Spartans Blast Valparaiso 65-54
Derrick Nix came through with a game high 23 points and 15 rebounds as the Michigan State Spartans overwhelm the Valparaiso Crusaders 65-54 during opening round tournament play Thursday at The Palace.
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Derrick Nix came through with a game high 23 points and 15 rebounds as the Michigan State Spartans overwhelm the Valparaiso Crusaders 65-54 during opening round tournament play Thursday at The Palace.
Former Michigan State basketball star is starting to have a nice career since his basketball days ended due to injury.
Two years ago, Jordan Morgan and Michigan had to play a road game in the NCAA tournament — or so it seemed at first.
At Valparaiso, Bryce Drew will always be known as the kid who made "The Shot."
The Michigan State coach used to be content with simply getting in the NCAA tournament and pouring all of his passion-fueled preparation into trying to win the next game.
College hoop fans hit the tournament jackpot as both the Michigan Wolverines and the Michigan State Spartans will play their opening games on Thursday in Auburn Hills.
Gonzaga's first stint on top of The Associated Press' college basketball poll lasted through the final Top 25 of the season.
Fans are invited to attend FREE open practices on Wednesday in Auburn Hills.
At least Valparaiso is back in the NCAA tournament after a nine-year hiatus.
Drop the pen. Everyone knows no ink makes contact with a bracket sheet until Monday night at the earliest. Until it's deadline time, pencils are preferred.
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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.
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.
Keith Appling bounced back in time to give No. 10 Michigan State a shot to share the Big Ten title.
It's pretty rare in sports that something actually lives up to the hype.
Michigan State football coach Mark Dantonio has added former Ohio State assistant Jim Bollman to his shuffled staff.
Keith Appling was quite a clutch player for Michigan State earlier this season, making plays for himself and teammates late in games to help the Spartans surpass relatively modest expectations.
Tom Izzo knows what to expect when it comes to his basketball team.
Michigan won despite going 0-for-12 from 3-point range, which seemed like an impossible turn of events after the defensively maligned Wolverines lost at Penn State on Wednesday night.
"It's a tremendous opportunity for us to keep growing," Beilein said. "This is fertilizer for growth."
For all the good vibrations the Wolverines got back after the "Beatdown In Breslin", they lost it with the "Horror In Happy Valley".
