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Lucas, Neitzel pace Spartans in victory over Buckeyes
The MSU men’s basketball team jumped out to an early 23-5 lead against visiting Ohio State and held on for a 66-60 victory.
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Big men must excel vs. Ohio State
One thing MSU men’s basketball head coach Tom Izzo isn’t going to do is panic about one loss — after all, the Spartans are still 14-2 while boasting a No. 11 ranking.
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Women's team still growing
MSU women’s basketball head coach Suzy Merchant sees improvement in her predominantly young squad, even after an unforeseen loss Sunday to Michigan.
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Breakdown
The MSU men’s basketball team looks to rebound from its first conference loss at Iowa this weekend as the Spartans face Ohio State at 7 p.m. tonight at Breslin Center.
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Wolverines shut down DeHaan, beat Spartans 64-55
The MSU women’s basketball team failed to string two wins together with a loss to cross-state rival U-M on Sunday at Crisler Arena.
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MSU fans show up the Hawk's Nest in Iowa
When the Iowa faithful were starting to trickle into Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Saturday night, there was one section up in the nosebleeds that had been filled to capacity since two hours before the game began.
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Team needs to start earning its respect
It got to the point where I was upset at myself for not bringing some gym shoes and shorts to change into.
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Offensive blunders of historic proportion in MSU's 43-36 defeat
Season-low shooting percentage. One made free throw. An Izzo-era-low point total. Can it only get better from here?
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Iowa implosion
It came down to which team could perform a little less poorly than the other. And on Saturday night, Iowa was that team. In the lowest scoring game of MSU men’s basketball head coach Tom Izzo’s career, the Spartans were upset by the Iowa Hawkeyes, 43-36, at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. When the buzzer hit 00.0, the Hawks Nest, Iowa’s student section, stormed the floor as “Overrated” echoed off the arena walls.
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MSU women's basketball defeated by Wolverines
Ann Arbor — The MSU women’s basketball team dropped its fourth Big Ten matchup to crosstown rival Michigan on Sunday.
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Spartans fall to Iowa in upset
Iowa City, Iowa – MSU men’s basketball head coach Tom Izzo has repeated this season that his team might not be ready to compete on the road in the Big Ten.
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Spartans overcome 12-point deficit, knock off Iowa
The MSU women’s basketball team has the Big Ten monkey off its back. The Spartans fate was all but sealed by Iowa after the first half as they headed into the locker room down by 13 points.
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Spartans, Wolverines to renew rivalry this Sunday
The Spartan vs Wolverine line-up, complete with updates and breakdown.
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Breakdown
The men’s basketball team travels to Iowa City to take on the Hawkeyes at 8:35 p.m. Saturday at Carver-Hawkeye Arena.
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Role reversal
As a senior at Braham Area High School in Braham, Minn., Isaiah Dahlman averaged 33.6 points per game and finished with a career total of 3,366 points. Last year, Dahlman played in 26 games for the MSU men’s basketball team, logging 403 minutes and scoring 96 points all season.
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Johnson regaining form after summer ACL tear
Junior guard Mia Johnson has returned to the hardwood and is ready to do what it takes to bring the MSU women’s basketball team back into the win column.
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Around the Big Ten: Teams struggle early
You know about Tom Izzo and the MSU Spartans, but what is the rest of the Big Ten Conference up to?
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Izzone makes intense impact upon its return
When Travis Walton drained the 16-foot jump shot from the baseline with fewer than 19 seconds remaining Tuesday night against Purdue to seal a victory, Breslin Center exploded with electricity.
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MSU seeks renewed effort against Iowa
To mimic the Detroit Pistons, the Spartans will start “going to work.” The MSU women’s basketball team plans on doing just that against Iowa tonight.
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MSU edges out Boilermakers, remains perfect in Big Ten play
Purdue gave the No. 6 MSU men’s basketball team all it could handle Tuesday night at Breslin Center, but the Spartans managed to squeak out a 78-75 win.