Welcome to the Big Ten. That’s the message MSU men’s basketball head coach Tom Izzo delivered to his team during Saturday’s 65-59 win against Minnesota. “Although we outrebounded them by 20, they took it to us physically,” Izzo said.
A youthful defense is a double-edged sword for the MSU hockey team. On one hand, the lack of experience causes a breakdown in communication on the ice and leads to 37 shots on goal, hence Saturday’s tie against Lake Superior, which is winless in the CCHA.
It’s like kissing your sister. Despite Friday’s six-goal blowout against Lake Superior State, Saturday’s hockey game headed into overtime as the Spartans and Lakers tied at three. The Spartans are now unbeaten in their last 18 overtime games, posting a 6-0-12 record.
MSU junior forward Tim Crowder and sophomore defenseman Mike Ratchuk know how to ring in the new year.
After dropping two straight games to unranked opponents, the MSU womens basketball team rebounded its way to an emotional 60-53 win over No. 17 Ohio State on Sunday at Breslin Center.
Detroit – It was not a very good day for Spartans sports.
Detroit – Michigan Tech has finally broken through in the Great Lakes Invitational.
After winning its last five Big Ten openers, the No. 23 MSU women’s basketball team dropped this season’s Big Ten opener to Minnesota 74-63, Saturday.
With the trip to Disney World and all of the bowl festivities drawing to a close, the Spartans now face the task of battling adversity one last time this season. MSU announced Monday that five players, including senior defensive end Jonal Saint-Dic, are ineligible for the Champs Sports Bowl against No. 14 Boston College.
Five Spartans, including senior defensive lineman Jonal Saint-Dic, will not play in the Champs Sports Bowl on Friday due to academic ineligibility or violating team rules.
On a night in which MSU senior guard Drew Neitzel needed a single assist to pass Spartan great Earvin “Magic” Johnson for a career total, Neitzel did one better.
It was The Kalin Lucas and Raymar Morgan Show Saturday night as MSU upset No. 4 Texas 78-72 in the Spartan Clash in front of a sold-out crowd of 22,076 at The Palace of Auburn Hills.
The No. 23 MSU women’s basketball team suffered another road loss. In a battle until the end, Hartford (10-2) clinched the 54-51 win in a second-half comeback thanks to its 17 points off of the 15 Spartan turnovers and Hawks forward Danielle Hood’s 19 points and eight rebounds.
During Wednesday’s men’s basketball game at Breslin Center, it was all Spartans – the MSU Spartans, not the San Jose State Spartans.
The MSU women’s basketball team held on until the end, when Oklahoma clinched the win 66-55. After claiming the lead for good just under three minutes left in the game, the Sooners handed the Spartans their first home loss of the season. Oklahoma point guard Jenna Plumley sunk the 3-point game-winner with 2:42 left on the clock to start the 10-2 Sooner run.
Senior guard Drew Neitzel had 18 points and junior forward Marquis Gray had a season-high 15 to lead the No. 9 MSU men’s basketball team over IPFW, 79-57, Saturday at Breslin Center.
Christmas came early for the MSU hockey team.
Florida’s sophomore quarterback Tim Tebow became the first underclassman ever awarded the Heisman Trophy in college football history on Saturday night.
Green and white or maroon and gold. When Sean and Monica Fochtman brought their newborn son home from the hospital two years ago, they knew their baby would be wearing one or the other.
Who remembers 2003? I bet Tom Izzo does. That was the year in which the MSU men’s basketball team faced off against Kansas, DePaul, Duke, Oklahoma, Kentucky, UCLA and Syracuse before the Spartans faced a single Big Ten opponent.