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No. 11 Michigan St. beats Illinois, gets coach Tom Izzo 354th Big Ten win
Jaxon Kohler scored a career-high 23 points and grabbed 10 rebounds as No. 11 Michigan State gave coach Tom Izzo his record-setting 354th Big Ten win with a 79-65 victory over Illinois on Saturday night in Champaign, Ill.,The Spartans (20-5, 11-3 Big Ten) trailed by 16 points in the first half but c...

No. 11 Michigan State out to halt slide in clash with Illinois
Two Saturdays ago, Michigan State was the Big Ten's only undefeated team., ,But with three losses in their last four games, it has taken a mere fortnight for the 11th-ranked Spartans (19-5, 10-3) to tumble into third place. It doesn't get any easier for coach Tom Izzo and Co. as they face Illinois (...

Indiana hangs on to stun No. 11 Michigan State
Malik Reneau had 19 points and 12 rebounds and Indiana snapped a five-game losing streak with a 71-67 upset of No. 11 Michigan State in East Lansing, Mich., on Tuesday night.,Oumar Ballo supplied 14 points and 10 rebounds for the Hoosiers (15-10, 6-8 Big Ten), while Myles Rice and Luke Goode had 10 ...

Tom Izzo can make history when No. 11 Spartans play Indiana
Indiana is desperate for a victory. A trip to East Lansing, Mich., however, ranks as one of the toughest places to end a losing streak.,The Hoosiers, saddled with a five-game skid, will face No. 11 Michigan State on Tuesday night. On top of that, Spartans coach Tom Izzo can set the Big Ten record fo...

Down 14 at half, No. 9 Michigan State rallies past Oregon
Jase Richardson scored 18 of his game-high 29 points in the second half, leading No. 9 Michigan State to an 86-74 comeback win over Oregon on Saturday afternoon in East Lansing, Mich.,The Spartans (19-4, 10-2 Big Ten) overcame a 14-point halftime deficit, scoring 50 points in the second half, includ...

No. 9 Michigan State looks to reverse course against skidding Oregon
Two teams trying to stop losing streaks meet in East Lansing, Mich., on Saturday afternoon when No. 9 Michigan State hosts unranked Oregon.,The Spartans (18-4, 9-2 Big Ten) bring a perfect 11-0 home record into the game despite back-to-back losses in Los Angeles to Southern California on Saturday an...

Eric Dailey Jr.'s cluctch hoop carries UCLA past No. 9 Michigan St.
Eric Dailey Jr. converted the winning basket with 7.5 seconds left to lift UCLA to a 63-61 victory over No. 9 Michigan State on Thursday night in Big Ten play at Los Angeles.,Dailey drove the lane and put up a left-handed shot just over the reach of Coen Carr, and it banked off the glass and in as t...

USC secures 70-64 upset win over No. 7 Michigan State
Desmond Claude scored a game-high 19 points to lead USC to a 70-64 upset win over No. 7 Michigan State in Los Angeles on Saturday.,The Spartans (18-3, 9-1 Big Ten) suffered their first Big Ten loss of the season, snapping a 13-game winning streak. ,Wesley Yates scored 15 points and Chibuzo Agbo adde...

No. 7 Michigan St. dumps Minnesota for 13th straight win
Tre Holloman scored 12 points, all coming on his 4 of 7 shooting on 3-pointers, and No. 7 Michigan State cruised to a 73-51 win over Minnesota in a Big Ten Conference matchup Tuesday night in East Lansing, Mich.,Jaden Akins and Xavier Booker added 10 points each for Michigan State (18-2, 9-0), which...
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No. 8 Michigan State's bench shines in win vs. Rutgers
Freshman Jase Richardson poured in a season-high 20 points, fellow reserve Coen Carr had 14 points with eight rebounds and No. 8 Michigan State won its 12th in a row with an 81-74 result over Rutgers on Saturday afternoon in New York., ,The Spartans (17-2, 8-0) remained the only unbeaten team in Big...

No. 12 Michigan State outlasts No. 19 Illinois for 11th straight win
Tre Holloman scored 17 points to lead No. 12 Michigan State to an 80-78 win over No. 19 Illinois on Sunday in East Lansing, Mich.,Frankie Fidler and Coen Carr each added 11 points for the Spartans (16-2, 7-0 Big Ten), who have won 11 straight games.,Will Riley scored 19 points off the bench for Illi...

Michigan State welcomes 'NBA-caliber' test of talent-rich No. 19 Illinois
Since the calendar flipped from 2024 to 2025, No. 19 Illinois flipped a switch and pulled off two amazing feats on the road., ,On Jan. 2, the Illini set a national record for largest road win over an Associated Press Top 25 team when they trashed No. 9 Oregon by 32 points. On Tuesday night, the Illi...

No. 12 Michigan St. trips Penn St. for 10th straight win
Frankie Fidler had a season-high 18 points to go with seven rebounds and four steals as No. 12 Michigan State extended its winning streak to 10 games with a 90-85 victory over Penn State in a Big Ten game on Wednesday in East Lansing, Mich.,Jaden Akins supplied 16 points for the Spartans (15-2, 6-0 ...

No. 12 Michigan St. trims Penn St. for 10th straight win
Frankie Fidler had a season-high 18 points to go with seven rebounds and four steals as No. 12 Michigan State extended its winning streak to 10 games with a 90-85 win over Penn State in the Big Ten game on Wednesday night.,Jaden Akins supplied 16 points for the Spartans (15-2, 6-0 Big Ten). Tre Holl...

Streaking No. 12 Michigan St. aims for better finish vs. Penn St.
No. 12 Michigan State has gotten off to fast starts in its last two Big Ten games. Coach Tom Izzo would like to see a better finish when his team hosts Penn State on Wednesday in East Lansing, Mich.,The Spartans (14-2, 5-0 Big Ten) have won nine straight, keeping pace with archrival Michigan atop th...

No. 16 Michigan State's defense shuts down Washington
Jaden Akins had 20 points and No. 16 Michigan State extended its winning streak to eight games with an 88-54 victory over Washington in East Lansing, Mich., on Thursday night.,Jeremy Fears Jr. notched his first career double-double with 12 points and a season-high 10 assists for the Spartans (13-2, ...

No. 18 Michigan State blows lead, still beats Ohio State
Szymon Zapala scored a season-high 15 points and Jaden Akins added 14 as No. 18 Michigan State held off Ohio State 69-62 in Columbus on Friday for its seventh straight win.,The Spartans (12-2, 3-0 Big Ten) blew a 14-point lead in the second half, trailed by one then put together an 8-0 run and never...

No. 18 Michigan State has ‘work to do’ with Ohio State next
With non-conference games in the rear-view mirror, Ohio State will host No. 18 Michigan State on Friday night in Columbus to start its stretch of 18 consecutive Big Ten games to complete the regular season.,For the Spartans (11-2, 2-0), a lackluster 80-62 win over Western Michigan on Monday was a wa...

No. 18 Michigan State beats WMU for sixth straight win
Jaden Akins had 18 points and No. 18 Michigan State extended its winning streak to six games by defeating Western Michigan 80-62 on Monday afternoon.,Carson Cooper had 13 points and six rebounds for the Spartans (11-2) in the nonconference game. Coen Carr, Tre Holloman and Jase Richardson tossed in ...