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MEN'S BASKETBALL

Team plagued with troubles all season

Here we go again. The team with seemingly never-ending drama strikes again. This time with the season-long dismissal of junior guard Korie Lucious. To catch you up, the drama surrounding this team began in June, when MSU men’s basketball head coach Tom Izzo took some time to ponder a move to the NBA’s Cleveland Cavaliers.

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL

Spartans tame Golden Gophers, 66-54

Led by 20 points and 17 rebound from junior forward Lykendra Johnson, the No. 12 MSU women’s basketball team defeated Minnesota, 66-54. The performance by Johnson is her best of the season, just beating out her 17-point and 17-rebound performance on Jan.

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MEN'S BASKETBALL

Boilermakers stand in way of Big Ten hopes

Eleven months ago, the MSU men’s basketball team headed to West Lafayette, Ind., needing a victory to stay in the race for a second-consecutive Big Ten title. The Spartans walked out with a 53-44 win over the third-ranked Boilermakers and won a share of the Big Ten championship two weeks later. This year’s Spartans aren’t as far into the conference slate.

BASKETBALL

Champaign spill

Champaign, Ill. — Trailing by four with 4:02 left, the No. 17 MSU men’s basketball team had a chance to steal a victory from No. 23 Illinois at Assembly Hall in Champaign, Ill.

BASKETBALL

Spartans drop second conference game, lose to Illini, 71-62

Illinois shot a blistering 53 percent from the field Tuesday night to down the MSU men’s basketball team, 71-62, in Champaign, Ill. The loss is MSU’s second in the conference. Guard Brandon Paul scored 20 points on 7-for-11 shooting, including 4-for-6 from beyond the arc, to lead the Fighting Illini to victory. As a team, Illinois shot 47 percent from 3-point range.