MSU seniors Denzel Valentine and Matt Costello have become great friends throughout their four years as Spartans, on the court and off.
No. 6 MSU defeated Ohio State 81-62 Tuesday night, ending OSU's four-game winning streak and earning MSU its seventh win in its past eight games
The No. 6 MSU men's basketball team (22-5, 9-5 Big Ten) will get back to the hardwood Tuesday for the first of what will be two games in the span of 13 days versus the Ohio State Buckeyes (18-10, 10-5). Tipoff is scheduled for 9 p.m.
Los Angeles Lakers' forward Kobe Bryant has gone on the record to praise Banham for her accolades, which includes a 52-point performance at Breslin Center on Sunday.
MSU's Matt Costello is having a career year for the Spartans. In 27 games, the senior big man from Linwood, Mich. is averaging about 10 points and eight rebounds per game. But while he's helped the No. 6 Spartans to a 22-5 record this season, he's also become the goofiest basketball player in the country. It all started during a victory over Florida on Dec. 12.
The women's basketball team played Minnesota on Sunday and faced a historic performance against senior guard Rachel Banham. All throughout the game, her and MSU guard Aerial Powers were going back-and-forth to create two stellar performances.
On Sunday the No. 25-ranked MSU women’s basketball team (20-7 overall, 11-5 conference) hosted the Minnesota Golden Gophers (18-9 overall, 10-6 conference) in a matchup that will define the Big Ten standings. MSU beat the Gophers in thrilling fashion by a final score of 114-106.
MSU star guard Denzel Valentine has put on a dazzling display of his passing ability over the entire season, especially within the last three games, racking up 33 assists in that span, good for 11 per game.
The last time MSU and Wisconsin squared off on the hardwood, Wisconsin junior forward Nigel Hayes had his way with the Spartans, as he scored 25 points en route to a 77-76. Thursday night was a different story.
No. 8 MSU defeated Wisconsin 69-57 Thursday night, avenging its 77-76 loss to Wisconsin on Jan. 17.
No.8 MSU leads/trails Wisconsin 32-23 at the half. MSU was led in the first half by senior guard Denzel Valentine who had nine points and seven assists. Wisconsin's was led by junior guard Zak Showalter with six points.
The Spartans’ (19-7 overall, 10-4 overall) got over their losing streak with a 70-67 victory against the Scarlet Knights (16-11 overall, 7-8 conference).
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Heading into the final stretch of the regular season, the No. 8 MSU men's basketball team (21-5, 8-5 Big Ten) will look to avenge a Jan. 17 loss to Wisconsin (16-9, 8-4) on Thursday.
Alvin Ellis III’s time at MSU has never been easy. Right from the get-go, his path to MSU was an alternative one.
There are 44 more days left to win free season tickets, sponsored by Quicken Loans, for MSU men's basketball's 2016-17 season.
Fan voting for the first round ends Feb. 18.
For the first time since a Jan. 14 home loss to Iowa, MSU sophomore point guard Lourawls 'Tum Tum' Nairn Jr. saw some playing time on Sunday.
MSU redshirt-freshman forward Kenny Goins could be out at least a couple weeks with what looks like sprained left MCL or possibly a small tear, according to Tom Izzo on the Dan Dakich show Monday morning.
MSU senior guard Denzel Valentine did it again Sunday afternoon.