Illinois shot a blistering 53 percent from the field Tuesday night to down the MSU men’s basketball team, 71-62, in Champaign, Ill. The loss is MSU’s second in the conference. Guard Brandon Paul scored 20 points on 7-for-11 shooting, including 4-for-6 from beyond the arc, to lead the Fighting Illini to victory. As a team, Illinois shot 47 percent from 3-point range.
Sunday’s game in Columbus, Ohio, between the No. 9 MSU women’s basketball team and No. 24 Ohio State wasn’t as much of a win for the Buckeyes as it was a loss for the Spartans.
After toiling through a 2-6 record to end the first half of the season, the MSU hockey team’s 15 goals and 3-1-1 mark in the last five games have provided a ray of hope.
Two big periods lifted the MSU hockey team to a win and shootout loss in a pair of road games at Lake Superior State this weekend.
When the No. 17 MSU men’s basketball team travels to Champaign, Ill., to take on No. 23 Illinois at 7 p.m. tonight, nothing will change about the Spartans physically.
In the MSU men’s swimming and diving 164.5-135.5 victory over Purdue on Saturday, there was no doubt sophomore Jacob Jarzen was the star of the show at McCaffree Pool at IM Sports-West.
The MSU gymnastics team fell to Pittsburgh, 192.175-191.175, on the road on Sunday
The MSU wrestling team lost to Ohio State, 19-16, at Millersburg, Ohio’s West Holmes High School on Sunday.
The MSU men’s tennis team defeated both IUPUI, 7-0, and Wright State, 6-1, on Saturday when it opened its dual season at the MSU Indoor Tennis Facility.
Shooting just 2-for-23 from 3-point range and 29 percent from the field, the No. 9 MSU women’s basketball team’s 14-game winning streak was ended Sunday at No.
Following a 4-0 win in Friday’s opener, the MSU hockey team could not make it a series sweep as it fell, 3-2, in a shootout at Lake Superior State on Saturday. The game was tied 2-2 before the Lakers scored two shootout goals to the one Spartan goal by freshman forward Greg Wolfe, and the win keeps Lake Superior State ahead of MSU in the CCHA standings. MSU was looking for its first road series sweep in two seasons, but falls to 9-11-4 overall and 5-9-2 in conference. Freshman goalie Will Yanakeff stopped 34 of 36 shots that came his way, and Laker goalie Kevin Kapalka made 31 saves. Junior defenseman Brock Shelgren scored at 5:59 of the first period, and sophomore forward Derek Grant added a power play goal at 16:32 of the period for MSU. The Lakers (6-11-5, 4-8-4-3) scored a shorthanded goal at 15:11 of the first period and scored another goal at 11:26 of the second period, but neither team could score for the rest of regulation and overtime. The Lakers had to go to the fourth round of the shootout to secure victory. MSU managed six goals for the weekend after being shut out in three of four previous CCHA games. It next plays a two-game series against Miami (Ohio) at 7:30 p.m.
For the second consecutive game, the MSU men’s basketball team rallied to force a game into overtime.
A flurry of third-period goals lifted the MSU hockey team to a 4-0 win at Lake Superior State on Friday.
Whether it’s trying to figure out how to break down Northwestern’s 1-3-1 trapping defense or stop its complex offense, the Wildcats can be a nightmare for opposing coaches to prepare for. Fortunately for the MSU men’s basketball team (11-5 overall, 3-1 Big Ten) and head coach Tom Izzo, who host Northwestern (11-4, 2-3) at 1 p.m.
Generating offensive production will be the theme this weekend when the MSU hockey team visits Lake Superior State for a pair of games.
Although the tale is as old as time, applying Beauty and the Beast to sports is relatively new, and the MSU gymnastics and wrestling teams are entering uncharted waters Friday at West Virginia.
Despite season-ending injuries and unexpected lineup changes, the MSU wrestling team still has a few tricks and strategies left to try and maintain the team’s best season start since 1993-94.
In a loud arena during an NCAA men’s basketball game, communication is key.
As the clock ran down to half a second, senior forward Kalisha Keane came off of a screen, caught a pass from senior guard Brittney Thomas and pulled up for a three. Game over.
Redshirt junior forward Lykendra Johnson only had one way to describe the women’s basketball team’s game against No. 16 Iowa on Thursday night.