The last time Northwestern won a game against a top-5 opponent was in 1979 against the Spartans, and after the first half Wednesday night, they’re in prime position to do it again.
On paper, the No. 4 men’s basketball team should have no problem dismantling Northwestern in MSU’s first road game in 11 days. However, coming fresh off an upset of then-No.
When there is so much pressure resting on you, the best thing to do is relax. Even if you have to throw yourself in the air and flip over twice. Even if you have to tumble on a 4-foot-high and 4-inch wide surface. Even if you have to run toward a still object as fast as you can, like MSU junior gymnast Alina Cartwright does every day. As MSU’s gymnastics season gets underway, Cartwright is focusing on relaxing to reach her goals of placing and medaling at the Big Ten championship, as well as at nationals. Cartwright’s lofty goals date back to her career as a high school gymnast.
Sunday’s 79-72 victory against Michigan was familiar territory for women’s basketball head coach Suzy Merchant.
Finding the back of the net was the talk of the day during head coach Tom Anastos Tuesday’s weekly press conference, following a one-goal night last time out against Ohio State.
There were numerous factors that helped MSU overcome Michigan in Ann Arbor on Sunday — timely baskets, perfect free-throw shooting with the game on the line, big performances from several key players on the roster.
Keith Appling was one of the last players on the court after practice Tuesday to work on his jump shot.
The No. 16 Illinois gymnastics team grabbed the Victory Plank rivalry trophySB for the second year in a row Friday night as it narrowly beat MSU, 195.352-194.150, at Jenison Field House.
There are three certainties in life — death, taxes and the No. 5 men’s basketball team clogging up the injury report on a weekly basis.
Tom Izzo has a job to do — he wants his players to figure out how to do theirs. Izzo’s talked about how some players on the No.
Kiana Johnson had an upset stomach prior to facing Michigan. After earning a pivotal win over rival an in-state rival, she said her stomach felt a lot better.
It was a sloppy affair early on, but a late 8-0 run by the Wolverines made it a 28-all tie at halftime. Michigan junior forward Cyesha Goree scored six of her nine points during the run.
Fresh off an upset of No. 16 Nebraska for a fourth-straight win, the streaking women’s basketball team (10-5 overall, 2-0 Big Ten) is playing its best basketball of the season.
Through the stellar play of sophomore goaltender Jake Hildebrand, MSU fought to a 1-1 tie with a shootout victory for the additional point.
Tom Izzo can’t seem to figure out just who Branden Dawson is. The junior forward scored six points and grabbed 10 rebounds in the No.
It took another overtime game at Breslin Center, but the No. 5 men’s basketball team won another thriller as they beat Minnesota, 87-75.
Minnesota walked into Breslin Center as one of the nation’s worse shooting teams, hitting 43.5 percent of its shots from the field. That has been anything but the case so far for the Gophers, as they are lighting up MSU’s defense from behind the arc, shooting 7-of-12 on 3-pointers to give them a 41-36 halftime lead. Gopher forward Malik Smith is doing most of the damage on the court with 11 points, nine of which came from 3-pointers.
In a valiant effort by junior forward Matt Berry, MSU fell to Ohio State on Friday night at Value City Arena in Columbus, Ohio, 5-3. MSU blew a 3-2 lead, giving up three third-period goals — including two within the first 90 seconds of the period. Buckeye junior forward Ryan Dzingel had three goals on the night, including the final two goals of the game to finish off MSU (6-10-2, 0-2-1-1 Big Ten). Ohio State (11-6-0, 1-2-0 Big Ten) found the back of the net first on Friday night, with senior forward Alex Szczechura scoring only 4:45 into the first period on the power play.
MSU will look to carry over the momentum from a strong showing in the Great Lakes Invitational into Big Ten play as the Spartans travel to Columbus, Ohio this weekend in a two-game series with Ohio State.
Tom Izzo hasn’t been sleeping well for the past month.