Indianapolis — All season, the No. 11 Spartans has been preaching about how football is a game of inches and how minute details can easily change the pace or outcome of a game.
INDIANAPOLIS, IND. — As the final seconds ticked away at the inaugural Big Ten Championship game Saturday night, a sea of green began to flood the exits at Lucas Oil Stadium.
Playing off of “instincts” Jasmine Thomas decided to pull up and knock down the game-tying 3-pointer to force overtime, helping MSU (6-3) come from behind to beat Eastern Michigan (5-2) on Saturday 60-59 at Breslin Center.
The No. 11 MSU football team played well all game, but ultimately fell to Wisconsin, 42-39, in the inaugural Big Ten Championship game.
The MSU hockey team sweeps Bowling Green with a 4-1 win Saturday.
Looking to avoid a potential trap game at the hands of Bowling Green, the No. 16 MSU hockey team handled its business and came away with a 5-1 win Friday at Munn Ice Arena.
After falling behind by as many as 16 points, MSU’s second half rally came up short against No. 9 Miami (6-1) and the Spartans fell to the Hurricanes on Thursday at Breslin Center 76-60.
When the MSU and the Wisconsin football teams had their first meeting earlier this season, the game was decided in the final seconds with a last-ditch Hail Mary pass to give MSU the win. The stakes are higher this weekend.
For senior wide receiver Keith Nichol and senior quarterback Kirk Cousins — the duo who combined for one of college football’s most exciting plays this season — Saturday’s rematch with Wisconsin is exactly what was expected.
MSU’s football program has been fortunate enough to have several standout quarterback-wide receiver combinations throughout the years, but none of them quite compare to the unique relationship and chemistry between seniors quarterback Kirk Cousins and wide receiver B.J. Cunningham.
Despite defeating Wisconsin once already this season, the No. 11 Spartans are headed to Indianapolis for the Big Ten championship game as the underdogs for the second time this season against the No.
After three months of the daily grind of the regular season, the MSU volleyball team will open the postseason at 5:30 p.m. today in Austin, Texas, when it faces Arizona in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
With an upcoming series against hated in-state rival Michigan (7-7-2, 3-5-2) next week, the CCHA’s last place Bowling Green (6-8-2, 1-8-1-1) almost seems like an afterthought. But head coach Tom Anastos has challenged his team to rise to the occasion.
On Thursday, Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder declared Dec. 2 MSU Green Day. According to a press release, the day will be used to honor the MSU football team and its upcoming match-up in the inaugural Big Ten championship game in Indianapolis.
Brandon Wood wanted the men’s basketball team’s first Big Ten/ACC Challenge win since 2007 and had that chance in his first and only game in the event.
With recent success, MSU hockey is building confidence but staying motivated.
MSU head coach Mark Dantonio said as his team prepares for a rematch against Wisconsin in the inaugural Big Ten championship game, the only thing changing is the heat in the No. 11 Spartans’ indoor practice facility.
Going into the NCAA Tournament, the MSU volleyball team will have to prepare for facing some of the best teams in the nation.
Head coach Suzy Merchant and the MSU basketball team (5-2) will host the No. 9 Miami Hurricanes (5-1) Thursday (8 p.m., Big Ten Network) at Breslin Center in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge.
The Big Ten announced another slew of awards Wednesday, this time with no members of the first-place MSU football team on the list.