NEW YORK — Although the discussion of hosting the Big Ten Tournament in New York over typical locations such as Chicago and Indianapolis, MSU alumni and fans still made the trek out to the Big Apple.
NEW YORK — After their Big Ten Tournament semifinal loss to Michigan Saturday, the second-ranked Spartans will have at least a 12-day layoff before they can take the hardwood again, as the team’s earliest scheduled NCAA Tournament opening game is March 15.
NEW YORK — Watch men's basketball players react to its 75-64 loss to Michigan in the Big Ten Tournament semifinals Saturday.
NEW YORK — Men's basketball was playing its instate rival, Michigan. They had won 13 straight games, their last loss coming to the Wolverines on Jan. 13. They wanted redemption, but came up short in Madison Square Garden, the “mecca of basketball.”
NEW YORK — The Wolverines would pull away in the second half and beat the Spartans, 75-64, to advance to the Big Ten Tournament finals.
NEW YORK — No. 2 men’s basketball (29-3, 16-2 Big Ten) didn’t get a chance in the regular season to avenge it’s January loss to Michigan. But on Saturday they will.
NEW YORK — "Cassius was unbelievable the first half. Miles played really well the second half. And those guys brought us back in it," head coach Tom Izzo said.
NEW YORK — If you only looked at the numbers, you probably would have predicted men's basketball would beat the Badgers with relative ease in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten Tournament Friday.
NEW YORK — Watch men's basketball players react to their 63-60 win over Wisconsin in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten Tournament.
NEW YORK — The men’s basketball team defeated Wisconsin in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten Tournament, 63-60, in front of a heavily MSU-supported crowd at MSG on Friday afternoon.
INDIANAPOLIS — The fate of women's basketball's season may have come down to a matter of seconds.
INDIANAPOLIS — Watch head coach Suzy Merchant and players react to women's basketball's quadruple overtime loss to Indiana in the second round of the Big Ten Tourney.
INDIANAPOLIS — It seemed like a game that would ever end. And a game the Spartans never wanted it to.
"I'm almost just laser focused," freshman forward Jaren Jackson Jr. said after practice Wednesday.
Even with turnover issues, MSU is still one of the best teams in the nation statistically. However, the Spartans over the past month have been consistently ranked lower than a No. 2 seed in recent projected brackets for the NCAA Tournament.
The No. 10 women’s basketball team will start their run to a Big Ten Tournament title Thursday as they face the No. 7 Indiana Hoosiers (16-13, 9-7 Big Ten).
Watch head coach Tom Izzo, sophomore guard Cassius Winston and freshman forward Jaren Jackson Jr. preview the Big Ten Tournament in New York City.
In the wake of the NCAA investigation involving the men’s basketball team, head coach Tom Izzo said at Wednesday’s practice the team will no longer be answering questions unrelated to basketball.
Redshirt senior Branndais Agee, sophomore guard Taryn McCutcheon, redshirt sophomore guard Shay Colley and junior center Jenna Allen all received All-Big Ten honorable mentions from coaches and media Monday afternoon.
Sophomores standouts Miles Bridges and Cassius Winston, along with freshman Jaren Jackson Jr. were selected to the Big Ten men's basketball All-Conference teams that were announced late Monday.