Kentucky’s scrappy and swarming play leads to edge on glass, 70-52 victory over MSU in second round of women’s basketball NCAA Tournament.
Louisville, Ky. – After a physical first half, No. 4-seed Kentucky’s aggressive, relentless attack was too much for the No. 5-seed Spartans to handle as fatigue took over and the Wildcats cruised to a 70-52 win Monday night in the second round of the NCAA Tournament at Freedom Hall.
Kalin Lucas ruptured his left Achilles tendon in MSU’s 85-83 second-round win over Maryland on Sunday in the NCAA Tournament, and the junior guard will miss the remainder of the NCAA Tournament, the MSU men’s basketball program announced in a statement. Head coach Tom Izzo said in a statement Monday that “there is no doubt he will make a full and complete recovery.” Recovery time is expected to be four to six months.
The most popular way to spell consistency for the MSU men’s basketball team is to denote the Spartans’ impressive five Final Fours in the last 11 seasons — something no other program has done in that time.
Annalise Pickrel and Madison Williams met at halfcourt Saturday at Breslin Center, each looking to cap their high school basketball careers with a state championship.
Saturday at Breslin Center, Klarissa Bell and the East Lansing High School girl’s basketball team finally got the one trophy that had eluded them.
Already a 2009 state champion and a 2010 McDonald’s All-American, Keith Appling can add another award to his mantle.
Posted on a wall in the MSU men’s basketball team’s players’ lounge back in East Lansing is an acronym. PP-TPW. Players play. Tough players win. Fifteen proud Spartans are heading to St. Louis next weekend because they played 40 minutes with a mentality sturdier than Sparty’s helmet.
Spokane, Wash. — With junior guard Kalin Lucas injured on the bench for the second half of the MSU men’s basketball team’s NCAA Tournament game Sunday, junior guard Durrell Summers picked up the slack for his childhood friend — and then some.
It’s been four seasons since MSU and Kentucky met in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. That game, played in Chicago, saw the Spartans advance to their second straight Sweet 16 with a 67-63 win.
If the MSU women’s basketball team were to stare at Kentucky in the mirror, it would notice its exact opposite.
For much of the season, avoiding turnovers hasn’t been one of the MSU women’s basketball team’s strengths.
Louisville, Ky. — Jasmine Thomas had a lot on her shoulders during Saturday’s NCAA Tournament first-round game against Bowling Green.
MSU men’s basketball head coach Tom Izzo said junior guard Kalin Lucas likely tore his Achilles tendon Sunday in the first half of the Spartans’ 85-83 win against Maryland.
Spokane, Wash. — Sophomore guard Korie Lucious hit a game-winning 3-pointer at the buzzer for the No. 5-seed MSU men’s basketball team, which defeated No. 4 Maryland, 85-83, Sunday in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
Spokane, Wash. – Tom Izzo’s program isn’t built on winning NCAA Tournament games. It’s built on winning weekends.
Spokane, Wash. — MSU men’s basketball head coach Tom Izzo has said he wants his team to be able to run the fast break as much as possible, but the rough-and-tumble play in the Big Ten sometimes prohibits the Spartans. In their NCAA Tournament second-round game Sunday, Maryland head coach Gary Williams and his team will gladly oblige.
Louisville, Ky. — After Bowling Green State drained eight three-point field goals in the first half, the MSU women’s basketball team limited the Falcons to just six attempts leading to Saturday’s 72-62 NCAA first round win.
Louisville, Ky. — The MSU women’s basketball team took control in the second half as their depth and experience proved to be too much for Bowling Green, as MSU pulled away to a 72-62 win Saturday afternoon at Freedom Hall.
Spokane, Wash. – With 6:31 to play, the MSU men’s basketball team was backed up against the wall.