It’s not common around East Lansing for MSU to be all but eliminated from winning the Big Ten regular season title with five games remaining, and even after a 88-69 win Sunday over Indiana, that’s the situation the Spartans (21-5, 8-5 Big Ten) find themselves in.
Her focus is unbreakable on the court. Her athleticism is unmatched. Her trophy case only gets bigger as time goes on. Redshirt junior guard Aerial Powers is a one-of-a-kind talent for the MSU women’s basketball team and she has nowhere to go but up.
The No. 8 MSU men's basketball team (21-5, 8-5 Big Ten) bounced back from a loss to Purdue on Tuesday with an 88-69 home victory against the Indiana Hoosiers (20-6, 10-3).
The No. 8 MSU men's basketball team (20-5, 7-5 Big Ten) leads the Indiana Hoosiers (20-5, 10-2) at the half from Breslin Center, 41-40. MSU senior guard Denzel Valentine leads MSU at the break with 15 points, six assists and three rebounds.
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MSU head basketball coach Tom Izzo was named one of 14 finalists for the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame on Friday, as part of at the NBA All-Star Weekend. The Class of 2016 will be announced April 4 at the Final Four in Houston.
Coaches often say when you get into the heat of conference play the games become more difficult because each team is so familiar with each other that there is no element of surprise in a game, and when No. 8 MSU (20-5) takes the court against Indiana (20-5) on Sunday the same will be true.
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."