| Buckeyes battle Spartans in key Big Ten matchup | Wed Oct 15 10:40:53 2008 EST |
| East Lansing, MI (Sports Network) - A Big Ten Conference battle will ensue in East Lansing this weekend, as the 20th-ranked Michigan State Spartans welcome the 12th-ranked Ohio State Buckeyes to town. Both teams are 6-1 overall and 3-0 in Big Ten play, so the importance of this showdown is obvious. Under head coach Jim Tressel, the Buckeyes are 31-10 overall and 10-5 on the road against ranked teams. They are currently riding a four-game win streak since suffering their only loss of the season | |
| Pivotal Big Ten bout pits Spartans against Wildcats | Wed Oct 8 10:50:12 2008 EST |
| Evanston, IL (Sports Network) - A couple of red-hot programs are set to clash in Evanston this weekend, as the 23rd-ranked Michigan State Spartans tussle with the undefeated Northwestern Wildcats in a key Big Ten bout at Ryan Field. The Spartans come into the game with a lot of confidence, as they have posted five wins in a row since dropping their season-opener at California. The current streak is the longest for the program since 2003 and it includes a narrow 16-13 triumph over Iowa last week | |
| Spartans and Panthers meet in second round of NCAA Tournament | Sat Mar 22 10:28:56 2008 EST |
| Denver, CO (Sports Network) - Now in his 13th year with the Michigan State Spartans, head coach Tom Izzo tries to work towards his second national championship as he and the Spartans contend with the Pittsburgh Panthers in the second round in the South Region at the Pepsi Center in Denver tonight. Izzo led the squad to the 2000 title, 21 years after the team picked up its first national championship when the Magic Johnson-led Spartans took care of Larry Byrd and the Indiana State Sycamores. Foc | |
| Owls and Spartans meet in South Regional action in Denver | Thu Mar 20 10:40:45 2008 EST |
| Denver, CO (Sports Network) - Making their 11th straight appearance in the NCAA Tournament, the Michigan State Spartans open up play with a first-round matchup with the Temple Owls in the South Region this afternoon at the Pepsi Center in Denver. No stranger to the Final Four, MSU head coach Tom Izzo ranks fourth among active coaches with four trips to the final stop of the event, now celebrating it's 70th year. Izzo is also responsible for leading the Spartans to one of their two national titl | |
| Spartans and Badgers mix it up in Big Ten semifinals | Sat Mar 15 11:10:23 2008 EST |
| Indianapolis, IN (Sports Network) - After one of the most impressive defensive efforts in the history of the Big Ten Conference Tournament, the eighth-ranked Wisconsin Badgers now turn their attention to the 19th-ranked Michigan State Spartans in the semifinals of the 11th annual event at Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. On Friday, the top-seeded Badgers played a huge part in the lowest-scoring game in the history of the tournament as they completely shut down an overmatched Michigan squad i | |
| Buckeyes challenge Spartans for right to head to Big Ten semifinals | Fri Mar 14 10:31:50 2008 EST |
| Indianapolis, IN (Sports Network) - After closing out the regular season against each other, the fourth-seeded Michigan State Spartans will collide with the fifth-seeded Ohio State Buckeyes in the quarterfinal round of the Big Ten Tournament at Conseco Fieldhouse. The Buckeyes were able to snap a four-game losing skid with back-to-back victories over Purdue (80-77 OT) and Michigan State (63-54) to close out their season. Those two wins pushed Ohio State's league mark to a respectable 10-8 on th | |
| Buckeyes seeks second straight win over a ranked foe | Sun Mar 9 10:53:10 2008 EST |
| Columbus, OH (Sports Network) - The 17th-ranked Michigan State Spartans are set to collide with the Ohio State Buckeyes in the regular season finale for both Big Ten teams. Michigan State is 24-6 overall and 12-5 in conference play, but while the team owns a perfect 17-0 mark at home, five of the nine true road games for the Spartans have resulted in defeat. They were most recently in action on Thursday when they knocked off Illinois by a 59-51 final, marking their fourth win in the last five o | |
| Neitzel leads Spartans past Illini | Thu Mar 6 23:35:01 2008 EST |
| Champaign, IL (Sports Network) - Drew Neitzel scored 17 points to lead the 17th-ranked Michigan State Spartans past the Fighting Illini of Illinois, 59-51. Drew Naymick added 12 points for the Spartans (24-6, 12-5 Big Ten), who have won two in a row and four of five. Goran Suton ended with 10 points to match his 10 rebounds. Shaun Pruitt scored 13 points for Illinois (12-18, 4-13), which has let four of its last five contests slip away. Brian Randle ended with seven points and Chester Frazier s | |
| Spartans seek revenge against visiting Nittany Lions | Wed Feb 20 11:41:44 2008 EST |
| East Lansing, MI (Sports Network) - The 19th-ranked Michigan State Spartans have been looking forward to this evening's Big Ten Conference clash with the Penn State Nittany Lions. PSU is a respectable 12-12 overall, but the team has won only four of its 12 league games to date. The Nittany Lions are coming off a thrilling victory, however, as they halted a two-game skid with a 52-51 decision over Illinois on Saturday. As for Michigan State, it has fallen off the pace and possibly out of content | |
| Michigan State and Purdue meet in Top-25 clash | Tue Feb 12 10:46:15 2008 EST |
| West Lafayette, IN (Sports Network) - In what should be a highly entertaining Big Ten Conference matchup, the 10th-ranked Michigan State Spartans will do battle with the 19th-ranked Purdue Boilermakers. Surprisingly, Purdue sits alone atop the conference standings with a 10-1 league record, while Michigan State enters with an 8-2 mark, good for fourth place. Clearly, the Big Ten has proven to be one of the most competitive league's in the nation this season. While Michigan State is a perfect 14 | |
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