After an 82-63 blowout victory against the No. 2-seeded Ohio State Buckeyes in the Big Ten Tournament semifinals, the Spartans are playing for a Big Ten title against Maryland.
It's the same thing everyone says every year, MSU head coach Tom Izzo seems to have MSU rolling once March arrives.
With 52.8 seconds left in No. 2 MSU's game against Ohio State on Saturday, that's when it happened. The Spartans were leading the Buckeyes 88-73, and with the game in hand, one-by-one, the four MSU seniors -- Denzel Valentine, Matt Costello, Bryn Forbes and Colby Wollenman -- all checked out of a game at Breslin Center for one last time.
INDIANAPOLIS—The matchup on Saturday between No. 2 Ohio State and No. 3 MSU was going to be a thrilling one from start to finish, and that’s exactly what it was, if you’re a Spartan fan. Saturday was the third meeting this season between the Spartans and the Buckeyes, with each prior matchup being decided by five points or less. In the end, it was the Spartans who claimed victory against the Buckeyes in blowout fashion, 82-63.
The No. 2 MSU men's basketball team (26-5, 13-5 Big Ten) defeated the Ohio State Buckeyes Saturday from Breslin Center, 91-76. The victory clinches the Spartans the No. 2 seed in the upcoming Big Ten tournament in Indianapolis.
The No. 2 MSU men's basketball team (25-5, 12-5 Big Ten) leads the Ohio State Buckeyes (19-11, 11-6) at the half from Breslin Center, 47-37.
Exactly one week after their thrilling triple overtime victory against Ohio State, the Spartans are gearing up to rematch the Buckeyes, this time with a Big Tournament trophy on the line.
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It wasn’t until late in the second quarter that the Spartans gave Bankers Life Fieldhouse its first floor smack.
Tied up 2-2 with conference leading Minnesota (18-14, 13-4) , MSU (9-21-3, 5-11-1) had a chance to swing the puck luck into its favor.
It’s much easier to win three games in a row than five—and the MSU women’s basketball team is now on their way to do so. On Friday evening the No. 3-seeded Spartans (1-0) defeated the No. 6-seeded Purdue Boilermakers (1-1) in their debut game in the 2016 Big Ten Tournament by a final score of 65-64.
The two dynamic duos of MSU basketball: Denzel Valentine-Bryn Forbes and Aerial Powers-Tori Jankoska.
MSU gets 2-seed if - Win MSU gets 3-seed if - MSU loses + Wisconsin beats Purdue + Iowa loses to Michigan + Maryland loses to Indiana MSU gets 4-seed if : MSU loses +
When the No. 2 MSU men's basketball team (25-5, 12-5 Big Ten) takes the Breslin Center floor Saturday at noon against Ohio State, for four MSU seniors, it will be the last time. Forwards Matt Costello and Colby Wollenman and guards Denzel Valentine and Bryn Forbes have all had successful careers in the green and as it stands Friday morning, is a senior class with 108 career victories, just seven short of the school's all-time winningest class in 2001.
Meet MSU graduate Kristin Porter. Porter is the founder of FAB, also known as Females in Athletic Business. FAB is a women’s empowerment organization that is aiming to unite both students aspiring to pursue a career in sports business and professionals already in the industry to expand the growing number of females pursuing jobs in sports business.
The No. 19-ranked Spartans will turn their focus to get ready for the Big Ten tournament
Josh Jackson, the nation's No. 1 overall basketball recruit for the class of 2016, will be taking an official visit to MSU this weekend.
No. 2 MSU (25-5, 12-5) beat Rutgers (6-24, 0-17) 97-66 as MSU continues to make a push for a double-bye in the Big Ten Tournament.
MSU senior guard Denzel Valentine has been around the MSU men's basketball program since birth.
Bennie Fowler was a four-year scholarship player for MSU football, tallying 93 receptions and 1,341 yards with 11 touchdowns in his span of 44 career games.