It wasn’t smooth all the way, but the Illini got the job done on Wednesday night against Wisconsin. The 82-70 win over the Badgers sets up an electric rematch with Michigan State on Thursday. The Spartans bested the Illini back in January, despite a late Illinois comeback; the Spartans went on to win 81-75. What […]
From The Champaign Room
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Just like they did in late January, Michigan State will tip it off against Rutgers prior to a rivalry game with Michigan. Last time, it was Rutgers on the road before hosting the Wolverines. This time, Rutgers comes to the Breslin center on Thursday (8 PM – FS1) before MSU closes out the Big Ten […]
From The Only Colors
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Duke (East), Michigan (Midwest), Arizona (West), and UConn (South) remain the four No. 1 seeds in the first bracket of the Month of Madness, but that seed line is just about the only stable one at the moment. And even it may not remain so, given how Florida (in particular), Michigan State, and Houston are […]
From Blogging the Bracket
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Time for the last surveys of the regular season. This week, we are asking you to predict the results of the final two games of the season for the men’s basketball and hockey teams. Let’s see if you get these right. Want more surveys in your life? Sign up here to participate in the weekly […]
From The Only Colors
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On Sunday, the No. 13 Ohio State women’s basketball team traveled to East Lansing, Michigan, and nearly ran the No. 15 Michigan State Spartans out of their own gym. The victory gave the Scarlet and Gray much-needed momentum and an edge over a team ranked two spots ahead of them in the NCAA Tournament committee’s […]
From Land-Grant Holy Land
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IU basketball dropped its fourth-straight game, falling 77-64 to Michigan State on Sunday at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. Here are five takeaways from the loss to the Spartans: Another poor defensive effort With the Big Ten schedule now 90 percent ...
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From Inside the Hall | Indiana Hoosiers Basketball News, Recruiting and Analysis
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With slumped shoulders and the bottom of his jersey clenched in his teeth, a dejected Lamar Wilkerson trudged toward the Indiana locker room. His team had fallen short again, losing its fourth straight game — a 77–64 home defeat to ...
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From Inside the Hall | Indiana Hoosiers Basketball News, Recruiting and Analysis
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It certainly wasn’t a finale to remember. The MSU Women’s Basketball Team hosted Ohio State on Sunday on the last day of the Big Ten season. Unfortunately, they decided to copy the strategy of the Men’s Team in their recent matchup against the Buckeyes, that being not showing up in the first half. For a […]
From The Only Colors
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Check out 29 photos by Jamie Owens from Indiana’s 77-64 loss to Michigan State at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. Purchase prints from J. Scott Photography.
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From Inside the Hall | Indiana Hoosiers Basketball News, Recruiting and Analysis
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Indiana men’s basketball entered February with about as much momentum as it could’ve had, looking every bit like a team making a push to reach the NCAA Tournament in head coach Darian DeVries’ first season at the helm. It’s entered March having lost four consecutive matchups, with Sunday’s loss to Michigan State being the latest. […]
From The Crimson Quarry
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Quick thoughts on a 77-64 loss to Michigan State: How it happened It was another disastrous defensive performance for Indiana in the first half against Michigan State on Sunday afternoon. The Spartans lit up the Hoosiers for 45 points on ...
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From Inside the Hall | Indiana Hoosiers Basketball News, Recruiting and Analysis
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IU basketball returns to action against Michigan State this afternoon at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. The Hoosiers are 17-11 and 8-9 in Big Ten play, while the Spartans are 23-5 and 13-4 in conference games. Today’s meeting with Michigan State ...
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From Inside the Hall | Indiana Hoosiers Basketball News, Recruiting and Analysis
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After 17 Big Ten regular-season games, No. 13 Ohio State women’s basketball traveled to East Lansing, Michigan on Sunday to finish up the conference schedule against the No. 15 Michigan State Spartans. On the line was not only Big Ten Tournament seeding but turning around a run of form with three losses in the last […]
From Land-Grant Holy Land
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On Sunday, the Big Ten women’s basketball regular season comes to a close. Even though the regular season championship-winning UCLA Bruins already received their trophy, Sunday comes with an air of importance thanks to the Big Ten Tournament, specifically, where each team will fall in the 15-team bracket. For No. 13 Ohio State women’s basketball, […]
From Land-Grant Holy Land
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Indiana men’s basketball is set to take on Michigan State on Sunday looking to prove itself a better team than it was in this past week’s loss to Northwestern. The Hoosiers were teetering on entering the wrong side of the bubble conversation with blowout losses to Illinois and Purdue on the road before throwing themselves […]
From The Crimson Quarry
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Ladies and gentlemen of TOC Nation, March is nearly upon us. As the calendar flips to the month of madness, Michigan State basketball will continue their two-game campaign on the road in the Hoosier State. Just this past Thursday night, Tom Izzo’s Spartans picked up a monumental road win against Purdue, good for MSU’s first […]
From The Only Colors
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Indiana men’s basketball will look to bounce back after a devastating home loss to Northwestern that severely damaged the Hoosiers’ NCAA Tournament hopes. Coming to town is a Michigan State team fresh off an impressive win at Mackey Arena, where Indiana was blown out by nearly 30 points last week. If there is a path […]
From The Crimson Quarry
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Yeah, so this caused a firestorm of controversy. The concept of rivalry in college athletics can be a headscratcher. In college football, Michigan State fans view Michigan as their rivals. Michigan fans view Michigan State as their intramural sparring partner because of their far greater concern with the team down south. Meanwhile, in basketball, Ohio […]
From The Champaign Room
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IU basketball will look to bounce back from a disastrous 72-68 home loss to Northwestern when it hosts Michigan State on Sunday at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. The Spartans have won three straight and beat Purdue 76-74 on Thursday night ...
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From Inside the Hall | Indiana Hoosiers Basketball News, Recruiting and Analysis
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This was a tough one. Both teams feelt dead even all night long. Michigan State got a late push, Purdue had two chances to tie or win at the end, and didn’t pull it off. Damn good classic Big Ten basketball game. This will go easier if I dive right into the bullet points: Can […]
From Hammer and Rails
| 7 days ago
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We were only a few minutes into this one before it looked like it was going to be a long night as Purdue started the game off on a 9-2 run. They were outhustling Michigan State and were getting easy buckets for Oscar Cluff down low. They took a 13-6 lead heading into the first […]
From The Only Colors
| 7 days ago
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Coming into Mackey Arena against a Michigan State team that you’re tied with in the conference standings, and have identical overall records as well, you knew this thing was going to be a dog fight. And no, I’m not referring to Ripper who performed it frisbee dog halftime entertainment. Well, the first half lived up […]
From Hammer and Rails
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Hey TOC Nation, here are the results of our latest survey questions. In our first question, I asked you to predict who would record more assists in tonight’s game, Jeremy Fears or Purdue’s Braden Smith. Three quarters of you are on Team Fears. We will find out in just a few more hours. In question […]
From The Only Colors
| 7 days ago
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Michigan State 2025-2026 Season Overall Record: 17-9 Big 10 Record: 8-7 Previous 3 Games 2/22: W – 66 – 60 vs Ohio State @ Home 2/17: W – 82 – 59 vs UCLA @ Home 2/13: L – 71 – 92 vs Wisconsin @ Away Michigan State Personnel Starters Bench Key Analytics (Per KenPom.com – National Rank / Big 10 Rank […]
From Hammer and Rails
| 7 days ago
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Happy Tuesday, TOC Nation. Welcome to this week’s survey. MSU Hoops has a big game this Thursday at Purdue. In addition to being a contest that will go a long way in the Big Ten’s battle for 2nd place, or at the very least a triple-bye (yes, “triple”!) in the newly formatted Big Ten Tournament, […]
From The Only Colors
| 9 days ago
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