Michigan State head men’s basketball coach Tom Izzo celebrated his 69th birthday in style with his 700th win over one of his biggest rivals at home.
The Michigan State women’s basketball team is now on a three-game winning streak after a road win against Rutgers on Tuesday, Jan. 30, with a score of 82-64. The Spartans now hold a record of 16-5 overall and 6-4 in the Big Ten Conference.
MSU’s 81-62 triumph over the Michigan Wolverines on Tuesday night was extra special – it marked head coach Tom Izzo’s 700th career win, on his 69th birthday. Izzo is now 33-21 in his career against Michigan.
Michigan State men’s basketball’s graduate student guard Tyson Walker was named a Midseason Top 10 candidate for the 2024 Jerry West Award, recognizing the top shooting guards in Division I college basketball, the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame announced Tuesday afternoon.
The Michigan State Spartans will look to gain their third Big Ten win in a row against the Rutgers Scarlet Knights on Tuesday, Jan. 30 at 7 pm. The game will be streamed on Big Ten Plus.
Even in a down year for the Spartans-Wolverines basketball rivalry, there’s no doubt the Breslin Center will be filled to its brim with energy. Tip-off between the Spartans and Wolverines is scheduled for 9 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 30. The game is available exclusively on Peacock.
Michigan State women's basketball breaks its three-game losing streak with a win against in-state rival University of Michigan, 82-61, with a key performance by junior guard/forward Jocelyn Tate.
The Michigan State Spartans routed the University of Michigan in their first matchup of the year with a final score of 82-61. Four Michigan State players ended the game in double-digits to help the team dominate over the Wolverines.
MSU was unable to capitalize on the prospects of knocking off the current Big Ten leader after falling behind early and failing to mount enough momentum to overcome the well-coached, experienced Badgers.
In a Friday night showdown in Madison for Michigan State’s men’s basketball team, Wisconsin showed the country why it sits atop the Big Ten, besting the Spartans 81-66 in a game controlled by the Badgers the whole way.
Coming off of a 27-point victory over Purdue, Michigan State women’s basketball will have another home game at the Breslin Center against its state-rival, the University of Michigan, on Saturday, Jan. 27.
Joiner finally reached the 1,000-point mark in her fifth year with the Spartans, and with the season that she has been having, it was destined to happen sooner than later. It not only happened sooner than some may have imagined, but it also happened in a season where she’s been needed more than ever.
Michigan State women's basketball defeated Purdue 97-70 this Wednesday in a dominating performance, days after their blowout loss against Minnesota last Saturday.
Michigan State men's basketball is heading to Madison, Wisconsin, to play the Badgers for the first time since Dec. 5 when the Spartans were defeated. Tip-off will be at 8 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 26, and FS1 will air the game.
The Michigan State women’s basketball team has once again found itself trying to come back from behind in the conference standings after dropping a Big Ten game to the Golder Gophers in Minneapolis. Lucky for the Spartans, the team finally gets a break from its “hectic” schedule and will return to East Lansing and have two home games this week. Michigan State will first play the Purdue Boilermakers on Wednesday, Jan. 24.
Over two months into the 2023-2024 college basketball season, Michigan State finally picked up a road win to hang its hat on.
The Michigan State women's basketball team went on the road to play Minnesota this Saturday, where they lost 69-50, in a game heavily dominated by their opponents. The Spartans now hold a record of 13-5 overall and are 3-4 in the Big Ten Conference, as well as 1-3 in conference away games.
After a rocky game against Minnesota that ended in the Spartans pulling ahead with a 76-66 victory, the Michigan State men’s basketball team will once again hit the road to take on Maryland on Sunday afternoon in an attempt to hit .500 in conference games.
Graduate student forward Malik Hall has been a staple on the Michigan State men’s basketball team since he came in as a freshman in 2019. Now 135 games into his career, the Spartan veteran has surpassed 1,000 points.
Malik Hall and Tyson Walker helped carry the Spartans to a 76-66 win against the Minnesota Golden Gophers in a tight back-and-forth match.