Michigan State basketball remains in same spot for 4th week
The men’s basketball team stays at the No. 6 ranking in the AP Poll for the fourth week in a row.
The men’s basketball team stays at the No. 6 ranking in the AP Poll for the fourth week in a row.
In the first half of No. 6 Michigan State’s 73-63 loss at Purdue Sunday afternoon, the Boilermakers’ stars were not the story.
No. 23 Michigan State defeated Michigan, 77-73, to break their four game away losing streak dating back to Jan. 3.
The loss marks Michigan State's first loss in conference play.
The No. 23 Spartans (14-5, 4-4 Big Ten) will travel to Ann Arbor to face the Wolverines (12-8, 3-5 Big Ten) for the Spartan’s biggest road test of the season.
Michigan State (9-12-3, 5-7-2 Big Ten) enters another important weekend in Big Ten play, as they travel to South Bend to face 11th-ranked Notre Dame (13-8-2, 6-6-1 Big Ten).
There was a noticeable difference in the sentiment among the Spartan locker room on Sunday.
No. 23 Spartans (14-5) swept Illinois at home with a score of 77-60, meaning the team remains undefeated with a home record of 11-0.
When Nick Ward talked to reporters Tuesday after practice, he promised that he wouldn’t force things Thursday night at Iowa.
The Spartans (14-5, 4-4 Big Ten) defeated the Fighting Illini (9-10, 1-10 Big Ten) 77-60, extending their home winning streak to 11-0.
No. 6 Michigan State (18-2, 8-0 Big Ten) was dealt a big blow early in the second half, but maintained poise, defeating No. 19 Iowa (16-4, 5-4 Big Ten), 82-67.
Michigan State’s spring game, presented by McLaren health plan, is set to kick off Saturday, April 13 at 2 p.m at Spartan Stadium.
After falling to No. 20 Rutgers, 62-76 on Jan. 20, the Spartans dropped six spots in the latest AP polls coming in at No. 23.
After assisting his team in winning the two-game series against Minnesota this past weekend, sophomore forward Mitchell Lewandowski is named the Big Ten Second Star of the Week on Tuesday.
The Spartans play back-to-back road games, starting with No. 19 Iowa on Thursday and Purdue on Sunday.
It was one of the many heads up plays from Kenny Goins on Monday, who helped lead No. 6 MSU (17-2, 8-0) to a 69-55 win over No. 13 Maryland at the Breslin Center.
The sixth-ranked Spartans defeated No. 19 Maryland 69-55 at the Breslin Center on Monday, extending MSU's win streak to a season-high 12 games.
The Spartans also remained at No. 6 in the newest AP Poll, despite losses from Duke, Virginia and Michigan, all of which were ranked higher than MSU last week and lost.
The State News spoke with Adam Dreyfuss of The Diamondback, the University of Maryland’s student newspaper, to get insight into the matchup between the No. 6 Spartans and No. 19 Terrapins Monday night.
Michigan State hockey (9-12-3, 5-7-2 Big Ten) completed its first sweep since Oct. 27, defeating Minnesota (9-10-4, 6-5-3 Big Ten) 5-3 Sunday night at Munn Ice Arena.