This was long before the banner was raised, or the seniors kissed the Spartan head, or Tom Izzo’s press conference began over an hour after the buzzer sounded.
While the first half of No. 9 Michigan State’s 75-63 win over No. 7 Michigan Saturday night didn’t go to plan, the one edge it had was in rebounding.
Following Michigan State's 75-63 win over No. 7 Michigan at the Breslin Center on Saturday night, the team honored seniors Kenny Goins and Matt McQuaid as part of the annual Senior Day ceremonies.
A share of the Big Ten championship at stake was made even more enjoyable with a sendoff of Michigan State's seniors and bragging rights against in-state rival Michigan.
An in-state rivalry rematch between two top-10 teams. A senior sendoff with a conference championship on the line and postseason seeding implications, all on the gazes of national television.
After splitting its final regular season series against Ohio State, Michigan State hockey fell to Notre Dame, 1-0 in a grueling first matchup in a best of three series.
No. 8 seed Michigan State was unable to recover from a second half slump and fell 71-55 to top seed Maryland in the quarterfinals.
To preview the rematch between No. 9 Michigan State (24-6, 15-4 Big Ten) and No. 7 Michigan (26-4, 15-4), coach Tom Izzo and players give insight to the final game of the regular season.
Odds are Michigan State forward Nick Ward won't be returning from injury Saturday. At least that's what MSU men's basketball coach Tom Izzo thinks.
The ninth-seed Spartans (20-10, 10-9 Big Ten) held on to defeat the eighth-seed Wildcats (16-14, 9-10 Big Ten), 68-52 in the second round of the Big Ten Tournament.
The easy bucket from Kenny Goins in the opening minute set the tone early for Michigan State and set the tone for a career night for Goins.
Michigan State men's basketball standouts Kenny Goins, Matt McQuaid and Cassius Winston, along with Nebraska coach Tim Miles, break down the Spartans' 91-76 win over the Cornhuskers at the Breslin Center on Tuesday.
Michigan State men's basketball coach Tom Izzo said guard/forward Kyle Ahrens and forward Nick Ward are for Tuesday's game against Nebraska.
The team is currently unranked in the AP Poll, but they hold potential that will help them in the tournament games.
The Spartans are coming off a 63-62 loss to Indiana, concluding the Hoosiers’ sweep of Michigan State this season.
The Spartans finish the regular season with a 19-10, 9-9 Big Ten record.
Midway through the second half of Michigan State men's basketball's 63-62 loss to Indiana, junior point guard Cassius Winston had it cooking.
When the Hoosiers won in East Lansing in February, they out-rebounded Michigan State 48-40.
Indiana upset the Spartans for the second time this season Saturday at Assembly Hall in Bloomington.
The Spartans come off a 57-48 over Penn State Feb. 27. This win tied the records of wins at home during a season (15), an achievement the 2010-11 team reached.