever MSU and the University of Michigan take each other on, the game matters a little bit more.
When asked Tuesday about sophomore guard Lourawls "Tum Tum" Nairn Jr.'s chances of playing on Saturday when No. 10 MSU will travel to Ann Arbor to take on in-state rival Michigan, MSU head coach Tom Izzo said his starting point-guard was "doubtful at best."
Shingles, the MSU basketball teams’ surgeon, was tasked with promising a now-professional athlete that he would return him to prime form — and he did just that.
No. 12 MSU (19-4, 6-4) will now have almost a full week off after dismantling Rutgers Saturday night 96-62 behind a school record-tying 17 three pointers.
For the second straight game, an onslaught of 3-pointers helped the No. 12 MSU men's basketball team to a decisive victory. This time, it was a 17-for-32 shooting performance from beyond the arc to help the Spartans to a 96- 62 victory over the Rutgers Scarlet Knights.
An early onslaught of 3-pointers has the No. 12 MSU men's basketball team (18-4, 5-4 Big Ten) on top of the Rutgers Scarlet Knights (6-15, 0-8) at the half from Breslin Center, 44-33.
“I think it’s huge," Keady said of Izzo's milestone. "I think (Izzo) and Jud both deserve to be in the hall of fame. It’s just unbelievable what Izzo has done there as far as getting to the Final Four. That’s a great, great story. They 'ought to make a movie about it. Write a book.”
No. 12 MSU defeated the Northwestern Wildcats 76-45 Thursday night.
A standout performance from junior forward Aerial Powers helped the #18 Spartans (15-4, 6-2 Big Ten) capture a 68-56 victory over Purdue (15-5, 6-3) on Wednesday night.