On Tuesday night, MSU fell to Duke 88-81 in basketball. With Duke being #1 in the country, that doesn’t seem like a bad loss, until you remember MSU was a close #2. The Spartans hung tough for about 75 percent of the game but faltered in the end, letting up a slew of Grayson Allen three-pointers and ultimately falling by seven points.
Sam Metry and Souichi Terada are exhausted but they're still awake enough to break down MSU's loss to No. 1 overall Duke and give their thoughts on the upcoming men's basketball season.
CHICAGO — As No. 2 MSU waged war with the No. 1 Duke Blue Devils in another Champions Classic matchup, the hype surrounding the game reached its tipping point — right at tipoff, of course.
After MSU’s loss to Ohio State that dropped them to 17 in the college football playoff rankings, here is your weekly Spartan Roundup from all the other sports you might have missed over the weekend.
The Spartans made it clear, they lost this game themselves.
If you’re the type of fan able to put a positive spin on MSU’s blowout loss to Ohio State, I’ll respect the hell out of that. The journey will be long. An honorable, noble task that should be celebrated, really.
Despite the blowout loss to Ohio State, the Spartans are ranked No. 17 in the third College Football Playoff ranking.
CHICAGO — No. 2 MSU fell to No. 1 Duke 88-81 in the Champions Classic and fell to 1-1 on the young season.
On Monday night, guard Shay Colley was one assist away on Monday night from being etched into Spartan history as the fourth women’s basketball player to obtain a triple-double.
Women’s basketball defeats Oakland 95-63 in another home blowout, as the Spartans improve to 2-0 on the season.
Between the Spartans and Buckeyes, going into their marquee, top-15 matchup, there were a number of similarities. For one, the records were the same. A 7-2 overall mark, 5-1 in the Big Ten, a chance at the Big Ten East crown for the conference foes.
It sounded like thunder coming from inside the tunnel, fans screaming and stomping their heels into the bleachers, Sparty darting back and forth across the court, cheerleaders standing tall with their pompoms in the air. Basketball season is back, and the energy for the first game of the season was electric.
Former MSU strength and conditioning coach, Todd Moyer, is alleged by Monroe County Prosecutor's Office of texting and driving during a crash on U.S. 23 over the summer, causing a fatality, according to LSJ.
MSU will face the winner of Virginia Tech vs. Air Force this Sunday at DeMartin Stadium, with the start time yet to be determined. The Virginia Tech-Air Force game will be played this Thursday at a time that is yet to be determined.
This past weekend, the Spartans split their first set of games with the No. 7 Wisconsin Badgers and gained their first Big Ten victory, giving them a Big Ten record of 1-3 and 5-5 overall on the season.
Cathy George earned his career win No. 600 as a volleyball coach earlier this year, but now, she’s the winningest coach in MSU volleyball history after the Spartans beat Northwestern Saturday night, 3-0, giving her win No. 251 as the head coach of MSU volleyball.
Unsurprisingly, after a startling, deflating 48-3 loss to Ohio State, the Spartans have fallen. Hard.
No. 12 MSU lost 48-3 to No. 13 Ohio State on Saturday in Columbus.
For all the Spartans have accomplished this year, between a bounceback from 3-9 and real aspirations of a Big Ten title, head coach Mark Dantonio has time and again made one aspect clear — MSU has not played its best game of the season yet.
