Cassius Winston has struggled in this rivalry throughout his career. In his first four meetings against the Wolverines, the junior point guard posted a record of 1-3.
In the first half of No. 10 Michigan State’s 77-70 upset victory over No. 7 Michigan, the Spartans had a big problem. His name was Jon Teske.
Senior center Jenna Allen was honored after Michigan State defeated Michigan, 74-64, for her contribution to the team over the last four years.
Michigan State defeated the Michigan Wolverines, 74-64 for the second time this season.
Tough defense, late shot-clock offense, and the heroics of junior point guard Cassius Winston led the Spartans to a victory over No. 7 Michigan, 77-70.
All of a sudden, a team that was somewhat deep at the beginning of the season was real, real thin.
In advance of this huge game, The State News spoke with Aria Gerson, men’s basketball reporter and assistant sports editor for The Michigan Daily, the University of Michigan student newspaper.
It's a rivalry game, for sure, but the Spartans won't be focusing much on the hostile atmosphere or the emotions of their on-floor counterparts.
During the Spartans’ game against Ohio State Thursday night, the team experienced their first loss at home this season, breaking their perfect home record.
On Sunday, 10th-ranked Michigan State men's basketball team will travel 64.7 miles to take on in-state rival Michigan in Ann Arbor for a matchup that's been almost a year in the making.
Early on the Spartans were dominated by Ohio State as they made 5-6 shots and capitalized on key turn overs for the Spartans.
With 8:50 left in Wednesday night’s game, junior point guard Cassius Winston took a ball screen into the right corner with five seconds remaining on the shot clock.
On Feb. 17 senior center Jenna Allen became the 27th Spartan to reach the 1,000 career points mark with a layup against Nebraska.
“This is his time to really step up,” senior forward Kenny Goins said. “Especially being how young he is, end of his sophomore year, this is a great time for him to make a name for himself.”
Things weren't going Michigan State's way Wednesday, nearly sending the Spartans men's basketball team into upset alert.
The Spartans lost to Nebraska 82-71 Feb. 17, putting the Spartans in a ninth place seed for the Big Ten Tournament.
Michigan State coach Tom Izzo met with reporters on Monday to preview Wednesday night’s Rutgers game focusing on junior forward Nick Ward's broken hand.
Michigan State men's basketball moves up one spot to No. 10 after their wins against Wisconsin Feb. 12 and Ohio State Feb. 17.
A lineup featuring Loyer, Thomas Kithier, Kyle Ahrens, Matt McQuaid and Kenny Goins was instrumental in a four-minute, 10-point swing to pull away late in MSU's 62-44 win at the Breslin Center.
Nick Ward's season may be in jeopardy.