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Happy Monday, TOC Nation. I am moving this article to the beginning of the week. This will be the last of these articles for this season. Moving forward, game info articles will be published as the information becomes available. This week is the final week of the regular season for both hockey and men’s basketball, […]
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 […]
Michigan State really needed a victory today in Bloomington, IN to keep the shine on their big win at Purdue on Thursday. The Spartans got the W, despite every effort from Indiana’s Lamar Wilkerson and Tucker DeVries, and now sit in third place in the Big Ten at 14-4. Michigan State got the start they […]
Well, it’s the first day of March and what more appropriate way is there to mark the start of this page of your calendar than by watching a bunch of Michigan State basketball. Ladies first, as is tradition. It will be Senior Day at Breslin as the Women’s Basketball Team plays their final regular season […]
The Spartans managed to survive a very odd weekend and come out with 2 points. The team looked sluggish, sloppy and filled with mental errors. They struggled with puck control and just didn’t seem themselves. They now sit 3 points away from a three peat as they head to Minnesota to close the regular season. […]
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 […]
The Buckeyes of Ohio State come to Munn this weekend in the final home stand of the regular season. Friday night is an 8:30pm puck drop and Saturday is at 8pm. Both games are available on BTN. MSU sits atop the rankings in both polls and in the conference. Winning all remaining games will set […]
You could argue that Michigan State’s win over Purdue on Thursday night was the Spartans’ biggest win of the season. No, it wasn’t the highest ranked team we’ve beaten; that was Illinois. No, it wasn’t one of the early-season neutral-site games that we normally struggle in as it takes us longer to fall into form; […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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!
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]