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 advanced on the Sweet 16 on Sunday afternoon by beating Maryland 85-83. Korie Lucious hit a last second three-pointer to put the Spartans ahead.
Durrell Summers led Michigan State with 26 points while Raymar Morgan added 17 of his own. Despite a turnover margin of -12, Michigan State managed to out-rebound the Terrapins 35-21 [...]
Michigan State lost an overtime battle to Minnesota on Friday night, 72-67.
After coming off an impressive victory over rival Michigan last Sunday, the Spartans (24-8,14-4) looked good heading into the Big Ten Tournament.
Unfortunately, they had play Minnesota, who just happens to be one of many teams “on the bubble” heading towards Selection Sunday. The [...]
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 defeated Purdue late Sunday afternoon, 53-44.
The Boilermakers were without their leader Robbie Hummel, who suffered a season-ending injury earlier in the week against Minnesota.
Draymond Green and Raymar Morgan both led Michigan State with a pair of double-doubles. Green had 12 points and 11 rebounds while Morgan added 16 and 11, respectively.
Michigan [...]
Michigan State defeated Northwestern on Saturday night, 79-70.
This was the second match-up between the two teams this year and the Spartans managed to dominate once again.
Kalin Lucas had 23 points while Durrell Summers added a team-high 24 along with 10 rebounds. John Shurna led all scorers with 31 points for the Wildcats (14-7).
Michigan State [...]
Michigan State pulled off a victory over rival Michigan on Tuesday night, 57-56.
Raymar Morgan came up big for the Spartans (18-3), scoring 20 points and grabbing eight rebounds. Durrell Summers added a double-double, scoring 10 and adding 10 rebounds.
Michigan (10-10) led at the half and managed to play a see-saw style of game with [...]
Michigan State improved to 5-0 in Big Ten play on late Saturday afternoon with a 73-63 victory over the Illinois Fighting Illini.
The Spartans (15-3) shot poorly from three point range (2-12) and committed 16 turnovers but managed to out-rebound Illinois 39-30 while shooting 21-26 (81%) from the charity stripe.
Demetri McCamey led Illinois (12-6) [...]
