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Minnesota leading MSU by 5 at halftime

Matt Sheehan
January 11, 2014

Minnesota walked into Breslin Center as one of the nation’s worse shooting teams, hitting 43.5 percent of its shots from the field. That has been anything but the case so far for the Gophers, as they are lighting up MSU’s defense from behind the arc, shooting 7-of-12 on 3-pointers to give them a 41-36 halftime lead. Gopher forward Malik Smith is doing most of the damage on the court with 11 points, nine of which came from 3-pointers.

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Hockey loses to Ohio State, 5-3, after Buckeye comeback

Robert Bondy
January 10, 2014

In a valiant effort by junior forward Matt Berry, MSU fell to Ohio State on Friday night at Value City Arena in Columbus, Ohio, 5-3. MSU blew a 3-2 lead, giving up three third-period goals — including two within the first 90 seconds of the period. Buckeye junior forward Ryan Dzingel had three goals on the night, including the final two goals of the game to finish off MSU (6-10-2, 0-2-1-1 Big Ten). Ohio State (11-6-0, 1-2-0 Big Ten) found the back of the net first on Friday night, with senior forward Alex Szczechura scoring only 4:45 into the first period on the power play.

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Rose Bowl provides model for hockey team

Robert Bondy
January 8, 2014

Outside of seeing the flailing arms of basketball head coach Tom Izzo’s wife, Lupe Izzo, while shooting a video of the final defensive stop, head coach Tom Anastos didn’t see much of senior linebacker Kyler Elsworth’s Rose Bowl-clinching stop.

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Despite injuries, Appling, Payne carry Spartans

Matt Sheehan
January 8, 2014

Tuesday night was senior night at Breslin Center. No, not the annual celebration of seniors playing their last game in front of a home crowd – this senior night was much more painful. “My two seniors are both hurt,” head coach Tom Izzo said after his team’s “72-68 victory over No.

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No Payne, No Game

Zach Smith
January 7, 2014

Every kid dreams about hitting the game winning shot to win a big game, but for Keith Appling, his dream has become a reality. The senior guard’s three-pointer with under 30 seconds left in overtime gave the No.

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Stars to show down

Matt Sheehan
January 6, 2014

When Big Ten basketball fans hear “Ohio State,” most of them will immediately think of senior point guard Aaron Craft, who has been pestering opponents for the last four years.