Despite losing junior guard Kiana Johnson to suspension before the opening tip, the No. 24 women’s basketball team survived a late run to defeat Illinois on the road, 69-53.
The No. 24 women’s basketball team closed the first half with a 17-3 run and leads Illinois 41-24 at halftime.
Plain and simple, Thursday’s Penn State team is a different team than the one that lost to MSU by 16 points on the eve of the Rose Bowl.
Four matches away from the Big Ten championships, the wrestling team will take on two of them on the road for a dual weekend.
After nearly a monthlong hiatus, Adreian Payne is back in action. The senior forward went from rehabbing on the treadmill to playing on the hardwood for Tuesday’s practice, making it his first contact since playing against Ohio State on Jan.
There will be no games played on Wednesday, but it stands as one of the most important days on the college football calendar.
Illinois came to Breslin Center two weeks ago and stole a game from the women’s basketball team. On Wednesday, the Spartans will look to return the favor. No.
Coming off of a couple of solid outings at No. 1 Minnesota this past weekend, head coach Tom Anastos addressed the media on Tuesday, recapping the Minnesota series.
Well, this has been fun so far. Taking a nine-day break between conference games, the Spartans now are halfway through the behemoth Big Ten season.
Jasmine Hines’ dominant game on Sunday started with a conversation.
With the closing of the Central Collegiate Hockey Association last spring, many of the annual rivalries have all but vanished.
As I was watching the MSU men’s basketball team take on Georgetown Saturday afternoon, it finally occurred to me.
No. 1 Penn State gave the wrestling team trouble on Friday, winning 42-3, but the Spartans came out victorious in the heavyweight category with a win by senior Mike McClure.
MSU gymnastics fell to rival Michigan on Friday, 196.800-193.900 in Ann Arbor, but achieved its highest team score this season on bars and beam. The 2.9-point difference is nearly impossible to catch up in gymnastics, where every tenth of a point is important, but “No.
MSU hockey still is searching for its first road win of the season, but put up two solid showings this weekend at national powerhouse No.
Head coach Suzy Merchant wouldn’t go as far as to call it a return to form, but Sunday’s upset win over No. 19 Purdue is surely a step in the right direction.
Despite a slow start, the women’s basketball team leads No. 19 Purdue 39-38 at halftime. Redshirt freshman guard Aerial Powers has nine points, seven rebounds, and four assists at halftime, leading MSU in each category.
MSU failed to find the back of the net on Saturday evening in a close 1-0 loss to No. 1 Minnesota at Mariucci Arena in Minneapolis.
MSU essentially failed at every facet of basketball as the No. 7 Spartans fell to Georgetown, 64-60, at Madison Square Garden.
For a second time this year, MSU and No. 1 Minnesota couldn’t settle the game in 60 minutes of regulation play — plus 5 minutes of overtime — and for a second straight time, MSU came out with two points after a shootout victory.