Sophomore guard Durrell Summers hit a go-ahead three-pointer with 18.6 seconds left as the No. 19 MSU men’s basketball team beat No. 5 Texas 67-63 on Saturday at Toyota Center in Houston.
The MSU women’s basketball team left no doubt about getting out of its funk in its 71-41 drubbing of Delaware State on Thursday.
Considered a tune-up game before this weekend’s date with Texas, a middling team from South Carolina gave the MSU men’s basketball team all it could handle.
For the first time all season, the MSU men’s basketball team looked like a team who came into the season with high expectations and the No. 6 preseason ranking.
With a fresh pair of legs and a chip on his shoulder, Chris Allen helped bring the MSU men’s basketball team back into the win column.
After four games in seven days, the Spartans get a much-needed break during finals week.
The No. 21 Spartans have been struggling with scoring against the last few opponents.
MSU men’s basketball head coach Tom Izzo has repeatedly said he will play any team anywhere at anytime.
The No. 21 MSU women’s basketball team dropped its second game of the season Wednesday, losing 70-57 at Georgia Tech in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge. The Spartans started the game fast, jumping out to an early 8-0 lead with a three-pointer by senior guard Mia Johnson.
When the MSU men’s basketball team faces No. 1 North Carolina at 9:15 p.m. tonight at Ford Field in Detroit, it won’t just be facing the best team in the country. The Spartans could be facing one of the best teams in college basketball history. “Is this one bigger because it’s at Ford Field and that’s where the Final Four is?” MSU head coach Tom Izzo asked rhetorically. “No, it’s bigger because … there’s been talk about, ‘Is this one of the best teams ever?’”
As a freshman last season, MSU men’s basketball guard Kalin Lucas had the game of his life on the biggest stage of his life. Playing No. 7 Texas at the Palace of Auburn Hills, the Orchard Lake St. Mary’s product poured in a career-high 18 points, six rebounds and six assists to help the Spartans upend the Longhorns, 78-72.
After facing two tough pressing teams last week, the No. 21 MSU women’s basketball team will have to face another fast defense Wednesday at Georgia Tech.
A raging storm and flurry of 3-point baskets threatened to shock the No. 5 MSU men’s basketball team Sunday afternoon. But once the weather passed and rain was cleared off the floor of the Milk House, the Spartans left Wichita State reeling in a cloud of dust.
Raymar Morgan scored a season-high 29 points off the bench and three other Spartans scored in double figures, as the No. 5 MSU men’s basketball team defeated Oklahoma State 94-79 Friday at the Old Spice Classic at the Milk House in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.
First came the turkey. Then came the stuffing. The Maryland men’s basketball team feasted on MSU like a three-course Thanksgiving meal Thursday, upsetting the No. 5 Spartans 80-62 at The Milk House in Orlando, Fla.
In its first big test of the season, the No. 24 MSU women’s basketball team looked impressive in its 74-48 victory over No. 23 Old Dominion.
The men’s basketball team isn’t the only hoops squad that has to endure a tough stretch of games the next week. The No. 24 women’s basketball team, fresh off winning the TD Banknorth Classic championship, now has to face No. 23 Old Dominion and No. 14 Notre Dame this week, something head coach Suzy Merchant said she is looking forward to.
With arguably the toughest four-game stretch in program history on the horizon, MSU men’s basketball head coach Tom Izzo is preparing for a stressful holiday season. “This might be toughest four-game stretch because … none of (the games) are at home,” Izzo said. “It just gives me something else to worry about over Thanksgiving.”
Not even two big handfuls of mistakes could knock the MSU women’s basketball team off its path. Despite 24 turnovers and 49 missed shots from the floor and free-throw line, the Spartans still rolled over Detroit Mercy 85-48 on Wednesday at Breslin Center — remaining unbeaten this season.
For Travis Walton, basketball is nothing without consistency. A team can slam the ball through the hoop 100 times, make 16 3-pointers or even destroy an opponent by 50 points in a single game.