Spartans Edged By Buckeyes 61-58
Aaron Craft came on strong in the second half to finish with 20 points and lead No. 10 Ohio State past No. 8 Michigan State 61-58 on Saturday in the semifinals of the Big Ten tournament.
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Aaron Craft came on strong in the second half to finish with 20 points and lead No. 10 Ohio State past No. 8 Michigan State 61-58 on Saturday in the semifinals of the Big Ten tournament.
In a rematch of last season's Big Ten championship game, the eighth-ranked Spartans face the No. 10 Buckeyes in the conference tournament semifinals in Chicago.
Michigan State coach Tom Izzo was so disgusted that he remained mostly silent in the locker room at halftime. He said he had no answers, so he listened instead.
The Spartans trailed for most of the game but Michigan State rallied in the final minutes to beat the Iowa Hawkeyes 59-56 on Friday night.
The Heisman Trophy Trust has given voters who it says violated a "nondisclosure requirement" in 2012 until April 8 to commit to hiding their ballots in the future.
Michigan State coach Tom Izzo has seen plenty, but this may be a first.
Michigan point guard Trey Burke has been named Big Ten player of the year by both a media panel and league coaches.
As sports fans salivate as the calendar turns to March, we all know the NCAA Tournament is right around the corner.
Gonzaga is no one-week wonder at No. 1.
The Spartans (24-7, 13-5) were eliminated from Big Ten title contention early in their game when Indiana beat Michigan, and Michigan State struggled to put away the undermanned Wildcats.
The No. 10 Spartans can achieve that feat for the fourth time in five years by getting some help, then handing visiting Northwestern an eighth straight defeat in Sunday night's regular-season finale.
Second-ranked Indiana can win its first outright Big Ten title in 20 years with a victory Sunday over No. 7 Michigan, which looks to finish unbeaten at home for the first time in 36 seasons.
One of the most exhilarating Big Ten races in recent memory will finally end - in a most appropriate way.
I'm sure many Michigan fans have posted on social media over the last few days how dirty they felt after rooting for the Buckeyes on Tuesday night to beat the Hoosiers, but what Ohio State did was not only good for the Big 10 as a whole, but Michigan and Michigan State's season.
Keith Appling bounced back in time to give No. 10 Michigan State a shot to share the Big Ten title.
