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BASKETBALL

Payne has decision to make: Go pro or stay

With MSU’s 2012-13 season coming to a close in the Sweet 16 this past weekend, Tom Izzo made his way to the podium one final time to wrap up the season that was.

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL

Players look to get, stay healthy in offseason

More than a week later, the season-ending loss to Maryland still eats at MSU women’s basketball coach Suzy Merchant. The Terrapins sent the Spartans home from the NCAA Tournament with their most lopsided loss of the 2012-13 season March 25.

MEN'S BASKETBALL

Game Over

The music of the Big Dance came to a halt this weekend for the MSU men’s basketball team. Behind the hot-shooting hand of Duke guard Seth Curry, who finished with a game-high 29 points, the No. 2 seed Blue Devils (30-6) knocked off the No. 3 seed Spartans (27-9) with a 71-61 victory at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis.

SPORTS

Spartans fall to Duke in Sweet 16

Indianapolis – Several hours before the game, MSU head coach Tom Izzo addressed hundreds of fans at the Westin Indianapolis, stirring school spirit and rallying the troops for battle before the Sweet 16 matchup with Duke.

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MEN'S BASKETBALL

Duke It Out

Indianapolis — Sitting with his teammates at Breslin Center, watching the NCAA Tournament’s Selection Show for the first time as a college basketball player, Gary Harris saw the Spartans’ name pop up on the TV screen and began to cheer.