March Madness 
Following MSU’s basketball and hockey teams through postseason play.
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Recent posts
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In the end: WNIT quarterfinal match vs. U-M
It was as even as a matchup as the MSU women’s basketball team could have asked for.
The Spartans defeated their cross-state rivals in overtime, 45-40, ending Michigan’s season in the fourth round of the Women’s National Invitational Tournament.
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Countdown to faceoff: MSU vs. Notre Dame
Colorado Springs, Colo. — As someone who’s seen all but six of MSU’s 40 hockey games this season, I can tell you that the two games against Notre Dame in January were two of the most intense, competitive games I watched this season.
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Silver lining in loss
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Countdown to tip-off: MSU vs. Memphis
Houston — Don’t jinx it there, Memphis faithfuls.
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Gray's status for Sweet 16 unknown after knee injury
After supposedly healing from a toe injury sustained between the Big Ten Tournament and MSU’s first-round NCAA Tournament game against Temple, junior forward Marquise Gray was bitten by the injury bug again.
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Teams unfairly paired in NCAA hockey tournament
I am not a fan of the job the selection committee did for this year’s NCAA hockey tournament.
My lone complaint with the field is that Wisconsin made the postseason with a sub-.500 record. That shouldn’t be allowed, especially with other programs barely behind them with better records.
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Izzo gets playbook pointers from Saunders
At his weekly news conference on Monday, Izzo said he’s had the chance to discuss expanding MSU’s playbook with Saunders — not just adding more in quantity, but boosting the quality of current plays by opening up more options when an opponent takes away a certain component.
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Halftime thoughts: MSU vs. Pitt
Denver — What a way to end the half! Are you kidding me?
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Countdown to tip-off: MSU vs. Pitt
Denver — I watch too much NCAA Tournament analysis on CBS and ESPN — way too much.
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Off day: MSU vs. Pitt
Denver — All you amateur dancers, please leave the floor — we only have room for those who can hang with the best.
By the end of today, the field of 65 will be narrowed down to the top 32.