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Victory For MSU

Carl Coffey — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 14:32:08 +0000

Michigan State won their first bowl game since 2001 and the first under head coach Mark Dantonio with a 33-30 triple overtime victory over Georgia in the Outback Bowl in Tampa yesterday. Michigan State, down 16-0 at the half, tied the score at 27 all with just :22 left in regulation to force overtime. Dan [...]

Tickets Punched for the Big Dance

Kelly Stevens — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 09:54:27 +0000

Both Michigan and Michigan State … along with Oakland were invited to the Big Dance on Sunday. Oakland (25-9) will play Texas (27-7) at 12:15 p.m. Friday (CBS) in Tulsa. Michigan earned a No. 8 seed, and will face No. 9 Tennessee at 12:40 p.m. Friday in Charlotte, N.C., in the West Region. The game [...]

MSU Pounds Purdue in Tourney

Kelly Stevens — Sat, 12 Mar 2011 12:45:25 +0000

Kalin Lucas scored a career-high 30 points to help the surging Michigan State Spartans beat No. 9 Purdue 74 - 56 on Friday in the Big Ten tournament quarterfinals. The Spartans take on the Penn State Nittany Lions today at 4:05p

MSU Keeps Tourney Hopes Alive

Kelly Stevens — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 11:07:41 +0000

Draymond Green had 21 points and 14 rebounds to help Michigan State beat Iowa 66 – 61 on Thursday in the first round of the Big Ten tournament and keep its NCAA tournament hopes alive. Kalin Lucas scored 11 points and Keith Appling added 10 for Michigan State, which advanced to play No. 9 Purdue [...]

Spartans Keep Tourney Hopes Alive

Kelly Stevens — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 11:07:02 +0000

The Michigan State Spartans haven’t folded the tent just yet. They raced past Iowa, 85 – 66, and head into a gigantic finale at Michigan with a tenuous grip on the program’s 14th consecutive Tournament appearance. The Spartans will have to scrap for this, because they’re not comfortably in yet. They’re 17-12, 9-8 in the [...]

Spartans Trounced by Boilermakers

Kelly Stevens — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 11:08:54 +0000

JaJuan Johnson had 20 points, a career-high 17 rebounds and seven blocks, leading No. 8 Purdue to a 67 – 47 win over Michigan State on Sunday. Purdue won both regular-season matchups against the Spartans for the first time since 1997. Kalin Lucas scored 15 of his 23 points in the first half for the [...]

Spartans Pound the Nittany Lions

Kelly Stevens — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 11:17:06 +0000

The Michigan State Spartans finally managed to look like the team they were projected to look like in all the pre-season ranking polls. Draymond Green popped in 15 points, 14 rebounds and 10 assists to become the third Michigan State player to have a triple-double in a 75 - 57 win over Penn State on Thursday night

Spartans Blown Out by Wisconsin

Kelly Stevens — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 11:05:06 +0000

Spartan Draymond Green hit a jumper in the lane to tie the game at two. That was as good as it got. Michigan State fell behind by as many as 33 as the Wisconsin Badgers poured it on early and often. The Badgers rolled to an 82 – 56 victory at Kohl Center. Kalin Lucas poured [...]

Spartans Continue Tailspin

Kelly Stevens — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 10:54:30 +0000

Matt Gatens scored 19 points as Iowa beat Michigan State 72 – 52 on Wednesday night, handing the reeling Spartans their fourth loss in five games. Iowa got off to a fast and large lead and never looked back. Kalin Lucas scored 17 points to lead Michigan State (13-9, 5-5). The Spartans have lost four [...]

Both Michigan and Michigan State Win!

Kelly Stevens — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 11:02:28 +0000

The Michigan Wolverine basketball team received a superlative second-half offensive performance and beat Iowa, 87 – 73, Sunday afternoon before an announced crowd of 12,978 at Crisler Arena. The Wolverines were led by Darius Morris who recorded the third triple-double in school history with 12 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists. Michigan State may have [...]

Spartans Upset by Wolverines

Kelly Stevens — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 11:46:27 +0000

Michigan State Guard Kalin Lucas poured in 27 points last night but it wasn’t enough as the Michigan Wolverines upset the Spartans 61 – 57 at the Breslin Center. After starting the season at No. 2, the Spartans are now 12-8, 4-4 in the Big Ten, and will have to scrap to ensure another NCAA [...]

Lucious Out At MSU

Kelly Stevens — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 13:46:39 +0000

In a statement released by the university, it was announced that junior guard Korie Lucious had been dismissed from the team for the remainder of the season. “Unfortunately, Korie Lucious displayed conduct detrimental to the program,” coach Tom Izzo said in the statement. “My focus is on this team for the remainder of the season.” [...]

Michigan and Michigan State Stink up the Court

Kelly Stevens — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 11:35:16 +0000

Both Michigan and Michigan State continued to have difficulty putting the basketball in the hoop last night. #17 Michigan State lost to #23 Illinois 71 – 62. Michigan lost their fifth game in a row losing to Northwestern 74 – 60. Both Michigan and Michigan State continued to demonstrate an inability to shoot the basketball [...]

Spartans Pull Out Huge OT Win

Kelly Stevens — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 09:34:51 +0000

The Spartans finished regulation on a 9-0 run, then outlasted No. 20 Wisconsin in overtime for a 64 - 61 victory Tuesday night. Draymond Green scored a career-high 26 points for Michigan State, and Lucas made three free throws in the final minute of overtime in what might be the game that turns his team's season around

Big Ten Shutout on New Years Day

Kelly Stevens — Sun, 02 Jan 2011 10:58:47 +0000

The Big Ten had five teams playing on New Year's Day, and all five lost — capped off by Wisconsin falling to TCU, 21 - 19, in the Rose Bowl on Saturday night. Earlier in the day, our two state schools were embarrassed — Michigan State, 49 - 7, by Alabama in the Outback and Michigan, 52 - 14, by Mississippi State in the Gator Bowl