No. 5 MSU loses first Big Ten game of the season to Wisconsin, 67-49, as junior guard Kalin Lucas suffers sprained ankle. The Spartans have not won in Madison since 2001.
It’s no secret: For the MSU women’s basketball team to be successful, senior center Allyssa DeHaan needs to be successful. This was no more evident than last Thursday’s game against Northwestern, where DeHaan dominated the Wildcats to the tune of 24 points, 10 rebounds and five blocks.
Tom Izzo, a prominent NCAA Tournament figurehead and avid football fan, made a reference to another legendary sporting event when describing the MSU men’s basketball team’s upcoming conference schedule — golf’s annual Masters tournament, played each spring in Augusta, Ga.
There was a time when Delvon Roe dreaded going to the free-throw line. Shooting 51-for-112 from the charity stripe last season — a measly 45 percent — the sophomore forward had a knack for converting and-one buckets but failing to capitalize on the 3-point opportunity.
Following a crazy week of Big Ten action, the MSU women’s basketball team could be back in the conference title race. A win Thursday against Penn State would pull the Spartans even with the Lady Lions in the loss column with a game in hand.
Kalin Lucas’ signature drive to the basket just got a little tougher. At least in practice. Former MSU guard Travis Walson, last season’s Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year, has returned to East Lansing to complete three classes and receive his bachelor’s degree in family community services — also while joining the men’s basketball scout team.
MSU used an 18-4 run to open the second half and break away from a two-point halftime lead en route to a 79-70 victory against Northwestern Saturday night at Breslin Center.
The No. 5 MSU men’s basketball team used an 18-4 run out of halftime to build a sizable lead against Northwestern on Saturday night at Breslin Center en route to a 79-70 win.
With her team struggling, Allyssa DeHaan put the Spartans on her back Thursday night.
The season started promising for Courtney Schiffauer. Through two games, the sophomore forward led MSU in points (16.5), rebounds (7.5) and assists (four), and was emerging as a reliable 3-point threat after knocking down 8-of-13 tries.
When the No. 5 MSU men’s basketball team meets up with Northwestern on Saturday at Breslin Center (7 p.m., BTN) it will mark the third time the Spartans already have played an opponent twice in their Big Ten schedule.
During the past few weeks, head coach Tom Izzo has sounded more like a pirate than a basketball coach.
Playing at Northwestern always is special for Lykendra Johnson. Welsh-Ryan Arena sits about 20 miles away from the sophomore forward’s hometown of River Forest, Ill., meaning family and friends likely will fill the stands when the Spartans play the Wildcats at 8 p.m. tonight.
Long road stretches can make or break a team’s season. For the MSU women’s basketball team, it’s even tougher considering the Spartans already have lost five conference games.
I’m still waiting. Waiting for Michigan to crash the boards or someone to put a hand in the reigning Big Ten Player of the Year’s face. I’m waiting for U-M fans and students to show up for every game like they did Tuesday. Waiting for the Wolverines to make winning this game a point of emphasis as much as the ever-winning Spartans do.
For the second straight game, junior guard Kalin Lucas demanded the ball in the final seconds. For the second straight game, Lucas delivered. Lucas nailed a mid-range jumper with 3.5 seconds remaining and a last-ditch layup by Michigan forward DeShawn Sims rimmed out Tuesday as the Spartans defeated rival U-M, 57-56, at Crisler Arena.
Is the MSU women’s basketball team back? Following last week’s impressive wins, it’s tough to say the Spartans haven’t solved their woes. The biggest culprit during the team’s three-game losing streak was its struggling offense.
Tom Izzo disagrees with former football coach and current trustee George Perles’ famous quote, “They all count one.” The mantra is something the MSU men’s basketball head coach won’t be thinking tonight when the No. 5 Spartans (17-3, 7-0) travel to Ann Arbor to face Michigan (10-9, 3-4).
Following a stretch of games when only one or two players would make an impact, the MSU women’s basketball team got a total team effort this past weekend against Minnesota and Purdue.
To all Spartans fans outraged by the new MSU logo, men’s basketball head coach Tom Izzo has a message: Shame on you.