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MSU up on U-M women's team at halftime

Stephen Brooks

February 16, 2013

Michigan standout sharpshooter Kate Thompson hit her first four shots, including three 3-pointers to help the Wolverines jump out to an early seven-point lead about seven minutes in. Thompson cooled off though and the energy of the opening tip died down at Crisler Center to allow MSU to run off 11 straight points and take a 22-19 lead. Behind senior guard Jasmine Thomas’ team-high 11 points, MSU leads U-M 32-28 at the intermission.

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MSU looks for 13th-straight win against rival Wolverines

Stephen Brooks

February 14, 2013

The Breslin Center crew had yet to finish using their leaf blowers to clear away popcorn, wrappers and cups left behind from the Spartan women’s basketball team’s most lopsided conference victory.

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Balanced attack helps propel women's basketball to blowout win against Indiana

Stephen Brooks

February 13, 2013

It was a night in which seemingly everything went right for the Spartans at Breslin Center. That was evident when MSU women’s basketball coach Suzy Merchant summoned Mariah Harris from the bench to check into her first game action since Dec. 16, 2012.

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How they did it

Josh Mansour

February 13, 2013

On Tuesday, The State News published five keys for the Spartans to win the first ever top-10 clash with the rival Wolverines. The No. 8 MSU men’s basketball team (21-4 overall, 10-2 Big Ten) dominated No. 4 Michigan (21-4, 8-4) from start to finish, winning 75-52 in front of a frenzied crowd of 14,797 in attendance. Here’s how MSU fared when it came to the pregame keys.

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MSU-UM game brings back memories for former players

Dillon Davis

February 13, 2013

The last time Mateen Cleaves took the floor against Michigan, he left a lasting impression not soon forgotten.

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Column: MSU sends message with blowout win

Josh Mansour

February 13, 2013

It might have been the first time the MSU and U-M’s men’s basketball programs met as a pair of top-10 teams, but it certainly didn’t feel like it.

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Freshmen face-off

Josh Mansour

February 13, 2013

The talk began months ago, back when the ink dried on their letters of intent. The greatest University of Michigan freshman class since the Fab Five.

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Women's basketball dominates Indiana, 72-42, at home

Stephen Brooks

February 13, 2013

It was a night in which nearly everything went right for the Spartans at Breslin Center. That was evident when Mariah Harris scored five points on her first two touches of the night.

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Column: Men's basketball played as great as they wanted to in win over Michigan

Dillon Davis

February 13, 2013

With a crowd of media surrounding him near his locker late Tuesday night, Derrick Nix was asked a question he knew was coming. Given the events that had just transpired, it was inevitable. “How great can you guys be?”

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Breslin Beat Down

Josh Mansour

February 12, 2013

Thirteen seconds. That’s all it took. Thirteen seconds. That’s how quickly MSU scored to take the lead.

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Hot shooting lifts MSU to 38-24 lead over Michigan at halftime

Josh Mansour

February 12, 2013

The No. 8 MSU men’s basketball team (20-4 overall, 9-2 Big Ten) made an astounding 53.3 percent of its shots in the opening half to take a 38-24 lead into halftime against No. 8 Michigan (21-3, 8-3).

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Women's basketball looks to bounce back against Indiana

Stephen Brooks

February 12, 2013

Indiana women’s basketball might be a Big Ten bottom dweller now, but MSU women’s head coach Suzy Merchant doesn’t expect that to last long under the guidance of first-year coach Curt Miller.

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Live chat: MSU men's basketball versus Michigan

Dillon Davis

February 12, 2013

Follow along with our live chat from Breslin Center as the No. 8 MSU men’s basketball team takes on the No. 4 Michigan Wolverines in a top-10 showdown.

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Trice to miss Michigan game due to concussion-like symptoms

Josh Mansour

February 12, 2013

The Spartans will have to square off against their in-state rivals a man down tonight, as MSU head coach Tom Izzo confirmed Travis Trice will miss his third straight game.

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Lines start early at Breslin Center for MSU-Michigan showdown

RuAnne Walworth

February 12, 2013

As the No. 8 MSU men’s basketball team prepares for its biggest game of the season against rival No. 4 Michigan, MSU students are making preparations of their own on the sidewalks in front of Breslin Center.

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Old rivalry renewed as No. 4 U-M visits MSU

Dillon Davis

February 11, 2013

Derrick Nix remembers the first time he played Michigan. More than that, he remembers a lesson he learned in a practice days before it. During the 2009-10 season, then-freshman Nix readied for one the nation’s fiercest rivalries along with Kalin Lucas, Durrell Summers and the rest of then-No.

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Keys to victory

Josh Mansour

February 11, 2013

The Spartans and Wolverines have met on the hardwood 169 other times, but never like this, never as a pair of top-10 teams.

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Penn State loss shows room for improvement for women's basketball

Stephen Brooks

February 11, 2013

Following Sunday’s loss at No. 8 Penn State in arguably the biggest game of the regular season for the MSU women’s basketball team, head coach Suzy Merchant tried to embrace the positives.

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The Long Road Home

Josh Mansour

February 10, 2013

He stood at the bench with Tom Izzo, and after a brief conversation, headed to the scorer’s table, checking into the game for the final time. “Now entering the game for the Spartans, number 22, Branden Dawson.” The announcer’s call echoed throughout Mackey Arena in West Lafayette, Ind., but it was the following sound that left the greatest impression — a deafening silence.

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Women's basketball drops big game to Penn State

Stephen Brooks

February 10, 2013

Around the same time the Spartans were tipping off against the Big Ten-leading Nittany Lions, Michigan was putting the finishing touches on a 67-56 upset of second-place Purdue, ranked No. 13 — a win that would have been paramount to MSU’s chances of winning the conference this season.