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MSU avoids Minnesota scare
MSU overcame a Big Ten opener scare to defeat the Minnesota Golden Gophers, 65-59, Saturday night at Breslin Center.
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Spartans lose Big Ten opener to Minnesota, 74-63
After winning its last five Big Ten openers, the No. 23 MSU women’s basketball team dropped this season’s Big Ten opener to Minnesota 74-63, Saturday.
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Road woes continue for Spartans
The No. 23 MSU women’s basketball team suffered another road loss. In a battle until the end, Hartford (10-2) clinched the 54-51 win in a second-half comeback thanks to its 17 points off of the 15 Spartan turnovers and Hawks forward Danielle Hood’s 19 points and eight rebounds.
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MSU defeats San Jose State with 40-point win
During Wednesday’s men’s basketball game at Breslin Center, it was all Spartans – the MSU Spartans, not the San Jose State Spartans.
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Sooners' second-half surge defeats women's basketball team
The MSU women’s basketball team held on until the end, when Oklahoma clinched the win 66-55. After claiming the lead for good just under three minutes left in the game, the Sooners handed the Spartans their first home loss of the season. Oklahoma point guard Jenna Plumley sunk the 3-point game-winner with 2:42 left on the clock to start the 10-2 Sooner run.
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MSU freshmen have faults, but potential
The MSU men’s basketball team’s freshmen might not fly across the lane for NBA Jam-like dunks, dribble through defenders’ legs or consistently make ESPN’s Top Ten plays — but even without those attributes, they are living up to the hype.
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Schedule will prepare team for March win
Who remembers 2003? I bet Tom Izzo does. That was the year in which the MSU men’s basketball team faced off against Kansas, DePaul, Duke, Oklahoma, Kentucky, UCLA and Syracuse before the Spartans faced a single Big Ten opponent.
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Spartans searching for way to get road victories
MSU women’s basketball head coach Suzy Merchant still thinks her team is a “work in progress.”
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MSU prepares for hostile environment at Bradley
“A basketball-crazy community.” Those were the words MSU men’s basketball head coach Tom Izzo used to describe Peoria, Ill. — the city to which No. 9 MSU travels today to face off against the Bradley Braves (6-2).
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Four Spartans score double figures in rout of Jacksonville
If opposing coaches go by the stat sheet, they could pretty easily choose which MSU players to put their best defender on — senior guard Drew Neitzel or sophomore guard Raymar Morgan.
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Turnovers lead to Spartans' demise
Old Dominion continued its winning streak against Big Ten teams Sunday after it defeated the No. 20 MSU women’s basketball team.
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Women's basketball team falls to Old Dominion 79-73
The MSU women’s basketball team fell just short to Old Dominion on Sunday, 79-73.
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Jacksonville taken down by Spartans
The MSU men’s basketball team utilized a balanced scoring attack and a late point spurt en route to a 80-51 win against Jacksonville Saturday night at Breslin Center.
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Spartans top Clemson in Big Ten/ACC Challenge
The MSU women’s basketball team finally came to play in the first half. Sophomore guard Allyssa DeHaan’s layup 45 seconds in paired with freshman guard Brittney Thomas’s underhand layup in the midst of a 19-7 run would set the pace for a comfortable 12-point lead heading into the locker room.
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Spartans hoping to avoid upset on Sunday
No. 20 MSU women’s hoops will face Old Dominion on Sunday.
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Suton emerging as scoring, rebounding threat
In the past two games, Goran Suton has averaged 15.5 points and 16 rebounds — showing an overall dominance in every aspect of gameplay.
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ACC prevails in challenge for 9th straight season
The ninth Big Ten/ACC Challenge went just like the previous eight, as the ACC won eight of the 11 games. While Penn State’s Mike Walker led the Nittany Lions to a win with 17 points, the consensus top-two teams in the conference took different routes to their win.
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Leader of the pack
Entering her last season, senior guard Alisa Wulff is ready to do more of what she’s been doing for the MSU women’s basketball team from the beginning — being a leader. Through Wednesday, Wulff has started every game and has racked up 11 rebounds and added 17 points to help her team to a 5-1 record.
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MSU stomps N.C. State
MSU freshman guard Durrell Summers cut behind a defender, caught a backdoor bounce pass, leapt and went under the basket while kissing a reverse layup off the backboard. He rolled across the floor to the sideline after being fouled while the ball bounced around in the cylinder before dropping in.
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MSU faces Clemson in inaugural challenge
It’s been almost 18 years since the two teams last met, but the No. 20 MSU women’s basketball team is still looking to even up the score against Clemson.