Down 7-0 within the first few minutes of the game, the No. 15 MSU men's basketball team quickly fought back and never let Michigan regain the lead in a sloppy 64-53 win Thursday night at a packed and boisterous Breslin Center. The Spartans committed 17 turnovers in the game, a figure that had head coach Tom Izzo scratching his head. "We're getting down to crunch time here," Izzo said.
Senior guard Chris Hill held his hands high in the air a little past midcourt - the same spot he threw a lob pass that sailed over several Michigan defenders and into junior guard Maurice Ager's hands for a high flying dunk with more than six minutes left. It was another moment on the highlight reel for MSU's senior class, winning 64-53 against the Wolverines.
The MSU hockey team will meet the US National Under-18 Team, a team partially responsible for the development of five current Spartans, at 7:05 p.m.
Freshman Bryan Lerg recorded his first career hat trick last week against Lake Superior. He tallied four points in the win and tie. The State News: What has been the big difference in your recent play from your play earlier in the season? Lerg: I think I'm getting used to the environment around here.
A streak was on the line Tuesday evening at Kohl Center, and, luckily for No. 1 Illinois, its unblemished record remained intact, snapping No.
If senior guard Kelvin Torbert has to pick one game to win all year, it'd be against Michigan. Sure, he wants to beat No.
Junior forward David Booth picked up flu-like symptoms on a road trip to Miami (Ohio) earlier in the month and sat out the series against Western Michigan due to his illness.
The No. 11 MSU women's basketball team returns to action tonight at 7 p.m. against Purdue and will look to bounce back from its loss at Penn State on Sunday. MSU head coach Joanne P.
Redshirt freshman center Idong Ibok will get his chance to contribute this week. MSU head coach Tom Izzo is calling on the 6-foot-10 Lagos, Nigeria native to use his 7-foot-5 wingspan and 9-foot-3 reach to challenge every shot in practice. "We're giving him a chance to swat everything he can swat this week," Izzo said of Ibok, who hurt his hand before the season and has redshirted, but still practices with the team.
Ben Dunn is thankful the Boston Red Sox shared. Dunn, who was an intern on the grounds crew at Boston's Fenway Park last summer, received a nice chunk of change after the team won the World Series championship last fall. Although Dunn, a 26-year-old sophomore in the two-year Sports and Commercial Turf Management program at MSU, wouldn't let on to how much money he received from the team, he did reveal that they "treated (me) well." In Major League Baseball, the teams that make the playoffs receive part of the money brought in from ticket receipts.
The No. 8 MSU women's basketball team continued its troubles on the road at Penn State on Sunday, losing to the Nittany Lions, 73-56. The Spartans (16-3 overall, 5-2 Big Ten) have now lost nine of their last 10 games against the Nittany Lions (12-6, 7-0), and this game got out of hand early in the second half. The loss also snapped the Spartans four-game winning streak and pushed them down a little farther in the Big Ten standings.
Improving its record to 4-0, the men's tennis team swept its second doubleheader of the season, defeating Marquette (6-1) and Cleveland State (7-0). The Spartans won all but one of their singles matches on the day, with crucial wins from the doubles team of seniors Cameron Marshall and Andrew Formanczyk, as well as a strong singles performance by Marshall. Next week, the Spartans travel to Seattle, where they will face No.
MSU linebacker Ronald Stanley played impressively in the Hula Bowl on Saturday for the East Team, scoring two defensive touchdowns and taking MVP honors. The East rallied from a 6-0 deficit to win, 20-13. The Hula Bowl is the senior college football all-star game. Stanley returned a fumble 38 yards for a score and an interception 50 yards to lead the East in the third quarter in the comeback. Stanley was joined at the bowl by three other teammates - senior running back DeAndra Cobb, senior tight end Jason Randall and senior place-kicker Dave Rayner.
The No. 20 MSU wrestling team won 14 of its 20 matches en route to two dominating victories this past weekend at Jenison Field House. Led by pins from sophomore Andy Simmons and redshirt freshman Joe Williams and a technical fall from junior Darren McKnight, MSU overpowered an injury-depleted Kent State on Friday, 36-7.
At a time of year when the MSU hockey team is in dire need of a sweep, the Spartans were only able to take three of the available four points their home weekend series had to offer against Lake Superior State. In a season where goal scoring has been hard to come by for the Spartans, they were able to score a total of 10 goals in the series.
Minneapolis - As the final buzzer sounded Saturday, Alan Anderson found Chris Hill near mid-court and wrapped his arms around him before the teammates bumped chests. It was a brief moment of emotion and satisfaction for MSU's seniors, who were criticized as a group last week for their lack of toughness.
Minneapolis - It's all about the defense. Three days after torching Ohio State for 22 points and 12 rebounds, Minnesota guard Vincent Grier was shut down by MSU's defense as the No.
Earning top honors in all four individual events in its Big Ten opener against Ohio State barely earned the gymnastics team a win on Saturday.
Any article that you read about Munn Ice Arena will say it's one of the nicest college hockey facilities in the country.
The goal remains simple for the MSU hockey team - win three out of every four games the remainder of the regular season. After a split last weekend with Western Michigan, the Spartans (12-11-1 overall, 7-9-0 CCHA) will be forced to win both games this weekend, when they welcome Lake Superior for a two-game series at Munn Ice Arena, in order to accomplish their goal. "We know we have to win every game at home," MSU head coach Rick Comley said. "It's plain and simple and none of them are going to be easy.