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March 26, 2013

The Spartan Nation Basketball Report

For the fifth time in six years, and eleventh in his Hall of Fame career, Tom Izzo is taking the Spartans to the Sweet 16. Many in Spartan Nation already have their best dancing shoes shined up for the excitement that is the second weekend of the Big Dance. MSU will of course travel to Indianapolis [...]

The Spartan Nation Basketball Report

Coming off the deflating 58-57 loss at Michigan, and third straight, the Spartans are all but out of contention to repeat as Big Ten Champions. “Tough week for us,” Tom Izzo described to Spartan Nation earlier this week. After MSU kind of gave one away to the Wolverines in the 2nd Half, Indiana has since [...]

The Spartan Nation Basketball Report

Coming off the thrilling, if not somewhat controversial 72-68 loss to Indiana on Tuesday night, the Spartans look to regroup before hitting the road for Ohio St. on Sunday. The Indiana loss, which easily could’ve been a Spartan “W”, makes the Ohio St. game practically a “must win” if MSU wants to play for the [...]

The Spartan Nation Basketball Report

Coming off their 60-51 win over Tubby Smith’s Golden Gophers, the Spartans must get ready in a hurry for a dangerous trip to Purdue. The Spartans sit at 8-2 in the Big Ten, currently second place in what will be a very close race over the next month. The main concern coming out of the [...]

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January 23, 2013

The Spartan Nation Basketball Report

Midway into the toughest week of the Big Ten schedule, Spartan Basketball now stands at 6-1 in the league, buzzing at the top after their huge win in Madison. The road win over Bo Ryan’s Badgers can serve as a solid boost in competing for what’s already stood out as the deepest Big Ten season in [...]

Spartan Football: The Outlook Moving Forward…2013

Coming off the 17-16 Bowl win over TCU, the Spartans finished 2012 at 7-6 and now begin preparing for 2013. Offense No unit let Spartan Nation down more than the Offense in 2012, and they know it. The biggest issue the entire team faced in 2012 was the play of the Offensive Line, making their [...]

The Spartan Nation B1G Basketball Report

Coming off their first week split in the Big Ten, the Spartans are off until Thursday night when they travel to Iowa. They’ll next return home for a Sunday evening game against Nebraska. In the meantime, Tom Izzo hopes to make immediate progress in a couple of important areas. The Spartans have started a little [...]

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December 28, 2012

Spartan Nation Basketball Report: Mid-Term Analysis

Coming out of non-conference play, Spartan Basketball is a comfortable 11-2. They’re not an outstanding 11-2, not a disappointing 11-2, and certainly not a soft 11-2. All in all they’ve been pretty solid. There’s one big win on their resume, which many considered a surprise, and arguably two surprise losses. But if you look back [...]

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November 29, 2012

Spartans Head to South Beach and Get Upset by the Hurricanes 67-59

Coral Gables, Fla. There’s rarely any shame in losing on the road against an ACC team. Michigan State has done it before, and when it comes at places like Duke and North Carolina, it comes with some sort of understanding that you just lost to a pretty good team. But on Wednesday at the BankUnited [...]

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November 21, 2012

Gary Harris Update: Out 2 – 3 Weeks

Just in from Michigan State is the Press Release below: Harris Out 2-3 Weeks With Shoulder Sprain Tests reveal left shoulder sprain. Michigan State freshman Gary Harris will be out 2-3 weeks with a left shoulder sprain. The evaluation was made following an x-ray and MRI on Wednesday morning. Harris was injured on the first [...]