The Big Ten's leading rebounder, and best player on the nation's 9th ranked team may be out for awhile. Michigan State forward Draymond Green seriously hurt his left leg in tonight's mild upset loss to the Illini, and left the game with 3:50 left, unable to walk on his own power. Green was down on the Assembly Hall floor in Champaign for quite awhile, and after examination … [Read more...] about Spartans’ Leading Scorer/Rebounder Draymond Green Leaves Game With Serious Leg Injury
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Michigan St.-Illinois Game Just Like Overall Series: Very Tight
Entering tonight's contest, the Michigan State-Illinois series was tied at 55. The last 13 games in the series have been decided by 10 points or less, and this was no different. And the #9 Michigan State Spartans fell to the Illinois Fighting Illini 42-41. There was really ugly offense in the first half, by both teams. A 22-20 score is often the result when one team's best … [Read more...] about Michigan St.-Illinois Game Just Like Overall Series: Very Tight
Northwestern’s Surprisingly Good RPI, Tournament Profile
RPI (Ratings Percentage Index) is an algorithm based on opponents' winning percentage, opponents' opponents' winning percentage, and opponents' opponents' opponents' winning percentage. This is the truth, I'm not trying to sound like Dr. Seuss here. So RPI is like the BCS, a very controversial number that certains groups of people ascribe meaning to; other groups of people … [Read more...] about Northwestern’s Surprisingly Good RPI, Tournament Profile
#6 Michigan State Sees Win Streak End at Northwestern!
Was this a huge upset? On one level, yes. Any time the most prominent college basketball program in the Big Ten falls to the program with the least amount of tradition in the conference, it's huge! Not to mention it ended the biggest win streak that prominent On the other hand, Northwestern came in with a RPI of 28 while Michigan State's number is 6, so it's not that big … [Read more...] about #6 Michigan State Sees Win Streak End at Northwestern!
Michigan State on Biggest Winning Streak Since Izzo’s 1st Final Four Team
When the #6 Michigan State Spartans head to Northwestern on Saturday, they'll do so riding a 15 game winning streak=longest winning streak since the 1998-99 season, when they won 22 in a row before losing to Duke in the Final Four. That was Tom Izzo's fourth season at the helm in East Lansing, and the first of his six Final Fours. That team lost to the Wisconsin Badgers at … [Read more...] about Michigan State on Biggest Winning Streak Since Izzo’s 1st Final Four Team
CONTROVERSIAL Buzzer Beater Ending as #10 Michigan St. wins at #18 Wisconsin
It's only the third of the year yet Wisconsin has three home losses this college basketball season. Seriously, when do the Badgers lose more than twice at the Kohl Center in an entire season? Let alone three times? No. 18 Wisconsin fell to 12-4 overall and 1-2 in the Big Ten with a 63-60, overtime loss to No. 10 Michigan State (14-2, 3-0) tonight. What a way for Tom Izzo to … [Read more...] about CONTROVERSIAL Buzzer Beater Ending as #10 Michigan St. wins at #18 Wisconsin
Michigan State Tougher Team than Expected; Back in National Rankings
Last year was no doubt a down year in East Lansing, Michigan. The Spartans still won 19 games and made the NCAA Tournament, but that's definitely below par in a place like Michigan State- where they went to 6 Final Fours in 12 years. And entering the season as the consensus #2 team in all of college basketball, not advancing in the tourney was a huge disappointment. They had … [Read more...] about Michigan State Tougher Team than Expected; Back in National Rankings
Michigan State Spartans Lose Forward Delvon Roe; Retires from Knee Pain
I have to admit, I did see this one coming- just a little bit. I heard whispers about it last year, and could see early signs of while at media row of the 2010 Final Four. Michigan State University senior forward Delvon Roe has decided to end his time with the Spartans basketball team due to degenerative knee pain. Roe will remain on scholarship and is on track to graduate … [Read more...] about Michigan State Spartans Lose Forward Delvon Roe; Retires from Knee Pain
Michigan State adds Valpo’s Brandon Wood to their Backcourt
Combo guard Brandon Wood will join the Michigan State Spartans for the upcoming 2011-12 season. Wood played college basketball for Valparaiso the last two seasons, and will receive his bachelor's degree this month. He'll have one season of collegiate eligibility remaining for the Spartans. NCAA rules allow an institution to apply for a waiver to allow a student-athlete to … [Read more...] about Michigan State adds Valpo’s Brandon Wood to their Backcourt
Draymond Green Needs to Lead Michigan State out of Doldrums
I'm beginning to think Kalin Lucas is overrated. Sure he's accomplished a lot in his college basketball career, but the MSU floor general is the main culprit for all these Michigan State Spartans turnovers. The #8 Syracuse Orange gave #7 Mich St. a good ole fashioned whopping Tuesday night, and much of it was due to the shoddy ball-handling. And a lot of that is on Lucas, … [Read more...] about Draymond Green Needs to Lead Michigan State out of Doldrums