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Painter yells at Izzone, Dawson during blowout
During the MSU men’s basketball team’s rout of Purdue, Matt Painter was seen yelling at people on and off the court.
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Men's basketball beats Purdue 83-58
Draymond Green knows it’s not rocket science. After the No. 9 MSU men’s basketball team snapped a two-game losing skid Saturday by beating Purdue 83-58 at Breslin Center, the senior forward said there was one major difference between the win against the Boilermakers and the losses to Northwestern and No. 19 Michigan.
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Women's basketball falls to Minnesota, 71-65
It had been two years since the MSU women’s basketball team (12-7 overall, 4-2 Big Ten) lost back-to-back games, but Minnesota (11-9, 3-3) snapped the streak, beating the Spartans 71-65 in the teams’ only meeting this regular season.
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Kearney continues to impress with hard work
Brandan Kearney was one of few players to come out of Tuesday’s 60-59 loss at Michigan. The freshman guard hit two key 3-pointers and made several hustle plays and kept a solid head on his shoulders.
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Men's basketball hopes to end losing streak
For the second time this season, the No. 9 MSU men’s basketball team finds itself in the midst of a two-game losing streak. Two months after the Spartans (15-4 overall, 4-2 Big Ten) began the season with losses to then-No.
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Newcomers shine on big stage
Psychology freshman Kiana Johnson still carries a map with her around campus, even though she’s pretty sure where she’s going. The guard is one of three freshmen — along with forward Becca Mills and center Jasmine Hines — who were tasked with replacing senior captains Kalisha Keane, Cetera Washington and Brittney Thomas from last season’s Big Ten Championship team.
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Spartans fall short of expectations against U-M
With two minutes left in the game and a five-point lead, Austin Thornton was 100 percent sure the No. 9 MSU men’s basketball team had put away No. 20 Michigan in Ann Arbor.
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Appling beat in matchup against Wolverines' Burke
At the MSU men’s basketball press conference on Monday prior to Tuesday’s game against No. 20 Michigan, Draymond Green indicated the player who came out on top in the Keith Appling Burke matchup would likely win the game. And the Burke-led Wolverines walked away with the 60-59 victory on the shoulders of the freshman’s 20-point performance. Appling scored 10 points and dished out five assists but struggled to contain Burke and finished with four fouls.
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Spartans fall to Wolverine rivals 60-59 at showdown in Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor – Stu Douglass denied Draymond Green’s wish of never seeing the No. 9 MSU men’s basketball team lose to No. 20 Michigan again, as the guard laid the ball in with 35 seconds left in the game to secure the 60-59 Wolverine victory.
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Despite loss, team looks to next U-M game
Ann Arbor– Draymond Green has the exact date ready in the front of his mind. Not long after he and the No. 9 MSU men’s basketball team lost in heartbreaking fashion, 60-59, to No. 20 Michigan on Tuesday in Ann Arbor, Green had focused his eyes on the road ahead — and the impending rematch with U-M in less than a month.
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MSU downed by U-M, 60-59
The anticipated matchup of No. 20 Michigan and the No. 9 MSU men’s basketball team saw the Spartans defeated in Ann Arbor, 60-59.
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Called out
With the MSU football team having just finished its second straight double-digit win season and the men’s basketball team having just ripped off a 15-game winning streak, student spirit should be at an all-time high.
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Izzo pushes for respect, no mercy for Michigan
Draymond Green never wants MSU to lose to Michigan again, even after the senior forward graduates at the end of the semester.
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Michigan 4-H program attends women's basketball game
Students, parents and volunteers from Michigan’s 4-H program cheered on the women’s basketball team Sunday as part of the MSU Extension 4-H Day with the Lady Spartans.
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Spartans look for advantage in individual matchups
In almost any basketball game, one can find individual matchups that could be the difference in winning and losing. Tuesday’s rivalry battle between the No. 9 MSU men’s basketball team and No. 20 Michigan likely will be no different.
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Mills returns from injury, provides immediate impact
When freshman forward Becca Mills fell to the floor and began grabbing her knee against Indiana, MSU women’s basketball head coach Suzy Merchant had one thought in mind. After speaking to the medical staff, Merchant was relieved not to hear the three letters she had been dreading.
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Women's basketball handed first conference loss by Ohio State
As soon as the Spartans and Buckeyes tipped it off, it was clear the game was going to be a battle of physicality and will, and on the game’s most critical possession it was Ohio State that was able to exert theirs. On Sunday the Ohio State women’s basketball team (17-1 overall, 4-1 Big Ten) held on to beat MSU (12-6, 4-1) 64-56 to hand the Spartans their first Big Ten loss of the season.
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Spartans lose at Northwestern, winning streak snapped
Evanston, Ill. — MSU men’s basketball coach Tom Izzo knew it would happen eventually, he just didn’t know when. Featuring “three and a half freshmen” in the regular rotation — with senior guard and first-year Spartan Brandon Wood being the half — Izzo said inexperience was bound to doom MSU at least once this season. That moment came Saturday, when the No. 6 Spartans (15-3 overall, 4-1 Big Ten) traveled to Evanston, Ill. and fell to Northwestern 81-74 — marking MSU’s first Big Ten loss of the season.
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Women's basketball tops Indiana, remains undefeated in Big Ten
After a close first half that saw six lead changes and neither team lead by more than six points, the MSU women’s basketball team (12-5 overall, 5-0 Big Ten) used a strong second half to pull away from Indiana (5-13, 0-5) 67-47 and remain undefeated in conference play.
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MSU basketball team cautiously optimistic
Even with the No. 6 MSU men’s basketball team riding a 15-game winning streak and climbing in the polls, head coach Tom Izzo said his team isn’t as good as people outside the program are starting to think.