Moments before the No. 10 MSU Spartans (20-4, 7-4 Big Ten) took the court in their 89-73 victory against the University of Michigan Wolverines (17-7, 7-4) Saturday at the Crisler Center, that’s when it hit MSU senior forward Matt Costello.
Bryn Forbes started his college basketball play at Cleveland State University before transferring to MSU, but he is also a father.
The Spartans celebrated as if they they had won an NCAA title, piling on top of each other on the boards adjacent to the Spartan bench. But they still had won a trophy: a 50-pound metal trophy called The Iron D. MSU laid claim to the newly inaugurated trophy in the hotly contested Duel in the D matchup. That harrowing effort was followed up with a 4-1 loss at the hands of U-M on Saturday. The Iron D might be the only trophy the MSU hockey team will have to show for their losing season.
In a back-to-back weekend series, a loss the first night usually equals an all out effort to win the next night. And after a much needed 3-2 overtime thriller victory over rival University of Michigan (17-4-4), MSU hockey fell victim to the Wolverines wrath and lost 4-1 at home. .
No. 10 MSU defeated U-M as Crisler Center, 89-73.
No. 10 MSU lead The University of Michigan 44-28 at halftime in the only meeting between the in-state rivals this season.
Welcome to the live blog for the basketball game between No. 10 MSU (19-4, 6-4 Big Ten) and U-M (17-6, 7-3). Follow along and participate with us below.
The fate of the most complete effort by this Spartan hockey team (7-18-2) rested on the stick of Michigan’s Dexter Dancs.
When No. 10 MSU heads to Ann Arbor Saturday to take on Michigan it will be the 16th meeting between MSU coach Tom Izzo and Michigan Coach John Beilein, with Izzo holding a 9-6 edge over the Michigan coach.
The MSU men's and women's swimming and diving teams were both awarded All-American academic honors from the College Swimming Coaches Association of America, CSCAA, according to a press release from Spartan Athletics.
They all count as one win. That’s the old adage coaches and players will frequently attempt to use to tame the emotions of a rivalry game, but for MSU head coach Tom Izzo, a game against in-state rival Michigan Saturday is more than just one game.
Head coach Mark Dantonio and his staff can finally relax, for now, with signing day in the books.
With the conclusion of National Signing Day on Wednesday, the MSU football recruiting class is now mostly finalized.
The Spartans (17-4 overall record, 8-2 in the Big Ten) defeated the Wolverines (12-10 record, 4-7 B1G) by a final score of 85-64.
No matter the sport, time of year or talent of the team, whenever MSU and the University of Michigan take each other on, the game matters a little bit more.
“With the 16th pick of the 22nd round, the Detroit Tigers select Christopher Luke Wilcox, outfielder from St. John’s High School.” Christopher Luke Wilcox himself heard a Detroit Tigers representative say those words on June 1, 1992. Playing for a hometown team like the Detroit Tigers must have been a dream come true, but Wilcox turned it down. He wasn’t ready for the big leagues yet.
With baseball season right around the corner, the MSU baseball team is looking ambitious and is hoping to achieve success this season in the Big Ten. The Spartans are looking to better last year's performance where they tied for third in the conference.
Auston Robertson, a 6-4, 262 pound defensive end/tackle from Fort Wayne, Ind. is one of five MSU commits in the espn.com top 300.
When asked Tuesday about sophomore guard Lourawls "Tum Tum" Nairn Jr.'s chances of playing on Saturday when No. 10 MSU will travel to Ann Arbor to take on in-state rival Michigan, MSU head coach Tom Izzo said his starting point-guard was "doubtful at best."
