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Tickets On Sale For Men's Basketball Banquet
Tickets for the Michigan State men's basketball banquet are currently on sale at MSUSpartans.com. The annual awards banquet will be held on March 5 at Breslin Center. The reception begins at 5:30 p.m., with dinner starting at 7 p.m. Tickets are $50. The event includes comments from MSU basketball coach Tom Izzo and acceptance speeches from award winners.
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5 days ago
Spartans Host Penn State Wednesday
Michigan State welcomes Penn State to Breslin Center Wednesday for the only meeting of the regular-season between the Spartans and Nittany Lions. MSU is coming off a 10-point win over Michigan, while PSU fell at Iowa on Saturday. The Spartans are looking to maintain their perfect 14-0 home record, while the Nittany Lions are looking for their first conference road win.
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5 days ago
No. 9 Michigan State Wins State Battle Versus Rival No. 23 Michigan, 64-54
Draymond Green had 14 points and 16 rebounds to lead No. 9 Michigan State to a 64-54 win over No. 23 Michigan on Sunday, backing up his guarantee of a victory.
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7 days ago
Izzo Goes For Win No. 400
Following Saturday's win over Purdue, Michigan State is back in a three-way tie for first place in the Big Ten. The Spartans welcome Minnesota to Breslin Center as the Golden Gophers are one of the league's hottest teams having won three in a row, including two straight on the road. MSU has won nine straight games played on one of the two schools' campuses.
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18 days ago
Coach Izzo Press Conference - Jan. 23
Michigan State head coach Tom Izzo addressed the local media on Monday, Jan. 23. Among the topics addressed were MSU's win vs. Purdue, the Spartans' game on Wednesday vs. Minnesota and the unselfishness of this year's team.
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20 days ago
Grinz On Green: Effort Will Be Key Tuesday
One item in Michigan State's game plan for Michigan is being emphasized more than any other. Yes, shot selection, limiting turnovers, taking advantage of screens, boxing out and rebounding will be important when the Spartans visit the Wolverines: Energy.
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26 days ago
Grinz On Green: Spartan Unselfishness Contagious
During one of his recent pregame shows, Michigan State coach Tom Izzo talked about the importance of finding a so-called go-to guy even though he had to know listeners were yelling the names of Draymond Green and Keith Appling at their radios.
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January 11, 2012
Post Game Quotes
Michigan State Head Coach Tom IzzoOpening StatementWell, it was one of those strange games. I felt like just like the opposite happened to us last year. We were thirty-something down and we didn't play well. I didn't think Iowa played as well as I saw them on film. On the other side, I think we played as well as we could the first half. So, it wasn't a normal game. They...
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January 10, 2012
No. 16 Michigan St. 68, Nebraska 55
Draymond Green scored 19 points and Keith Appling had eight of his 14 in the last 7 minutes to help No. 16 Michigan State hold off struggling Nebraska 68-55 on Saturday, the Spartans' 13th straight victory.
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December 31, 2011
Michigan State 80, Indiana 65
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December 28, 2011
Grinz On Green: Spartans End Non-Con With Tough Win
On-line columnist Steve Grinczel takes a look at MSU's 90-81 win over Lehigh to close the non-conference schedule. It wasn't pretty, but after a string of blowout wins, a close call might have been exactly what MSU needed to prepare for Big Ten play.
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December 23, 2011
No. 19 Spartans Take Down Lehigh, 90-81
Keith Appling scored 19 points, including all 12 of his free throws, and had seven rebounds to lead No. 19 Michigan State over Lehigh 90-81 on Thursday night.
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December 22, 2011
MSU Closes Non-Conference Play Vs. Lehigh
Michigan State wraps up non-conference play as it welcomes Lehigh to Breslin Center. The Spartans are looking for their 11th non-conference win, the most by a MSU team since 2007-08. This will be the third game in six days for the Spartans, who will next have a couple days off for the holidays before opening Big Ten play in less than a week vs. Indiana.
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December 21, 2011
No. 19 Spartans Make It Ten Straight, Rout UMKC 89-54
Branden Dawson got off to a great start in the first few minutes and scored a career-high 16 points to lead No. 19 Michigan State past UMKC 89-54 on Monday night.
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December 19, 2011
Spartans Host UMKC After Quick Turnaround
The Spartans host UMKC after a quick turnaround as MSU defeated Bowling Green on Saturday night. MSU enters the contest with a nine-game winning streak, while the Kangaroos are also hot, having won six of their last seven games. Michigan State is a perfect 7-0 at home this season, as the Spartans have just two non-conference games remaining on the schedule.
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December 18, 2011
Men's Basketball Faces Road Test At Gonzaga
The Spartans take their seven-game winning streak on the road to Gonzaga, as Michigan State will play its third ranked opponent of the non-conference schedule. The game also marks the third long trip in the first month of the season for MSU, as the Spartans will have logged more than 8,000 miles by the time they return to East Lansing.
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December 08, 2011
Spartans Host CCSU Wednesday
The Spartans put their six-game winning streak on the line as they welcome Central Connecticut to Breslin Center on Wednesday. Having established its defensive reputation through November, Michigan State opened its December schedule with one of its best offensive performances in recent memory, scoring 110 points and shooting 61.3 percent from the field. A win over CCSU would be the...
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December 06, 2011
Men's Basketball Looks For Sixth Straight Win Sunday
One year after meeting Nebraska Omaha in an exhibition contest, the Spartans host the Mavericks in a regular-season game as UNO is reclassifying as a Division I institution. The Spartans are coming off an impressive 16-point victory over Florida State and bring a five-game win streak into Sunday's contest. The Mavericks face Northern Illinois and former MSU assistant on Saturday...
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December 02, 2011
Michigan State 65, Florida State 49
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November 30, 2011
Spartans Travel To Eastern Michigan
Michigan State travels to Eastern Michigan for its first true road game of the season. This is the final game of the Auto-Owners Insurance Spartan Invitational for MSU, having won three straight at home. Michigan State is making its first trip to Ypsilanti since Dec. 17, 1987.
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November 26, 2011
Michigan State 68, Milwaukee 55
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November 23, 2011
Spartans Win Third Straight, 68-55 Over UW-Milwaukee
Draymond Green scored 18 points and grabbed eight rebounds to lead Michigan State past Wisconsin-Milwaukee 68-55 Wednesday night.
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November 23, 2011
Spartans Host Milwaukee On Wednesday Night
Michigan State looks for its third straight win as it hosts Milwaukee in the Auto-Owners Insurance Spartan Invitational. Milwaukee is MSU's fifth straight opponent to open the season that either played in the NCAA Tournament or NIT last year. The Spartans have been impressive defensively in their last two games, holding opponents to 44.0 points and .290 FG shooting.
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November 22, 2011
Michigan State 69, UALR 47
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November 20, 2011
Michigan State Downs Arkansas-Little Rock, 69-47
Austin Thornton had a career-high 13 points off the bench to lead Michigan State past Arkansas-Little Rock 69-47 Sunday night.
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November 20, 2011
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