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Spartans defend well in 50-45 win over U-M
The MSU women’s basketball team got back to basics in Thursday’s night victory against Michigan: defense and rebounding.
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DeHaan ties NCAA blocks record against U-M
Ann Arbor — Senior center Allyssa DeHaan tied the NCAA career blocks record when she swatted U-M center Krista Phillips 13 seconds into the second half Thursday night at Crisler Arena. DeHaan tied the record of 480 blocks held by Texas Christian’s Sandora Irvin (2001-05).
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Defensive rebound
MSU junior guard Chris Allen is averaging career highs in points, rebounds, assists and steals — but Allen and his coaches agree those improvements stem from his growth on defense. His increased focus and intense film study means he’s now playing the best defense of his life, head coach Tom Izzo said.
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Battle presents challenge for Spartans
For more than a week, the focus of the MSU men’s basketball program has been on junior guard Kalin Lucas. Saturday, the team’s attention will turn to Penn State’s junior guard and leading scorer Talor Battle, the Nittany Lions’ most dangerous player.
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MSU holds edge over winless Nittany Lions
A trip to State College, Pa., might be just what the doctor ordered for the MSU men’s basketball team. No coach would play a road game in the Big Ten if he didn’t have to, but if there is a team you want to face on their home floor, it’s the Nittany Lions.
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Despite injuries, fiery Jefferson remains focused, determined
Injuries throughout her basketball career might have taken away some of Aisha Jefferson’s physical gifts, but they haven’t affected her heart.
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Spartans prepare for another 3-point shooting team in U-M
There’s nothing like a rivalry game to get a team going after a tough loss. Following Sunday’s disappointing loss at Iowa, the MSU women’s basketball team will be anxious to get back at it tonight when they head to Crisler Arena to play Michigan at 7 p.m. Four days after the team struggled defensively against the Hawkeyes, MSU goes into Ann Arbor against a team that will play a very similar style — drive to the basket and either put up a shot or kick out for a 3-point attempt.
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Lucas shows grit, heart in loss
Funny, the effect ankle injuries have on star MSU point guards. Kalin Lucas’ performance on a bum ankle Tuesday night against Purdue brought back memories of Mateen Cleaves’ 2000 championship game effort.
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Ball screens, communication give Spartans fits
The MSU men’s basketball team struggled defensively off ball screens and it cost them another game Tuesday, as the No. 10 Spartans lost to No. 6 Purdue, 76-64, at Breslin Center.
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Whiteout woes
MSU dropped its third straight game Tuesday night, losing to No. 6 Purdue 76-64. The loss continues the Spartans’ conference slide, leaving them at 9-3 in the Big Ten.
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Record or not, DeHaan true all-time best
Chances are senior center Allyssa DeHaan only will hold the NCAA blocks record for about three hours. And that’s a shame.
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Spartans look to rally tonight against Purdue
A game circled back in November on the MSU and Purdue men’s basketball teams’ schedules has been reinforced with another layer of ink.
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Snow to sign book today
Former MSU and NBA point guard Eric Snow will be on campus today to sign his newly released book.
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Lucas questionable tonight vs. Purdue
Kalin Lucas might not have played for the MSU men’s basketball team Saturday night against Illinois, but he wasn’t out of the game.
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Izzone: Prove Breslin Center rep holds true
The gap that Breslin Center had on the rest of the Big Ten is slimming, and something that hasn’t escaped men’s basketball head coach Tom Izzo.
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Merchant disappointed in MSU's defensive effort against Iowa
If the MSU women’s basketball team showed anything during its four-game winning streak, it was that good defense led to good transition offense.
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Green finds heart, mid-range jumper
For the past two weeks, Draymond Green has shown that he’s starting to find his lethal mid-range jump shot. On Saturday — more importantly, he says — he found his heart.
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The race is on
Remember when you joked that the MSU men’s basketball would go 18-0 in the Big Ten? Remember when a little part of you actually thought the Spartans could go 18-0? Welcome back to reality. MSU’s 78-73 loss at Illinois on Saturday has slimmed MSU’s lead in the Big Ten to just one game with No. 8 Purdue coming into East Lansing.
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Spartans' winning streak snapped with loss to Iowa
Following a four-game stretch in which its defense was superb, the MSU women’s basketball team couldn’t get stops when it mattered most Sunday, falling 77-66 to Iowa at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa. The loss snaps MSU’s four-game winning streak.
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Illini drop Spartans, 78-73
Champaign, Ill. — The MSU men’s basketball team couldn’t mount enough of a comeback against Illinois on Saturday night, falling 78-73 to the Illini in Champaign, Ill.