Spartans Look To Keep Building, Buckeyes Face Two Tests
The Spartans (12-6, 4-1) bounced back from a loss to Penn State by beating No. 24 Minnesota 65-47 on Wednesday night.
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The Spartans (12-6, 4-1) bounced back from a loss to Penn State by beating No. 24 Minnesota 65-47 on Wednesday night.
Miles Bridges scored all 16 of his points in the first half of the game against Minnesota.
Wednesday morning the teams verified Twitter account teased what appears to be a special uniform for their game against Minnesota.
Peyton Manning and his Southeastern Conference nemesis, former Florida coach Steve Spurrier, will go into the College Football Hall of Fame together.
The Spartans missed too many buckets, missing 16 of 23 3s and they shot 37 percent from the floor overall in the second half.
Michigan State's standout freshman later blocked a shot and sprinted to the other end of the court, leaping for a one-handed dunk off another tossed pass.
In the span of one week, Raiders' quarterback Connor Cook has risen from third-stringer to starter.
Suzy Merchant fainted while coaching Michigan State against Illinois in a women's basketball game Sunday.
Coach Mark Dantonio calls Nicholson a "dynamic and explosive" player and says he should test well while preparing for the draft.
It was the third win in a row for the Spartans (10-5, 2-0 Big Ten), who led 28-9 in the first half before Northwestern got going.
Michigan State safety Montae Nicholson will forego his senior season and enter the NFL draft. He made the announcement on Thursday night via Twitter, through a long and heartfelt note.
Fueled by a better-late-than-never breakout game by Alvin Ellis III, Michigan State snapped into form after halftime of the Big Ten opener.
Alex Murphy made a 3-pointer from the corner, and a handful of fans behind the Northeastern bench could sense an upset was near.
Michigan State coach Mark Dantonio says Brian Lewerke is "the guy to beat out" at quarterback as the Spartans look ahead to 2017.
Michigan State led by 18 just five minutes into the game, but Tennessee Tech trimmed it to 10 by halftime and closed it to single digits in the game's final minute.
