MSU led 32-22 at halftime but couldn’t put the Buckeyes away, falling victim to a crushing 60-57 loss at the hands of late-game tenseness and a storybook shot from Bonner.
Michigan State women’s basketball collected its third straight victory after defeating the Rutgers Scarlet Knights for the second time this season by a score of 93-57. The win, which took place on Saturday, Feb. 24 at the Breslin Center, moved the Spartans up to an overall record of 20-7 and a conference record of 10-6.
After a 70-66 victory against Michigan last Sunday and a 68-59 victory over Purdue on Wednesday, the Michigan State women's basketball team collected its third victory in a row as they dominated the Rutgers Scarlet Knights 93-57 on Saturday, Feb. 24. With this win, the Spartans now sit at 20-7 in overall play and 10-6 in Big Ten conference games, and the Scarlet Knights fall to 8-22 overall and 2-15 in conference games.
As a matchup with Ohio State looms on the horizon, MSU (17-10 overall, 9-7 Big Ten) will look to get back to the level it was playing pre-Iowa. Their performance starts with guarding the paint and making free throws, two areas absent from his squad’s performance against the Hawkeyes.
The Michigan State women’s basketball team has collected back-to-back games in the winning column after their defeat against Purdue for the second time this season with a score of 68-59. The win on Wednesday, Feb. 21 is the Spartan’s second win in a row after dropping back-to-back games for the first time all season with losses to Indiana and Ohio State.
The Michigan State men’s basketball team logged its first home loss since Dec. 5, falling 78-71 to Iowa after never fully recovering from its 12-point deficit at halftime.
The Spartans fell victim to poor play inside and not enough collective effort defensively against the Hawkeyes, falling 78-71 while getting out-scored 40-28 in the paint.
Coming off the team's first season sweep against its in-state rival, the University of Michigan, since the 2018-2019 season, Michigan State women’s basketball will have another road game against Purdue University on Wednesday, Feb. 21. They are looking for yet another season sweep against a Big Ten team.
Michigan State’s men’s basketball, fresh off its first win in Ann Arbor and regular-season sweep of the Michigan Wolverines since 2019, will begin a week-long homestand in a battle with the Iowa Hawkeyes.
Michigan State women’s basketball was able to complete the season with a sweep against its in-state rival, the University of Michigan, on Sunday after defeating the Wolverines 70-66 in a hard-fought and defense-heavy matchup.
After an 86-71 loss to Ohio State last Sunday and a 94-91 loss against Indiana the game prior, the Michigan State women's basketball team defeated its in-state rival 70-66 in an intense defensive battle inside the Crisler Center in Ann Arbor on Sunday, Feb. 18.
The Spartans held the Wolverines scoreless in the final 7:01 of play while scoring the final 10 points to eventually win 73-63, clinching a season sweep over their bitter rival for the first time since 2019 when MSU went 3-0 against Michigan.
After an 80-72 victory at Penn State, the Michigan State men’s basketball team closed out its two-game road trip with a 73-63 win at Michigan for the team’s first win in Ann Arbor since 2019.
Michigan State women’s basketball is on a two-game losing streak after falling 86-71 to No. 5 Ohio State at home last Sunday and 94-91 against Indiana University away. The Spartans are traveling to Ann Arbor to have a rematch against their in-state rival, the University of Michigan, on Sunday, Feb. 18.
Malik Hall tallied a career-high 29 points against Penn State on Wednesday night, 20 of which came in the second half. Hall finished the game going 10-for-13 from the field, a perfect 8-for-8 from the free-throw line, three assists and grabbed ten rebounds.
The Michigan State men’s basketball team put on one of its best performances of the season with an 88-80 victory over then-No. 10 ranked Illinois. The Spartans made a statement on Saturday afternoon, but they need to carry the momentum on the road against Penn State on Wednesday night.
In the wake of the Feb. 13 shooting, head men’s basketball coach Tom Izzo was tasked with holding together a community reeling at a vigil on campus just two days after.
Michigan State women's basketball could not overpower No. 5 Ohio State and its offensive powerhouses throughout the four quarters, as the Spartans fell to the Buckeyes 86-71.
MSU women's basketball fell to No. 5 Ohio State 86- 71 this Sunday afternoon at the Breslin Center, which now places the Spartans fifth in the Big Ten conference. The Spartans now hold a record of 17-7 overall, 7-6 in the Big Ten Conference and 11-2 at home.
The Michigan State men's basketball team played one of its "most complete" games of the year in it's victory over the Fighting Illini of Illinois.