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WOMEN'S BASKETBALL

MSU shuts down Lady Lions

Anthony Odoardi
February 10, 2011

After holding No. 23 Penn State without a basket for nearly 8 minutes, the No. 11 MSU women’s basketball team cruised to a victory and in the process, took sole control of first place in the Big Ten. The Spartans(21-3 overall, 9-2 Big Ten) defeated the Lady Lions(20-6, 9-3), 60-49, not allowing Penn State to even approach the 80-point mark they have been averaging this season and proving again great defense trumps great offense. With 6:20 remaining in the first half, the score was 19-18 with MSU holding the one-point advantage.

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL

Free throws start falling for Spartans

Anthony Odoardi
February 7, 2011

The No. 11 MSU women’s basketball team is excelling in almost all aspects of the game this season. It hold the highest national ranking in the Big Ten, id second place in the conference standings and among the top five in the league in most of the statistical categories.

MEN'S BASKETBALL

Spartans look to perform better against Wisconsin

Jeremy Warnemuende
February 4, 2011

One day after the MSU’s 72-52 loss to Iowa — a loss head coach Tom Izzo called “embarrassing” — the Spartans had the day off from practice. Instead, with a game at Wisconsin looking on Sunday, they gathered at the Alfred Berkowitz Basketball Complex for three hours of meetings. “We just met and talked about what we wanted to do,” junior forward Delvon Roe said.

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MEN'S BASKETBALL

The Odd Couple

Chris Vannini
February 3, 2011

About two and a half months ago, the MSU men’s basketball team had a team evaluation meeting. Players were told areas they needed to work on. Sophomore center Derrick Nix decided to write down the needed improvements and hang them above his locker so he remembered.

MEN'S BASKETBALL

Spartans appear to have given up

Jeremy Warnemuende
February 3, 2011

After the MSU men’s basketball team lost to Michigan for the first time in three years last Thursday, I wrote that it couldn’t get any worse for the 2010-11 Spartans. A little less than one week later, it’s pretty obvious I jumped the gun with that conclusion.

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL

Spartans set to take on Badgers

Anthony Odoardi
February 2, 2011

The No. 11 MSU women’s basketball team is fully rested after a full week off and ready to return to the court when it travels to Wisconsin on Thursday. The Spartans (18-3 overall, 6-2 Big Ten) travel to Kohl Center where the Badgers (12-9, 7-2) haven’t lost a game since Dec.

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Spartans prep for new-look Hawkeyes

Jeremy Warnemuende
February 1, 2011

After traveling through a snowstorm to take on Iowa at 8:30 p.m. Wednesday in Iowa City, Iowa, the MSU men’s basketball team will be welcomed by a new-look Hawkeyes team. Typically a team that prefers to milk every second of the shot clock before firing a shot, first-year head coach Fran McCaffery has Iowa playing a slightly different style. “They’re more up and down,” MSU senior guard Kalin Lucas said.

MEN'S BASKETBALL

Spartans have target on backs in Big Ten

Jeremy Warnemuende
January 31, 2011

Throughout the last decade of Tom Izzo’s tenure as head coach of the MSU men’s basketball team, the Spartans arguably have become the most feared program in the Big Ten. However, fresh off two-straight conference championships, MSU finds itself in an unusual position this year — struggling in the middle of the Big Ten.