Minnesota continues to control the game late in the first half as Michigan State can’t make a shot and is doing a poor job of defending the post. The Gophers are shooting 64 percent from the field while the Spartans are at 48 percent. Derrick Nix is getting plenty of good looks, but simply can’t put … Continue Reading →
Minnesota looked like it was going to break things open, taking a 25-16 lead midway through the first half, but Michigan State has fought back. Two quick 3-pointers, one from Denzel Valentine and the other from Gary Harris, have cut the Minnesota margin to 27-23 with 6:32 to play in the half. A charging call … Continue Reading →
Michigan State and Minnesota are both shooting the ball well and the result is a tight game with the Gophers leading 19-16 with 11:02 to play in the first half. Derrick Nix and Adreian Payne have played together for several minutes now but it hasn’t helped defensively as the Gophers are getting some easy looks.
Plenty of energy in the opening minutes here at Williams arena. Michigan State has handled the Minnesota pressure OK, except for an early turnover from Gary Harris. This is a tough environment for the young Spartans, especially Harris and Denzel Valentine and each has turned the ball over. It will be big for Derrick Nix … Continue Reading →
After nine days off, the Michigan State basketball team is set to get back to playing as it faces No. 11 Minnesota at 2 p.m. The Spartans have won five straight at Williams Arena, but this Minnesota team might be the best Tubby Smith has had. The Gophers have lost only once and that was … Continue Reading →
Just going over some of the leftover stuff from the Jabari Parker announcement and I can’t get past the whole Branden Dawson issue. Really, this is shocking to me that Parker came out and said THE reason he did not choose Michigan State was to not have to compete with Dawson. I mean, none of … Continue Reading →
Tom Izzo was not a happy guy on Wednesday night, and he said it was as much with himself as it was his players. He had said he was determined to shorten his rotation and play only the players who had proven they deserved minutes. Well, during a 76-44 victory over Arkansas-Pine Bluff, Izzo played … Continue Reading →
Michigan State won a game on Tuesday, but it would have been hard to tell by Tom Izzo’s mood afterward. It wasn’t a typical night when Izzo was upset with how his team played against an opponent from a lesser conference. No, on this night Izzo was frustrated, upset, angry, confused … you name it. … Continue Reading →
It wasn’t lost on some folks at the Georgia Dome that in a little more than four months, the Final Four will be taking place in the same arena. Tom Izzo insisted that was the farthest thing from his mind before, during and after Michigan State’s 67-64 victory over Kansas on Tuesday. “That’s a little bit … Continue Reading →
It wasn’t quite a European adventure, since, of course, we never left Germany. But considering the fact four bumbling Michigan State beat writers were trying to navigate the country in a nine-seat Mercedes-Benz Vito, it’s no surprise that hilarity and embarrassment ensued. Well, before we even got to the van, we couldn’t get out of … Continue Reading →