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The men’s basketball team defeated Ohio State on Sunday to win the Big Ten Tournament and went on to earn a spot as the No.
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Izzo: Championship win highlights postives, necessary improvements
Entering the Big Ten Tournament, the MSU men’s basketball team dropped two in a row and a chance at an outright Big Ten regular-season title,but the Spartans (27-7) bounced back and won their outright title on Sunday and earned a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament.
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A DECADE OF DANCING
When the MSU men’s basketball program won its last national championship in 2000, the current Spartans were in grade school, still familiarizing themselves with the game of basketball.
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Column: Big Ten Championship earned after impressive win
The MSU men’s basketball team got its outright conference championship in the Big Ten Tournament title game, where the Spartans bested Ohio State, 68-64. Just as head coach Tom Izzo promised last week at Senior Day, after a loss to Ohio State, they won their title back.
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Miami eliminates Spartans from CCHA playoffs
For much of the season, the No. 15 MSU hockey team has been waiting patiently to procure its first playoff win in more than four years. After dropping two games and being eliminated from the CCHA Tournament this weekend, that wait might be a little longer.
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MSU sends six wrestlers to Nationals
Following the trend of the season, the MSU wrestling team saw some impressive individual performances at the Big Ten Tournament last weekend, but finished near the bottom as a team.
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Gymnastics sweeps Alaska-Anchorage
One week removed from its final meet at Jenison Field House, the MSU gymnastics team swept Alaska-Anchorage in a weekend series that saw the Spartans make the 3,795 mile hike to Wells Fargo Sports Complex in Anchorage.
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MSU gets revenge over OSU in title game
Indianapolis — Before the MSU men’s basketball team took on Ohio State in the Big Ten Tournament final Sunday, “PPTPWC” was written on the white board in the Spartan locker room.
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Column: Hockey's rebuilding phase evident in playoffs
Oxford, Ohio – His scowl was louder than his voice. It was evident in the gritting of his teeth between polite but bitter words about coming up short in the CCHA Tournament.
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Spartans lose to Miami 4-1, eliminated from CCHA playoffs
Oxford, Ohio – Even with the stakes raised for the playoffs, the No. 15 MSU hockey team still had plenty to play for on Saturday night. The Spartans needed a win to keep their playoff hopes alive in the best-of-three series with Miami (Ohio) in the quarterfinals of the CCHA Tournament.
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Column: Spartans look to capitalize on chance at redemption
Only one thing will be on the minds of the Spartans on Sunday, and it won’t have anything to do with payback or seeds.
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Thornton changes game with play on floor, leadership
Scoring nine straight points, Austin Thornton’s three consecutive 3-pointers sparked a 26-5 MSU run that changed the complexion of the game and led to the Spartans’ 65-52 win over the Badgers.
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Spartans roll over Badgers, prepare to face Buckeyes in Big Ten Championship game
Indianapolis — Despite a slow start to the No. 1-seed MSU men’s basketball team’s Big Ten Tournament semifinal game against No.
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Spartans motivated for game two after shutout loss
Oxford, Ohio – It could have been the physical dominance at both ends of the ice. It could have been the four goals in the second period that effectively ended sophomore goalie Will Yanakeff’s night.
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Hockey shutout 6-0 by Miami in first game of CCHA playoffs
Oxford, Ohio – From the first day of his hire in March, Tom Anastos has put a magnifying glass on MSU’s stagnant playoff record and made it the goal of the team to turn the corner by securing the program’s first playoff win since 2008. The goal will have to be put on hold for another night as the No. 5-seed Spartans couldn’t stave off the potent No. 4-seed Miami (Ohio) scoring attack led by forward Jimmy Mullin to fall, 6-0, in the first game of the series in the quarterfinals of the CCHA Tournament at Steve Cady Arena in Oxford, Ohio.
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Trice plays through pain, makes impact in first Big Ten Tournament game
Not only was Trice able to play Friday in MSU’s 92-75 win over Iowa, he logged 24 minutes — the second most he’s played all season — and knocked down three 3-pointers on his way to nine points.
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Payne scores career high in win against Iowa
Indianapolis — Adreian Payne had a focus he’s never had before during the No. 8 men’s basketball team’s 92-75 win against Iowa.
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Column: MSU shows impressive depth in win against Iowa
_Indianapolis —_ It wasn’t quite the 34-point beat down that the No. 8 MSU men’s basketball team gave Iowa when the Hawkeyes came to Breslin Center Jan. 10, but the 92-75 win in the second round of the Big Ten Tournament gave the Spartans plenty to be happy about.
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MSU dominates Iowa, takes on Wisconsin on Saturday
Once the No. 1-seed Spartans found their rhythm, they couldn’t be stopped, rolling to a 92-75 win over No. 8-seed Iowa at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.
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Men's basketball starts 'new season' against Iowa at Big Ten Tournament
After the MSU men’s basketball team lost its final two games of the regular season, the Spartans felt like they let a golden opportunity slip through their fingers. MSU (24-7 overall, 13-5 Big Ten) could have won an outright Big Ten Championship with a win against either Indiana or Ohio State last week.