MSU Flexes Defensive Muscle, Holds Illinois without a FG the Final 8m:29s **State Farm Center- Champaign, IL** Michigan State found themselves reeling in the first half, this time down 4 and allowing 40+ points. The team rallied around their defensive strengths and Jaxon Kohler suddenly became “that guy” for MSU. Kohler stayed hot and finished… read more

Hoosiers Stun MSU with Adjusted Zone Defense, MSU Continues to Struggle Shooting **Breslin Center- East Lansing, MI** After a better start, this time it was the Hoosiers who humbled Michigan State in the second half, countering multiple runs after MSU ended the first down 3 points. Combined with another poor 3-point shooting night (4-23), the… read more

Izzo Looks to Set Big Ten All-Time Wins Record While Hosting the Hoosiers, Woodson & IU Not Seeing Eye-to-Eye After a 2-game, west coast skid, Michigan State (19-4, 2nd 10-2) #11/#11 returned to the win column Saturday with a resounding and emphatic, come-from-behind win against Oregon. As one team rallied around former champions and old… read more

Down Booker, Fears Jr Due to Illness Spartans Rally Around Jase & Defense in 2nd Half **BRESLIN CENTER- East Lansing, MI** With an illness taking out Xavier Booker and Jeremy Fears Jr. from action, Coach Izzo found his team “Strength in Numbers,” suddenly missing depth, athleticism and a pair of key pieces of this Big… read more

Ducks Make First Trip to MSU in Program History, Both Teams Looking to Shake Recent Slumps The only players on MSU’s roster to have seen Oregon back in 2022 at the Phil Knight Invitational (74-70 win) were Carson Cooper, Tre Holloman and Jaxon Kohler. However, they will see them this time back at the friendly… read more

Spartans End West Coast Trip 0-2, Cannot Overcome Turnovers in Defensive Slugfest **Pauley Pavilion- Los Angeles, CA** Michigan State was looking to rebound off a poor showing at USC, against a defensive minded UCLA squad and actually had a 12-5 lead early. Things looked immediately better with Jaden Aikins and Jeremy Fears Jr hitting early… read more

USC Controls Early Tempo, Withstands 2nd Half Rallies vs. MSU **Galen Center- LOS ANGELES, LA** USC was ready with all the hype surrounding MSU’s 2nd longest win streak and a large gathering of Spartan fans in attendance including NBA HOF legend Earving “Magic” Johnson and they came out swinging. An early offensive outburst was just… read more

While Tom Izzo prepares his team to focus on their first, West Coast trip to play first-year members of the Big Ten, USC and UCLA, he is on the doorstep of history yet again. Sitting at 725 wins, Coach Izzo has 352 within the Big Ten. This ranks second since taking over in 1995/96 season…. read more

MSU Cruises Past Minnesota, Eyes Now on USC/UCLA West Coast Trip **Breslin Center- East Lansing, MI** Suffocating defense, rebound domination, many hustle plays, 20 assists on 25 field goals and 20 free throws attempted for the 8th conference game out of 9. Typical Coach Izzo squad domination -it was the recipe for MSU’s 73-51 wire-to-wire… read more

Minnesota Arrives to Breslin Center on 3-Game Win Streak The last time MSU and Minnesota squared off, it was December 4th, and it marked the beginning of Big Ten play and the Spartans dominated. That began a long skid for the Golden Gophers afterward and was the second-straight win for MSU (17-2, 8-0 1st) who… read more