Exactly one week after their thrilling triple overtime victory against Ohio State, the Spartans are gearing up to rematch the Buckeyes, this time with a Big Tournament trophy on the line.
Welcome to the live coverage blog for No. 2 Michigan State (25-5, 12-5) vs. Ohio State (19-11, 11-6). Follow along and participate below.
It wasn’t until late in the second quarter that the Spartans gave Bankers Life Fieldhouse its first floor smack.
It’s much easier to win three games in a row than five—and the MSU women’s basketball team is now on their way to do so. On Friday evening the No. 3-seeded Spartans (1-0) defeated the No. 6-seeded Purdue Boilermakers (1-1) in their debut game in the 2016 Big Ten Tournament by a final score of 65-64.
The two dynamic duos of MSU basketball: Denzel Valentine-Bryn Forbes and Aerial Powers-Tori Jankoska.
MSU gets 2-seed if - Win MSU gets 3-seed if - MSU loses + Wisconsin beats Purdue + Iowa loses to Michigan + Maryland loses to Indiana MSU gets 4-seed if : MSU loses +
When the No. 2 MSU men's basketball team (25-5, 12-5 Big Ten) takes the Breslin Center floor Saturday at noon against Ohio State, for four MSU seniors, it will be the last time. Forwards Matt Costello and Colby Wollenman and guards Denzel Valentine and Bryn Forbes have all had successful careers in the green and as it stands Friday morning, is a senior class with 108 career victories, just seven short of the school's all-time winningest class in 2001.
The No. 19-ranked Spartans will turn their focus to get ready for the Big Ten tournament
Josh Jackson, the nation's No. 1 overall basketball recruit for the class of 2016, will be taking an official visit to MSU this weekend.
No. 2 MSU (25-5, 12-5) beat Rutgers (6-24, 0-17) 97-66 as MSU continues to make a push for a double-bye in the Big Ten Tournament.
MSU senior guard Denzel Valentine has been around the MSU men's basketball program since birth.
The No. 2 MSU men's basketball team (24-5, 11-5 Big Ten) will ride its four-game winning streak into a Wednesday night matchup on the road with the lowly Rutgers Scarlet Knights (6-23, 0-16). Tipoff is set for 7 p.m.
For the better part of the last month, the MSU men's basketball team has been playing as good as anyone in the country. After all, they're 24-5, ranked No. 2 in the country and are winners of eight of its last nine games. On top this, the Spartans currently lead the nation in several statistical categories, including assists (20.6 per game), rebounding margin (+11.5) and 3-point field goal percentage (43.3 percent). Despite this,
MSU head coach Tom Izzo has been wary of MSU's lofty stats this season, but with the season winding down, the long-time MSU coach is starting to believe his team might be that good.
It's been a tough year for Marvin Clark Jr. He'll be the first to tell you that.
Matt Costello and Deyonta Davis have established themselves as a frontcourt to be reckoned with.
The No. 6 MSU men's basketball team (24-5, 11-5) defeated the Penn State Nittany Lions (15-14, 6-10) Sunday afternoon from Breslin Center, 88-57.
The No. 6 MSU men's basketball team (23-5, 10-5 Big Ten) leads the Penn State Nittany Lions (15-13, 6-9) at the half from Breslin Center, 52-27.
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Graduate student Jasmine Hines finished the contest shooting 13-for-17 from field-goal range and 10-for-14 from the free-throw line to finish the day and lead her team with a career-high 36 points in 52 minutes.