By Robert Bondyrbondy@statenews.comTHE STATE NEWSnnMSU baseball used a surge of scoring and stellar pitching in a doubleheader Sunday afternoon to salvage a series victory over Minnesota, improving to .500 in Big Ten play.After dropping the series opener on Saturday, 4-2, the Spartans were able to win both games on Sunday, keeping the Golden Gophers scoreless in both games.
NEW YORK — It’s been said over and over again – this MSU team has never been to a Final Four.They were 40 minutes away from one on Sunday in “the city that never sleeps,” but MSU said goodnight to their season as they fell 60-54 at the hands of UConn.
NEW YORK — It’s been said millions of times – this MSU team has never been to a Final Four.
NEW YORK — MSU is one step away from a trip to the Final Four, but they came out flatter than a four-day old soda. However, the Spartans dug their heels in late in the half to snatch the lead from UConn and head into the locker room with a 25-21 lead.
It all clicked when he realized how much was on the line — how much he could win or lose from the results of one match.
NEW YORK — You don't have to look far for the last time MSU and UConn butted heads on the court.
NEW YORK — Gary Harris doesn’t remember much from his first college game.
NEW YORK -- A little over ten minutes were left on the clock, and MSU was staring at a four-point deficit.
NEW YORK — It doesn’t get much better than this.
NEW YORK — A close game is what fans were expecting, and that’s just what the fans have gotten, as the No. 4 seed MSU men’s basketball team leads No. 1 seed Virginia 31-27 at the half.
W hat does the President of the United States have in common with ESPN analysts and hundreds of MSU fans? They all predicted the Spartans would be NCAA champions.
Friday night’s game versus No. 1 seed Virginia, set to tip at about 10 p.m., has a lot on the line— including a trip to the Elite Eight and a shot at the Final Four for MSU seniors Adreian Payne and Keith Appling.
MSU hockey’s season came to an end in heartbreaking fashion, a game that ultimately summed up the entire 2013-14 season.
Moments after falling to North Carolina 62-53 in the second round — the program's fourth second-round exit in five years — Klarissa Bell and Annalise Pickrel sat in the locker room with their heads down, opposite from the rest of the team.
In the past couple of years when people heard "Virginia basketball," odds are they didn't cower in fear.
When March rolls around, it pays to have some experience.In the case of the MSU men’s basketball team, that’s exactly what it has — in bunches.
The MSU hockey team took the ice last Thursday against the Ohio State Buckeyes in the inaugural Big Ten hockey tournament and suffered a 2-1 loss in overtime, a microcosm of how the entire season went for the Spartans.The Spartans finished a disappointing 11-18-7 on the season, going 5-9-6 in the first season of Big Ten hockey conference play.
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Entering halftime, No. 5 MSU couldn’t truly complain about where they were, only trailing No. 4 North Carolina by nine. The Spartans had committed 10 turnovers, shot an abysmal 32.1 percent from the field and leading scorer freshman guard Aerial Powers was scoreless after picking up two quick fouls.
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — North Carolina ran faster, jumped higher, and put on a show for the home crowd.
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — MSU trails North Carolina, 36-27, at halftime of the NCAA Tournament second round game at Carmichael Arena at Chapel Hill, N.C.