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Spartan loss ends home-winning streak
Who would have thought the day would come? In a 64-63 heartbreaker against Wisconsin Saturday, the inevitable happened.
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Basketball looking for Breslin Center boost
After losing three road games in three weeks, the No. 25 Spartans finally return to Breslin Center on Saturday to take on Wisconsin. A home game could be the catalyst MSU (9-6 overall, 0-2 Big Ten) needs to pull itself out of the Big Ten’s basement.
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Spartans treading unfamiliar waters
Bloomington, Ind. - The No. 25 MSU men’s basketball hasn’t lost three games in a row since 1997.
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Spartans unable to keep up with Indianas 3-point display
Bloomington, Ind. - It was the Spartans’ worst nightmare. A red scare of sorts, as Indiana (10-5 overall, 3-0 Big Ten) bombed No.
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Hoosier country awaits struggling Hoops team
When No. 25 MSU and Indiana meet at 7 p.m in Bloomington, Ind., you can probably expect an exciting game.
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Big Ten defeat opens season
Minneapolis - The MSU men‘s basketball team extended its road losing streak Saturday after a 70-67 loss to Minnesota at Williams Arena.The loss was No.
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Freshman point guard shines in Taylors absence
Minneapolis - MSU freshman guard Chris Hill never imagined he would be starting in the first Big Ten opener of his collegiate career.Neither did sophomore point guard Marcus Taylor, who planned on directing the No.
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Mens hoops loses Big Ten opener to Gophers
Minneapolis - The MSU men’s basketball team remains winless on the road as it fell to Minnesota 70-67 Saturday in its Big Ten opener.
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Mens basketball falls to Stanford, 75-64
Oakland, Calif. - An undersized MSU squad took a noticeable step backward in a 75-64 loss to No.
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Streak stays alive at 53 with win over Seton Hall
The men’s basketball team added game No. 53 to its home winning streak Saturday, toppling Seton Hall, 68-64, at the Breslin Center. But the win didn’t come without its difficulties. The No.
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W-hoops improve record to 9-1 with win over Providence
Behind a career night from freshman center Kelli Roehrig, the Spartan women’s basketball team extended its winning streak Friday to five games with a 64-47 victory over the Providence Friars. Roehrig finished the evening with career highs in points, rebounds and minutes - leading all scorers with 22 points and adding 7 rebounds in her 35 minutes of floor time. “Tonight, I just felt very confident,” she said.
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Spartans advance to 52 home wins with 78-50 defeat of Oakland
The No. 17 MSU men’s basketball team completed game two of its three-game weeklong homestand defeating Oakland, 78-50.The win extends the Spartans’ Big Ten history-making home winning streak to 52 games.MSU took over the game as soon as the ball was tipped.
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All to themselves: Spartans beat UNC-Asheville to claim Big Ten record for home winning streak
The No. 17 Spartans are still rolling.With a 76-56 win over UNC-Asheville on Monday at Breslin Center, the nation’s longest home winning streak stayed alive at 51, breaking the Big Ten record once held jointly by Ohio State (1959-63) and Indiana (1991-95).But the score may be deceiving.“This was not a 20-point game,” head coach Tom Izzo said.The MSU men’s basketball team entered the game looking less enthusiastic than it did Saturday against then-No.
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No. 50: Spartans beat Arizona to tie Big Ten record for home winning streak
The only thing between the No. 23 Spartans and a share of Big Ten history was one very big hurdle - No.
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Team licking wounds, can rebound against Nicholls State
After the drubbing the men’s basketball team experienced in Gainesville, Fla., on Wednesday, they should be ready to return the favor. Too bad for Nicholls State. The No.
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Ishbia upgraded from walk-on to active
The holidays came a little early for senior guard Mat Ishbia this year.The 5-foot-10, 175-pound walk-on’s status shifted just before the season when men’s head basketball coach Tom Izzo gave him a scholarship.Ishbia said he didn’t see it coming.“It was a great honor,” Ishbia said.
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Fiercest Foe
MSU has a lot in common with No. 7 Arizona, the team that poses the most imminent threat to ending the Spartans’ record home winning streak.The game, at 2 p.m.
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Spartans face stiff competition in ongoing rivalry against Florida
The MSU vs. Florida matchup is turning into a mini-rivalry.It began when Spartan kicker Paul Edinger sealed a 37-34 win over the Gators in the Florida Citrus Bowl on Jan.
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Saving the Streak
Joe DiMaggio’s 56-game hitting streak and Cal Ripken’s 2,632 consecutive games played are recognized as two of the most famous streaks in all of sports.
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Coach Mahan lands 5 recruits for 2002, bulks up baseball roster with pitchers
The MSU baseball team signed five recruits for 2002, coach Ted Mahan announced Friday.“The five early signees are all good students along with being outstanding baseball players,” Mahan said in a released statement.