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Spartans, Northern Michigan in midst of growing rivalry
It might not be as intense as the Michigan rivalry, but the MSU vs. Northern Michigan rivalry is growing.
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Spartans fall to Tar Heels after poor 1st half
It has become all too predictable. Each time the MSU men’s basketball team has met North Carolina on the national stage in recent history, the Tar Heels have had their way with a Spartans team that routinely has appeared bewildered and overmatched.
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Spartans head to N.C. for NCAA title game rematch
Aside from common articles and pronouns, one word resounded in head coach Tom Izzo’s weekly press conference more than any other: embarrassed.
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MSU falls to No. 9 after upset loss
The MSU men’s basketball team fell to No. 9 in The Associated Press Top 25 poll Monday, while Kansas remained atop the poll for the third straight week.
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Merchant sees positive signs in early tournament games
MSU women’s basketball head coach Suzy Merchant pointed to junior forward Kalisha Keane as her team’s biggest x-factor during its two wins in the Junkanoo Jam last weekend.
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Big Ten out to prove it can compete with ACC
For the past few seasons, head coach Tom Izzo vehemently has defended the Big Ten, saying the conference is as strong as any in the country.
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Spartans rebound after upset loss
The No. 2 MSU men’s basketball team split a pair of weekend games at the Legends Classic in Atlantic City, N.J., bouncing back with a convincing win Saturday against Massachusetts after being upset by Florida on Friday.
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No. 25 Spartans sweep 2 games in Junkanoo Jam
Following an up-and-down start to the season, all it took was a little warm weather and sun for the MSU women’s basketball team to come to life.
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No. 25 MSU wins double-overtime thriller against Oklahoma State
In a game with 22 lead changes and 12 ties, the No. 25 MSU women’s basketball team finally broke through late in the second overtime, earning a hard-fought 93-90 double-overtime win against Oklahoma State to win the Lucaya Division of the Junkanoo Jam on Saturday night in Freeport, Bahamas.
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Izzo becomes MSU's all-time wins leader as Spartans blitz UMass 106-68
Tom Izzo became the winningest coach in the history of MSU men’s basketball Saturday as the Spartans routed Massachusetts 106-68 in the third place game of the Legends Classic at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, N.J.
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Gators upset Spartans in Legends Classic, 77-74
Conventional wisdom says a basketball team can’t win a game committing 22 turnovers. Friday night, the No. 2 MSU men’s basketball team did everything it could to buck conventional wisdom – making 53 percent of its shots, out-rebounding Florida by 16 and holding the lead for much of the second half.
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After slow start, Spartans overcome George Washington 78-47
The No. 25 MSU women’s basketball team found itself down 11-2 early in the first half Friday against George Washington. But from there, the Spartans roared back, outscoring the Colonials 76-36 the rest of the way to pick up a 78-47 win in the Junkanoo Jam in Freeport, Bahamas.
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No. 2 Spartans travel to N.J. for rematch of 2000 national title game
Draymond Green and the rest of the MSU men’s basketball team know what it could mean. For years, head coach Tom Izzo has been harping to his players in what he deems the “What have you done for me lately?” society of college basketball that it’s been God-knows-how-long since the Spartans won an early-season tournament.
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Izzo greatest MSU coach - not just hoops
The script couldn’t have been drafted more suitably. The day MSU men’s basketball coach Tom Izzo tied his predecessor Jud Heathcote with 340 wins at MSU, the coach who led the Spartans to the 1979 national title was inducted into the College Basketball Hall of Fame in Kansas City, Mo.
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Defense steps up in 74-51 win
Suzy Merchant’s biggest concern for her No. 21 MSU women’s basketball team entering Sunday was defense.
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Hometown crowd of thousands fuels DeHaan
Allyssa DeHaan always gets the loudest ovations when the MSU women’s basketball team’s starting lineup is announced.
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Izzo reaches milestone
He’s a 15-year head coach with four National Coach of the Year Awards, an unprecedented five Final Fours in nine years, a national title and more than 300 wins to pad a Hall of Fame résumé.
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Izzo displeased with MSU's 75-62 win against Toledo
Following Tuesday’s grind-it-out victory against Gonzaga, the No. 2 MSU men’s basketball perhaps showed some signs of let-up in Friday’s 75-62 victory against Toledo.
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No. 21 Spartans lose to No. 5 Notre Dame by 1
Despite facing a double-digit deficit in both the first and second halves, the MSU women’s basketball team battled back time and time again.
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Women's basketball team loses Schiffauer for season
The MSU women’s basketball team announced that sophomore forward Courtney Schiffauer will miss the remainder of the season after tearing the anterior cruciate ligament in her right knee Tuesday.