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
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.
At his news conference in Houston on Thursday, MSU men’s head basketball coach Tom Izzo said Gray twisted his knee in a shooting practice, but was unsure about his status for Friday night’s game against Memphis.
“He hurt his knee, and we’re not sure if it’s a recurring injury or if it just locked up,” Izzo said. “If it’s just locked up and we can get it unlocked, he’ll be 95 percent. If not, they’ll have to tape it and put on a steel cast because we need him.”
Gray walked around during MSU’s open practice, but did not participate. He averages 4.5 points and 3.8 rebounds per game for the Spartans, who are 13-1 when he scores in double figures in his career.
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