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Spartans pick up road win vs. Minnesota

One day after the MSU men’s basketball team came back from a double-digit second-half deficit to beat the Golden Gophers, the MSU women’s basketball team did the same on Sunday, rallying from 10 down to knock off the Gophers 66-57.

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Spartans once again escape with victory

It finally caught up with them. The No. 6 men’s basketball team had been playing with fire throughout conference play, turning on its game whenever the it felt like it. Down double digits in the second half in a hostile environment on the road, the Spartans were at the mercy of the Minnesota Golden Gophers

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No. 6 Spartans prepare for conference road battles

The true toughness of a team is defined on the road, in environments where a player can’t hear his teammate from five feet away. After enjoying the friendly confines of Breslin Center for seven of its last 10 games, the No. 6 MSU men’s basketball team will spend six of the next eight on the road.

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Looking ahead to Minnesota

This article tells you about all the details of the upcoming Minnesota game. This abstract does not matter, because I am going to weigh this article low enough so that it does not show!

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Spartans get narrow win over Iowa

Their work here is done. The MSU men’s basketball team put a final — though potentially discouraging — stamp on a crucial homestand Wednesday night by beating Iowa 70-63 to improve its record to 6-0 in the Big Ten and hold its lead in the conference standings.

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Morgan impressive on both ends of floor

Tom Izzo won’t call Raymar Morgan the next Travis Walton, but the MSU men’s basketball head coach says it should be noted that the senior forward’s defense this season has improved. Given the opportunity for consistent marking in a game, Morgan has the ability to shut down an opponent.

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Women's basketball goes cold again, loses 3rd straight

Following Thursday’s startling loss to Wisconsin, the MSU women’s basketball team needed a big effort Sunday against Penn State. But for the second straight game, the Spartans went cold down the stretch, as MSU did not make a field goal in the final eight minutes in a 68-60 loss to the Lady Lions at Bryce Jordan Center.

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Spartans clobber Illini, sit alone atop Big Ten

To be the best, you’ve got to beat the best. The MSU men’s basketball team made a strong case as the Big Ten’s top dog Saturday, knocking off the last team standing in its way of perching atop of the Big Ten standings outright, hammering Illinois 73-63 on Saturday afternoon in front of an inspired capacity crowd at Breslin Center.

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Merchant blasts Spartans' leaders after loss

Embarrassing. Negligent. Inexcusable. Lowest point. Those were the words women’s basketball head coach Suzy Merchant used after watching her team’s offense fade into the night while blowing a 14-point second half lead in a 48-45 loss to Wisconsin on Thursday at Breslin Center.