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 […]
12 days ago | 4 reads
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 […]
12 days ago | 1 read
The Spartans get back on the road after notching a couple home wins last week. We have matching 22-5 (12-4 Big Ten) records going up against each other in West Lafayette. The game gets underway at 8 PM ET and is streaming on Peacock. According to last week’s survey, 55% of you will be able […]
12 days ago | 1 read
Michigan State and Purdue enter Thursday’s game in West Lafayette, IN (8 PM – Peacock) with identical 22-5 records. The Spartans and Boilermakers are also even in the Big Ten standings at 12-4 and in a three-way tie with Nebraska for third place in the conference. Nebraska hosts Maryland tonight. Illinois sits a game ahead […]
14 days ago | 1 read
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, […]
14 days ago | 4 reads
Michigan State entered today’s game against Ohio State likely in a must-win situation to work towards a 3-seed in the NCAA Tournament. The initial top 16 reveal yesterday had the Spartans on the #4 line. MSU has a brutal closing stretch in the Big Ten regular season that features Purdue, Indiana, and Michigan on the […]
16 days ago | 1 read
The vibes should be better after Tuesday’s Bruin-bash. Let’s see if the Green & White can keep it going today with a Buckeye-busting. The game gets underway at 1 PM ET and is being broadcast by CBS. Let me hear you!
16 days ago | 1 read
Hey TOC Nation, here are the results of our latest survey questions. In our first question, I asked you to predict how Michigan State would fare in their final five games. Exactly half predicted a 3-2 record down the stretch. I would presume then that the most popular belief is that MSU will win the […]
17 days ago | 5 reads
Michigan State had a convincing home win on Tuesday night and looks to make it two in a row on Sunday. The Spartans are hosting our southern neighbor, the Ohio State Buckeyes. The game is scheduled for 1 PM ET and will air on CBS. OSU Overview The Buckeyes come into this one as a […]
17 days ago | 3 reads
Michigan State did exactly what they needed to do this weekend and that was to sweep the Fighting Irish and stay on pace to three peat as conference champs. MSU took all 6 points this weekend and at the time of writing this piece, Wisconsin took the first three points from Michigan in their weekend […]
18 days ago | 3 reads
As we enjoy what feel like the first hints of Spring and a rare February week of pleasant weather here in the Midwest, there is perhaps no better time to turn our attention to America’s national pastime and the 2026 Spartan Baseball squad. Michigan State will enter their 18th year of the Jake Boss era, […]
18 days ago | 1 read
The #1 ranked Michigan State Hockey team returns home this weekend to face the Fighting Irish of Notre Dame. Thursday night’s game is at 7:30pm and Friday’s is at 6:00pm with both games on BTN. For those that don’t have B1G +, this is a great weekend to watch some Spartan hockey. MSU is not […]
19 days ago | 3 reads
Welcome to this week’s survey. One real simple question for you all. I want to see how you think MSU fares in its final five regular season games. Oh yeah, I also want to see how many of you are missing games when they are on Peacock. Want more surveys in your life? Sign up […]
20 days ago | 4 reads
Michigan State started this one off with strong defense and forced UCLA into some tough midrange shots that they somehow got to fall early before a Jordan Scott three got the Spartans on the board. Coen Carr welcomed Xavier Booker back to the Breslin Center with a quick baseline dunk with an assist from Jaxon […]
21 days ago | 3 reads
We are in the back half of February now, meaning March Madness is rapidly approaching. Time for our Spartans to get out of their annual slump and turn the jets on. And it starts tonight with a visit from the Bruins and former Spartan Xavier Booker. The jump ball is at 8:30 PM ET and […]
21 days ago | 4 reads
Last year, Jase Richardson made his first start as a Spartan in the 23rd game of the season against Oregon. Richardson scored a career high of 29 points that day as MSU had a huge second half and came back to beat the Ducks at home. This year, Jordan Scott also got his first start […]
22 days ago | 3 reads
The Michigan State Spartans struggled defensively against the Wisconsin Badgers on Friday night, and we’ve begun to see a concerning trend over the last few weeks. They gave up 92 points to Wisconsin, which is MSU’s highest points allowed so far this season in Big Ten play. The other highest are against Michigan (83), Illinois […]
22 days ago | 3 reads
Michigan State is coming off an embarrassing showing in Madison as the Badgers absolutely dominated every aspect of the game. This week, MSU is back home to take on the Bruins, Feb 17 at 8:30pm on Peacock. UCLA Overview Valentine’s Day had no love for the Bruins as they were manhandled by 30 points in […]
22 days ago | 4 reads
Michigan State Women’s Basketball traveled to Ann Arbor today for a rematch with #7 Michigan. The Spartans entered the game at 20-5 overall and 9-5 in the Big Ten, which put MSU in sixth place in the Conference. Michigan came in at 21-4 overall and second in the Big Ten at 12-2. How we got […]
23 days ago | 3 reads
Here are the results of this week’s survey questions, and we have already seen at least some of the results to what we asked you to make a call on. In last night’s game vs. Wisconsin, Denham Wojcik played 8 minutes in relief of Jeremy Fears. To the best of my memory, no other player […]
24 days ago | 2 reads
That was not the performance you wanted after your most recent Illinois win. Wisconsin showed up ready to shoot – they hit back-to-back threes to start the game, but Coen Carr responded with a three-pointer and five points of his own. Michigan State followed that up with four consecutive misses by Jeremy Fears and Carson […]
25 days ago | 6 reads
It has been a full six days since the Spartans took to the court. Hopefully that layoff has the team recharged and ready to make a run down the stretch to contend for the conference crown. It starts tonight with a roadie against the Badgers. Are we in store for another nailbiter or can MSU […]
25 days ago | 5 reads
Happy Friday. And for those of you in lower Michigan (and anywhere else this applies), I hope you enjoy temperatures getting into the 40s this weekend. This was a rough winter, but we are starting to get it behind us. But don’t spend all your time outside because we still got Spartans on the television. […]
25 days ago | 2 reads
Michigan State is coming off a huge home win against Illinois but their last road trip was a disaster. The Spartans struggled terribly for 37 minutes at Minnesota on February 4 before a comeback effort in the last few minutes ultimately fell short. This week, MSU travels to the Kohl Center in Madison, WI to […]
27 days ago | 5 reads
Right around this time last year, Jaden Akins, Jase Richardson, and the Michigan State Spartans were gearing up for a dominant seven game win streak to close out conference play and secure the Big Ten Title by three whole games. While this season’s push for the B1G Regular Season Championship is far from over, it’s […]
27 days ago | 2 reads