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It was only fair this one kicked off with senior Carson Cooper scoring the first two points and allowing the Izzone to pop their paper bags. Rutgers knocked down two early threes to take an 8-6 lead at the first TV timeout. Cam Ward brought his energy on the offensive end. After grabbing multiple consecutive […]
A monster effort from Kennedy Blair was not enough to save Michigan State tonight. Despite 30 points from Blair and a fourth quarter rally, the 7th-seeded Spartans fell 71-69 to #10 Illinois in their opening – and now only – game of the Big Ten tournament. The game started well enough for Michigan State. They […]
It’s Senior Day in East Lansing, my favorite game of the year. For this year’s edition, the Spartans are hosting the Rutgers Scarlet Knights, a team we defeated on the road earlier this season, 88-79. This year’s seniors are: The game gets underway at 8 PM ET and is showing on FS1. What do you […]
It is going to be a jam-packed evening later today as all three of our teams that we regularly cover will be in action. And it all begins with the Women’s Basketball Team kicking off their Big Ten Tournament schedule. Here on TOC, we are going to have concurrent game threads up on the home […]
The Spartan hockey regular season ends this weekend as they head to Minnesota. This week’s games are on Thursday and Friday, both have 8pm puck drops and both are on B1G+. MSU needs 3 points this weekend to secure an outright three peat and 2 points to secure a tie. MSU doesn’t want either of […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]