Michigan State’s season came to an end on Saturday night after the Spartans lost to Butler, 52-50.The Bulldogs will advance to the championship game to face the Duke Blue Devils on Monday night.
The game was a nail-biter till from start to finish. Tied 28-28 at the half, both teams were playing sound defense and making [...]
Michigan State defeated the Tennessee Volunteers 70-69 on Sunday afternoon. With the win, Michigan State is advancing to its second straight Final Four to take on the fifth seeded Butler Bulldogs (32-4).
Once again, Durrell Summers stepped up for the Spartans, scoring a game high 21 points. Draymond Green and Raymar Morgan each added 13 [...]
Michigan State defeated ninth-seeded Northern Iowa to advance to its second straight Elite Eight appearance.
The Spartans were without their leader and top scorer Kalin Lucas, but still managed to pull together and mount a victory over the Panthers (30-5). Durrell Summers led the Spartans with 19 points while Korie Lucious added 10 of his [...]
Michigan State defeated New Mexico State 70-67 in Friday night’s first round match-up.
Kalin Lucas led all scorers with 25 points for the Spartans, while Durrell Summers added 14 of his own. The Spartans out-rebounded the Aggies 37-32 while shooting 38% from the field. Troy Gillenwater led the Aggies with 17 points.
Michigan State will advance to [...]
Michigan State ended the regular season with a win over rival Michigan, 64-48.
With the win, the Spartans finish the regular season 24-7 and 14-4 in conference play, tying them with Ohio State and Purdue for a share of the Big Ten Title. The Big Ten conference tournament starts this Thursday, and the Spartans hold a [...]
Michigan State just barely slipped by Penn State on Thursday night, 67-65.
The Spartans held a seven point lead at the half before the Nittany Lions mounted a late second-half comeback. Taylor Battle and Chris Babb led the charge with 16 points apiece while Raymar Morgan led the Spartans with 16 of his own. Draymond Green [...]
Michigan State lost to Wisconsin on Tuesday night, 67-49.
The Spartans struggled from the floor, shooting just 37% while going 2-9 from three-point range.
Starting point guard Kalin Lucas left the game midway through the second-half with an ankle injury.
Jason Bohannon led all scorers with 19 points for the Badgers (17-5), who managed to shoot [...]
Michigan State beat Wisconsin on Wednesday night by a score of 54-47. The game was a classic example of the rivalry between the Badgers (12-3) and the Spartans (12-3) in which low scoring, prominent defense and incredible intensity dominated the game.
Chris Allen led Michigan State with 16 points while Jon Leuer led all scorers with [...]
Michigan State (10-3) defeated the Texas-Arlington Mavericks on Wednesday night by a score of 87-68. The Spartans were ahead 44-38 at the half, but managed to pull away from the Mavericks, who shot 10-23 (44%) from three-point range.
The Spartans out-rebounded the Mavericks 34-24 while shooting 51% from the field and 7-20 (35%) from three-point range.
Durrell [...]
