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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.
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Morgan shows potential in early victory
Junior guard Durrell Summers hit the go-ahead 3-pointer to become the hero. In the waning minutes of the game, junior guard Kalin Lucas stepped up and made an acrobatic layup to extend the lead.
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Nothing coming easy for MSU, set to battle No. 5 Irish
Despite the season only being two games old, the No. 21 MSU women’s basketball team already has seen its fair share of adversity.
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Summers in November
It seemed like it wasn’t meant to be. Every time the No. 2 MSU men’s basketball team tied Gonzaga — or even pulled within a few points — the Bulldogs kept the Spartans nipping at their heels. Then, after all the ties (three), one-point deficits (five) and two-point deficits (four), Durrell Summers took the game into his own hands.
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Spartans, Zags square off in rematch of marquee '05 game
Draymond Green recently was watching ESPN when the network started showing the greatest college basketball games involving mid-major schools
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Spartans bounce back from opening loss to beat Detroit
Detroit — After a season-opening loss to Dayton on Friday, the No. 10 MSU women’s basketball team was looking at something of a must-win Sunday against Detroit.
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No. 10 Spartans drop season opener to Dayton
The No. 10 MSU women’s basketball team didn’t open its season the way it planned, losing 77-74 to Dayton on Friday at University of Dayton Arena.
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Spartans open season with 97-58 win over Florida Gulf Coast
After two exhibition games in which it was short-handed, the No. 2 MSU men’s basketball team finally had its full roster in uniform in Friday’s season opener.
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Spartans open 2009 in Jefferson's hometown
Suzy Merchant’s schedule is no accident. Scheduling games in Dayton, Ohio, Detroit and Grand Rapids, in nonconference play was no mistake — those cities just happen to be the home area for three of her four senior captains.
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National Signing Day '09: Izzo calls class one of best ever
Tom Izzo has pulled in his share of highly ranked recruiting classes for the MSU men’s basketball program.
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Merchant discusses recruiting class
MSU women’s basketball head coach Suzy Merchant inked three recruits Wednesday on National Signing Day, led by Detroit Country Day center Madison Williams, the No. 100 player in the country as rated by hoopgurlz.com.
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MSU basketball defeats Grand Valley State in 23-point win
In the final dress rehearsal before Friday’s regular season opener, the No. 2 MSU men’s basketball team looked mostly like a team still trying to find its rhythm following a 76-53 victory Monday against Grand Valley State.
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4 keys to the Spartans' 2010 Final Four run
A lot is at stake for the MSU women’s basketball team this season.
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Spartans share love, scoring against Lakers in 88-53 rout
Through the exhibition season, the MSU women’s basketball team appears to be as good as advertised.
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Spartans continue to flash depth in exhibition games
MSU women’s basketball head coach Suzy Merchant has a wealth of depth at her disposal, but after two exhibition wins, it’s still up in the air how she’s going to use it.
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Spartans thump Lakers 88-53 in final exhibition
The No. 10 MSU women’s basketball team used stellar first half defense and balanced scoring to defeat Grand Valley State 88-53 on Sunday at Breslin Center.