Senior guard Courtney Davidson saved the day – from the bench. The MSU women’s basketball team (14-11 overall, 6-7 Big Ten) clinched a 56-54 win against Purdue (13-11, 9-4) on Monday night at Breslin Center thanks to Davidson’s scoring five of the last seven Spartans points in the closing moments.
The MSU women’s basketball team shut down the Boilermakers Monday night at Breslin Center. Now 6-7 in the Big Ten, the Spartans clinched the 56-54 victory in the closing seconds of the game thanks to senior guard Courtney Davidson who scored five of the last seven Spartan points.
When the MSU men’s basketball team travels to West Lafayette, Ind., today it will face a walking statistical anomaly. Purdue, sitting atop the Big Ten with a 10-1 conference record, ranks third or better in only three categories — free-throw percentage, steals and turnover margin.
The State News tracked down freshman guard Durrell Summers to find out what life is like as a newcomer to MSU basketball head coach Tom Izzo’s team. Summers touched on everything from mashed potatoes to away games as he gave a little insight into his day-to-day activities.
Do … not … make … stupid … FOULS. Senior center Drew Naymick hammered it into his head time after time before Saturday’s game against Northwestern.
After connecting on four straight MSU shots late in the first half, Drew Neitzel decided to press his luck. The senior guard pulled up, dribbled in front of his Northwestern defender, shot a deep 3-pointer, and the ball grazed nothing but the bottom of the net. Heat-check diagnosis: hot.
Next up on the MSU women’s basketball team’s seesaw schedule is Purdue. The Boilermakers (13-10 overall, 9-3 Big Ten) will make the trip tonight to Breslin Center riding a four-game win streak, while the Spartans (13-11, 5-7) are coming off an 82-64 loss to Iowa.
Senior guard Drew Neitzel led the MSU men’s basketball team to a 70-55 victory over Northwestern on Saturday night at Breslin Center.
And so the pattern continues. The MSU women’s basketball team failed to break its win-loss trend in an 82-64 loss to Iowa Thursday night at Carver-Hawkeye Arena.
Sophomore guard Mandy Piechowski has been stepping back into the role she held in high school — that of an all-around threat and knock-down shooter.
After losing two tough games to Clemson and Missouri early in the season, the Purdue men’s basketball team knew it wasn’t playing up to its standards.
When the MSU men’s basketball team traveled to Northwestern on Jan. 24, the Spartans gave the Wildcats a dose of their own medicine by shooting 61.1 percent from beyond the 3-point line en route to a 78-62 trouncing.
Wherever they go, they take a little bit of Tom Izzo with them. Many former Spartans basketball players and assistant coaches said they might have moved on physically from the Izzo regime in East Lansing — but mentally? Forget it.
In November, the MSU men’s basketball team was ranked No. 8 in the country before even setting foot on the hardwood for an exhibition game.
The State News caught up with junior guard Mia Johnson to discuss her interests away from the hardwood.
The MSU women’s basketball team is looking to snap two patterns tonight. Iowa’s six-game winning streak, along with their own win-loss trade-off that has lasted eight games.
Most good coaches will tell their players and the media that a game’s outcome is never determined by the officiating.
With the most underclassmen in the Big Ten, and one of the youngest teams in the country, the MSU women’s basketball team is proving to be a conference threat.
Since their 69-57 loss to Penn State on Jan. 5, the Spartans (13-10 overall, 5-6 Big Ten) have alternated between wins and losses for eight straight games. Most recently was a 61-58 comeback win last Thursday against Michigan.
Penn State shot 51 free throws Saturday night against the MSU men’s basketball team — 19 more than the Spartans have allowed in any game all season.